Deputy Controls Director

Role Overview

Deputy Controls Director at KBR in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reporting to the Project Controls Director, this role maintains, governs, implements, and provides pre- and post-contract implementation governance for Project Controls policies, management plans, standards, procedures, and processes in support of reporting requirements and systems.

Company Overview

KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects and programs for a major infrastructure programme—a mixed-use development in Riyadh designed as a global landmark and authentic destination. The community functions as a distinct, self-sustaining hub offering several iconic assets.

Role Purpose

To maintain and govern the Project Controls governance structure, policies, management plans, and processes across all levels; administer PMC onboarding and training; manage the PMIS-driven business intelligence reporting platform; ensure consistent data definitions and KPI reporting; conduct compliance audits; and support integrated master scheduling, cost management, and performance monitoring across the programme's districts and individual projects.

Key Responsibilities

Governance and Compliance

• Maintain, implement, and administer Project Controls governance structure, including roles and responsibilities (RACI) across all downstream levels.
• Review existing governance structure, propose improvements, and align with required updates and changes.
• Establish and implement Project Controls Compliance Audit Requirements and conduct regular PMC audits to ensure adherence to standards and policies.
• Maintain, review, and update all Reporting Governance Documents, including management plans, manuals, guidelines, and templates.

Onboarding and Training

• Develop and administer the PMC onboarding process and welcome pack documents.
• Maintain and continuously update the PMC onboarding tracker.
• Facilitate understanding of the Programme, policies, processes, and associated project management information systems and applications among PMCs.
• Assist with preparation of training material for PMC use of implemented systems and population of data and registers.

Reporting and Business Intelligence

• Manage and maintain the PMIS-driven business intelligence (BI) reporting platform.
• Prepare and create new required BI dashboards and data entry registers through approved systems, including SharePoint and Unifier.
• Compile data from PMCs for standardized weekly, monthly, and executive-level dashboards.
• Perform project-level performance reporting for schedule, cost, risk, procurement, OHSE, and change management.
• Ensure consistent data definitions, KPIs, and red-amber-green (RAG) criteria across all reports.
• Prepare the monthly Programme Status Report highlighting overall programme, district, and individual project status and progress against approved dates, including schedule alerts and key issues.
• Prepare monthly Programme Level Status Report highlighting programme level, District levels, and individual project status and progress.
• Maintain the "KPIs Report" on a monthly basis with highlight of key areas of concern and corrective measures.
• Produce a "Key Actions Required" report and escalation process to present required actions to executive management.
• Prepare required inputs for Executive Reports including programme and commercial updates and programme requirements collated from the client.

Performance Monitoring and Corrective Actions

• Maintain, implement, and administer a process for tracking and monitoring PMC performance against agreed KPIs.
• Produce a monthly report highlighting each PMC's performance with any required corrective actions.
• Update the status of corrective actions during subsequent reporting cycles.
• Assess existing monitoring systems and propose enhancements and improvements to the overall process.
• Ensure PMC reporting schedules are consistent with PMO preparation of executive reports.

Programme Planning and Integration

• Develop, implement, and administer a comprehensive programme meeting and reporting calendar for assigned District and Master Plan.
• Review and collate District and Master Plan programmes to produce and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Implement processes and systems to monitor the timely completion of Stage Gate Reviews and reporting across assigned District and Master Plan, highlighting issues and risks that may impact programme delivery.

Schedule and Cost Management

• Manage and update the existing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) with updates recorded within the WBS change register.
• Maintain an updated mapping tracker between WBS, CBS, and SAP projects.
• Develop and maintain a standardized Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) across all programmes and projects to ensure consistent cost planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Ensure alignment between CBS, WBS, work packages, procurement strategies, and budgeting requirements.
• Develop and maintain a structured Work Package Identification framework to ensure project scope is clearly defined, consistently structured, and effectively aligned with planning, cost, procurement, and delivery.

Value Engineering and Commercial

• Develop and implement a Value Engineering Management plan, process, and templates.
• Provide communication and training to PMCs on recording savings against the Budget (Total Development Cost).

Systems and Client Support

• Provide support to the client's Project Controls Team for related PMIS and Data Warehouse (DWH) requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, architecture, construction management, planning, management information systems, or equivalent.
• Minimum 12 years of post-graduation experience.
• PMI-Project Management Professional (PMP), AACE-Certified Cost Professional (CCP), Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), MRICS, CIOB, or equivalent prior experience.
• Sound knowledge of controls and reporting aspects of major civil, infrastructure, and development projects including urban developments, high-rise buildings, roads, bridges, and utilities.

Skills & Competencies

• Experienced user of MS Office and understanding of project reporting software including Oracle Unifier, P6, and Aconex.
• Leadership.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commercial and planning awareness.
• Strong customer focus.
• Planning and organizing.
• Accepts responsibility.
• HSE awareness.
• Fluency in English language, both written and spoken.