# Senior Project Controls Manager

> JASARA PMC · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-04

**Salary:** unknown currency 45,000–52,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Confi -Cluster G

## Description

We are seeking an experienced **Senior Project Controls Manager** to lead and manage project controls functions across major construction and infrastructure projects. The role will be responsible for establishing and maintaining robust project controls systems covering **planning, scheduling, cost management, risk, change management, progress measurement, forecasting, and reporting**.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Director, Commercial, Engineering, Construction, and Client teams to provide accurate and timely information to support project decision-making and ensure projects are delivered in accordance with approved **time, cost, and performance objectives**.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Lead the overall **Project Controls function**, integrating planning, cost, risk, change, progress measurement, and reporting activities.
-   Establish and maintain project controls procedures, systems, processes, and reporting standards in accordance with project and client requirements.
-   Develop, review, and maintain **integrated master schedules**, baseline programmes, recovery programmes, and detailed execution schedules.
-   Monitor project progress against approved baselines and identify **schedule slippage, critical path issues, and potential delays**.
-   Manage cost control activities, including budgets, commitments, actual costs, forecasts, cash flow, and **Estimate at Completion (EAC)**.
-   Coordinate with Commercial and Contracts teams on **variations, claims, change orders, and their impact on cost and schedule**.
-   Develop and maintain project **earned value, progress measurement, and performance management systems** where applicable.
-   Lead the preparation of weekly, monthly, and executive-level project controls reports and dashboards.
-   Provide management with accurate analysis of **schedule performance, cost performance, trends, risks, and forecast outcomes**.
-   Establish and maintain project **risk registers**, facilitating quantitative and qualitative risk assessments and monitoring mitigation actions.
-   Review contractor and consultant schedules, progress reports, cost reports, and performance submissions.
-   Ensure consistency and accuracy of progress reporting across multiple contractors, consultants, and project workstreams.
-   Identify trends and potential issues early and provide recommendations for **corrective and preventive actions**.
-   Support project leadership in developing recovery strategies for delayed or underperforming packages.
-   Coordinate with project teams to establish appropriate **Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)** and performance dashboards.
-   Ensure effective integration between planning, cost, risk, commercial, procurement, engineering, and construction functions.
-   Lead and mentor Project Controls Engineers, Planners, Cost Engineers, and other project controls personnel.
-   Support senior management and the client with **strategic project performance analysis and decision-making**.
-   Ensure project controls documentation, data, and reporting comply with established governance and quality requirements.

## Requirements

-   Bachelor's degree in **Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline**.
-   **15+ years of relevant project controls experience**, preferably on major construction, infrastructure, mixed-use, real estate, or giga-projects.
-   Minimum **10 years in major building projects with PMC or Tier 1 contractor.**
-   Strong experience working within a **PMC, consultancy, client, or major contractor environment**.
-   Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, change management, and project reporting.
-   Advanced knowledge of **Primavera P6** and strong proficiency in Excel and project reporting tools.
-   Experience with **Power BI, dashboards, and data visualization** is highly desirable.
-   Strong understanding of project controls methodologies, baseline management, forecasting, earned value, and performance measurement.
-   Excellent understanding of construction contracts, variations, claims, and commercial interfaces.
-   Strong analytical, reporting, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

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