Project Controls Manager

Role Overview

Project Controls Manager at AtkinsRéalis, leading all project controls functions for a major site supervision consultancy project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Company Overview

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together with industry partners, clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Role Purpose

Lead and manage all project controls activities to ensure successful project delivery through strategic oversight of planning, scheduling, cost management, risk management, progress measurement, and reporting. Provide strategic project controls leadership supporting project management and client decision-making through accurate forecasting, performance analysis, and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Lead and manage all project controls activities including planning, scheduling, cost management, risk management, progress measurement, and reporting.
• Review and recommend approval of contractors' baseline schedules, revised schedules, recovery plans, and project control procedures.
• Develop and maintain integrated project controls systems to monitor schedule, cost, risk, and performance metrics.
• Lead project forecasting activities, including completion dates, resource requirements, and project performance projections.
• Oversee progress measurement methodologies and verify contractor-reported progress.

Cost Control & Commercial Management

• Oversee project cost tracking and reporting in coordination with the commercial and contract administration teams.
• Manage project change control processes and evaluate the impact of changes on cost, schedule, and project delivery.
• Provide strategic recommendations to project leadership to improve project performance and delivery outcomes.

Risk Management

• Lead risk management activities, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting.
• Maintain project risk registers and monitor the implementation of mitigation strategies.
• Conduct trend analysis and provide early warning notifications on emerging project risks and issues.

Governance & Compliance

• Establish and maintain the Project Controls Management Framework, procedures, and reporting systems.
• Ensure compliance with project governance requirements, reporting standards, and client procedures.
• Review and assess Extension of Time (EOT) submissions, delay analyses, and claims related to project controls matters.

Monitoring & Performance Analysis

• Monitor project progress against approved baselines and identify deviations, delays, and performance issues.
• Monitor and evaluate contractor performance, productivity, and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Support contract administration activities through project controls analysis and performance assessments.

Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement

• Prepare project dashboards, management reports, executive summaries, and KPI reports for client and senior management review.
• Coordinate with planning, commercial, engineering, construction, and supervision teams to ensure alignment of project objectives.
• Participate in project review meetings, progress workshops, and executive management meetings.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop project controls engineers, planners, and reporting specialists.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• Master's Degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, or Business Administration (preferred).
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), EVP (Earned Value Professional), AACE Certification, or equivalent (highly desirable).
• Minimum 15+ years of overall professional experience in project controls, planning, scheduling, and performance management.
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Project Controls Manager on large-scale building construction projects.
• Proven experience on convention centers, hospitality developments, hotels, resorts, mixed-use developments, commercial buildings, and major urban developments.
• Extensive experience within Site Supervision Consultancy, PMC, Engineering Consultancy, or Construction Management environments.
• Previous experience working on projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region (highly preferred).

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, and project controls reporting tools.
• Strong knowledge of cost control, planning, scheduling, progress measurement, performance management, and risk management principles.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and project performance forecasting techniques.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating Extension of Time (EOT) claims and conducting delay analysis.
• Strong understanding of FIDIC contracts and project delivery frameworks.
• Familiarity with project budgeting, cost reporting, and change management procedures.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to manage multidisciplinary project controls teams in a complex project environment.
• Fluency in English (required); Arabic language skills (advantage).

Additional Information

Contract & Employment Type

• Employee, Regular position.

Benefits

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.