Sr Program Controls Specialist - Saudi National Only

Role Overview

Senior Program Controls Specialist at Honeywell Technologies. Saudi National only. This role provides strategic oversight of cost management, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, performance reporting, change control, and portfolio analytics to support successful project delivery and strong financial performance across a portfolio of large, complex projects.

Role Purpose

Lead and govern program controls across multiple large, complex projects, serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, project directors, finance, commercial, procurement, and delivery teams. Drive data-informed decision-making, forecasting accuracy, governance compliance, and continuous improvement across the project controls function while establishing controls frameworks and ensuring alignment between project execution, business objectives, client requirements, and organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Governance

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of program controls frameworks, methodologies, policies, and governance processes across multiple projects and programs.
• Establish, approve, and maintain program and project baselines, ensuring effective measurement of scope, schedule, cost, progress, and performance.
• Lead change management and change control governance, including evaluation of cost, schedule, contractual, risk, and business impacts.
• Ensure project controls processes comply with corporate governance requirements, client obligations, audit expectations, and industry best practices.
• Establish standards and best practices that improve forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, data integrity, and operational efficiency.

Cost & Financial Management

• Provide strategic oversight of project budgets, forecasts, schedules, cash flow, earned value performance, and key project performance indicators.
• Direct portfolio-wide cost and schedule forecasting activities, ensuring accuracy, consistency, transparency, and timely reporting to senior leadership.
• Support business planning, resource forecasting, capital planning, and long-range portfolio performance analysis.

Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Lead monthly business reviews and executive reporting, including variance analysis, trend assessment, scenario evaluation, and actionable recommendations.
• Provide executive-level dashboards and strategic insights using Power BI, SAP, Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel, and other enterprise project controls systems.
• Act as the primary program controls focal point for executive leadership, customers, auditors, and other key stakeholders.

Risk & Issue Management

• Drive the analysis and resolution of critical project risks, schedule delays, cost overruns, productivity challenges, and execution issues.
• Direct portfolio-level risk management, mitigation planning, contingency management, and escalation of material exposures.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Partner with Project Directors, Program Managers, Commercial, Finance, Procurement, and Delivery teams to optimize project outcomes and financial performance.
• Oversee project controls personnel and provide direction, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and capability development.

Compliance & Continuous Improvement

• Lead audits, compliance reviews, lessons learned, assurance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in project controls, program controls, cost management, planning, scheduling, project management, or PMO leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading project controls across large-scale capital projects, infrastructure, data centers, energy, engineering, construction, or technology programs.
• Advanced expertise in cost management, forecasting and budgeting, schedule management, Earned Value Management, risk management, performance measurement, portfolio reporting, and change control.
• Strong understanding of project finance, accounting principles, cash flow management, accruals, and cost-to-complete methodologies.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams in a complex matrix organization.
• Proven experience leading project controls teams and developing project controls capability and talent.

Skills & Competencies

• Extensive working knowledge of Primavera P6, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and enterprise project controls systems.
• Exceptional analytical, strategic planning, communication, reporting, and executive presentation skills.

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, CCP, PSP, EVP, or an equivalent professional certification.
• Experience supporting multinational organizations and regional or global project portfolios.
• Deep understanding of project governance, PMO operations, portfolio management, and capital project delivery frameworks.
• Experience supporting data center, mission-critical, technology infrastructure, EPC, construction, or major capital investment programs.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience implementing enterprise reporting, business intelligence, automation, or digital transformation initiatives within project controls.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on large-scale projects transforming cities, buildings, and vehicles.
• Culture that fosters inclusion, diversity, and innovation.
• Market-specific training and ongoing personal development.