Project Controls Manager

About the role

Requirements

• Key Responsibilities:
• - Responsible for all programme processes and procedures.
• - Provide performance reporting, change control and risk management to support effective project delivery.
• - Provide training to delivery teams and monitor compliance with project controls processes and procedures.
• - Create, manage and maintain an effective document management system for the storage, retrieval and control of project documentation.
• - Ensure document management practices comply with organisational policies, procedures and contractual requirements.
• - Deliver timely and accurate reporting across the programme.
• - Maintain accurate cost and schedule data to support informed decision-making.
• - Provide financial reporting, schedule analysis and critical path analysis.
• - Work with the Quality Manager to establish programme benchmarks, standards and KPI measures.
• - Manage the project controls IT platform and toolset, ensuring compliance and effective utilisation.
• - Produce monthly reports, dashboards and ad hoc reports as required.
• - Manage the development and maintenance of Project Execution Plans.
• - Establish continuous improvement and lessons-learned procedures, and update Project Execution Plans as required.
• - Develop and implement programme-wide reporting procedures and processes.
• - Analyse progress against approved cost and schedule baselines.
• - Contribute to the development of KPI metrics for programme performance measurement.
• - Establish and manage risk and opportunity management processes.
• - Establish and lead change control processes.
• - Establish and lead document management and document control processes.
• - Report performance variances against the approved plan and recommend corrective actions.
• - Ensure effective coordination and integration across all programme delivery teams.
• Candidate Requirements:
• - Degree in Project Management, Construction Management or an Engineering discipline.
• - Professional membership of RICS, CIOB, APM or equivalent is desirable.
• - Minimum 15 years of technical delivery experience within a consultancy, PMC or client organisation.
• - Minimum 5 years' experience as a Project Controls Manager.
• - Previous Middle East experience is essential.
• - Demonstrated ability to identify and develop business opportunities for RLB KSA.
• - Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive and commercially astute.
• - Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• - Strong customer service, stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
• - Proven ability to prioritise workloads, manage teams and deliver to deadlines.
• - Self-motivated and capable of operating independently in a stand-alone role.
• - A collaborative team player with a positive, can-do attitude and a professional, diplomatic and flexible approach.
• - Western-educated candidates preferred.
• Skills & Competencies
• - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills
• - Strong organisational capability with the ability to m

Responsibilities

Skills

• cost control
• schedule management
• change control
• risk management
• performance reporting
• document management
• KPI development
• critical path analysis
• Project Execution Plans
• project controls IT platforms
• stakeholder management
• dashboards and reporting