PMO & Reporting Engineer - 100% (m/f)

ARX is a global network of specialists in engineering, design, and architecture. Our team offers 360° consulting, project management, and technical services in: airports, bridges, buildings, cableways, digital innovation, environment, equipment, geology, geotechnics, hydropower, metros, nuclear plants, oil & gas, pipelines, ports, railways, river engineering, roads, traffic, tunnels, and water/wastewater treatment. With offices across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, our agile task force combines global expertise with local know-how. The result is our uniquely "glocal" approach, which allows us to meet the specific needs of each community while incorporating international best practices. At ARX, smart minds strive for a sustainable future, transforming communities one innovative project at a time. People are the heart and soul of ARX. We are a home for innovators, visionaries, and experts to develop talents, launch careers, and collaborate with fellow specialists. ARX values individuals. Believing their brilliance and determination will provide solutions to tomorrow's challenges, we welcome professionals who will both benefit from and enrich our team. ARX, marks a significant expansion into the Middle East with our offices in UAE and KSA. This establishment underscores our dedication to innovation and engineering excellence, bolstering our position in the dynamic GCC market. For our office in Riyadh, we are looking for PMO & Reporting Engineer - 100% (m/f) The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years' experience in PMO, project controls, or project reporting, including at least 3 years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. You will have supported complex infrastructure, transport, buildings, or mixed-use assignments by turning project data into clear, reliable reporting for management and clients. The role calls for strong analytical skills, a disciplined approach to data, confidence with planning and reporting tools, and the ability to work across design, planning, and commercial teams to give a single, accurate picture of project performance. The PMO & Reporting Engineer owns the integrity and timeliness of project reporting; decisions on project direction sit with the Project Manager. Responsibilities: • Support the set-up and day-to-day operation of the project PMO, including governance procedures, reporting templates, registers, and performance frameworks aligned with client and ARX standards. • Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, executive summaries, and client dashboards, ensuring data is accurate, consistent, and issued on time. • Develop and maintain project dashboards and KPI reporting using Power BI, Excel, or equivalent tools, turning raw project data into clear management insight. • Track design and construction progress against the baseline programme in Primavera P6 or MS Project, highlighting slippage, critical path changes, and recovery needs. • Monitor earned value, progress measurement, and productivity metrics, and support fee and cost tracking in coordination with the commercial team. • Maintain the project risk, issue, change, and decision registers, and follow up owners to ensure actions are closed out on time. • Track deliverables, submittals, RFIs, and authority approvals through the CDE / document-control platform, and report status and ageing. • Organise and minute PMO, progress, and management review meetings, and maintain action trackers through to closure. • Align reporting formats with client PMO requirements, including giga-project and government-entity reporting standards in KSA. • Coordinate inputs from design, planning, commercial, and site teams to produce a single, consistent version of project status. • Run data quality checks, reconcile discrepancies across sources, and keep an auditable trail of reported figures. • Support QA/QC audits, lessons learned, and continuous improvement of PMO processes and tools. • Prepare presentation material for ARX management and client steering committees. • Contribute PMO and reporting inputs to proposals, methodologies, and mobilisation plans for new opportunities. Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline. • Minimum 8 years' relevant experience in PMO, project controls, or project reporting on infrastructure, transport, buildings, or mixed-use projects, of which at least 4 in a PMO or reporting role. • Minimum 3 years of KSA experience is required, ideally with exposure to giga-project or government-client reporting frameworks (e.g. PIF entities, NEOM, ROSHN, Red Sea Global, Diriyah, or RCRC). • Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or MS Project, including progress updating, baseline comparison, and critical path analysis. • Advanced Excel and data visualisation skills; hands-on experience building dashboards in Power BI or similar tools is required. • Good understanding of earned value management, progress measurement, risk management, and change control. • Experience with CDE / document-control platforms such as ACONEX, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or SharePoint. • Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and ability to present complex data clearly to senior stakeholders. • Ability to work to tight reporting deadlines and manage competing priorities in a lean consulting environment. • Excellent written and verbal English is required; Arabic language capability is a strong advantage. • PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, or equivalent certification is an advantage. • Professional accreditation with the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE), or eligibility to obtain it, is required. We Offer: • Opportunity to collaborate with a forward-thinking, synergistic, and innovative team. • Exposure to cutting-edge projects driving Middle East / North African regions development. • Personalized professional growth and developmental avenues tailored to your career aspirations. If you would you like to join our highly motivated and very successful team please send us your complete application! Sector: Construction / Civil Engineering Role: Engineering / Design Engineering Job type: Permanent job Show more Show less

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline. Minimum 8 years' relevant experience in PMO, project controls, or project reporting on infrastructure, transport, buildings, or mixed-use projects, of which at least 4 in a PMO or reporting role. Minimum 3 years of KSA experience is required, ideally with exposure to giga-project or government-client reporting frameworks (e.g. PIF entities, NEOM, ROSHN, Red Sea Global, Diriyah, or RCRC). Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or MS Project, including progress updating, baseline comparison, and critical path analysis. Advanced Excel and data visualisation skills; hands-on experience building dashboards in Power BI or similar tools is required. Good understanding of earned value management, progress measurement, risk management, and change control. Experience with CDE / document-control platforms such as ACONEX, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or SharePoint. Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and ability to present complex data clearly to senior stakeholders. Ability to work to tight reporting deadlines and manage competing priorities in a lean consulting environment. Excellent written and verbal English is required; Arabic language capability is a strong advantage. PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, or equivalent certification is an advantage. Professional accreditation with the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE), or eligibility to obtain it, is required.

Support the set-up and day-to-day operation of the project PMO, including governance procedures, reporting templates, registers, and performance frameworks aligned with client and ARX standards. Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, executive summaries, and client dashboards, ensuring data is accurate, consistent, and issued on time. Develop and maintain project dashboards and KPI reporting using Power BI, Excel, or equivalent tools, turning raw project data into clear management insight. Track design and construction progress against the baseline programme in Primavera P6 or MS Project, highlighting slippage, critical path changes, and recovery needs. Monitor earned value, progress measurement, and productivity metrics, and support fee and cost tracking in coordination with the commercial team. Maintain the project risk, issue, change, and decision registers, and follow up owners to ensure actions are closed out on time. Track deliverables, submittals, RFIs, and authority approvals through the CDE / document-control platform, and report status and ageing. Organise and minute PMO, progress, and management review meetings, and maintain action trackers through to closure. Align reporting formats with client PMO requirements, including giga-project and government-entity reporting standards in KSA. Coordinate inputs from design, planning, commercial, and site teams to produce a single, consistent version of project status. Run data quality checks, reconcile discrepancies across sources, and keep an auditable trail of reported figures. Support QA/QC audits, lessons learned, and continuous improvement of PMO processes and tools. Prepare presentation material for ARX management and client steering committees. Contribute PMO and reporting inputs to proposals, methodologies, and mobilisation plans for new opportunities.