Project Control Manager

About the role

KBR is hiring a Project Control Manager in Riyadh for a major mixed-use infrastructure programme aimed at becoming a global landmark. The company provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration and performance oversight across all projects and programmes. The manager reports to the Project Controls Director and maintains, governs and implements the suite of project controls policies, plans, standards, procedures and processes, supporting reporting requirements and systems such as Aconex, Unifier and P6.

Key responsibilities

• Onboard and train PMCs on the programme, policies, processes and project management information systems, and maintain the onboarding tracker
• Maintain the project controls governance structure, including RACI matrices, and keep governance documents, reporting manuals and templates up to date
• Manage the programme meeting and reporting calendar, and run BI dashboards and data entry registers via SharePoint, Unifier and other approved systems
• Compile weekly, monthly and executive dashboards, and report on schedule, cost, risk, procurement, OHSE and change management
• Keep data definitions, KPIs and RAG criteria consistent across reports, and track PMC performance against KPIs with a monthly report and corrective actions
• Produce the monthly Programme Status Report, the Key Actions Required report and the KPI report, and prepare inputs for executive reports
• Maintain the Integrated Master Schedule, the WBS, the WBS change register, and the mapping between WBS, CBS and SAP projects
• Run compliance audits of PMCs, monitor Stage Gate Reviews, and implement a Value Engineering plan and a standardised Cost Breakdown Structure

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, architecture, construction management, planning, management information systems or similar
• Minimum 12 years of post-graduation experience
• PMI-PMP, AACE CCP or PSP, MRICS, CIOB or equivalent certification
• Knowledge of controls and reporting on major civil, infrastructure and development projects
• Fluency in English, written and spoken

Required skills

• MS Office
• Oracle Unifier, Primavera P6, Aconex
• Leadership, strong communication, planning and organisation, and HSE awareness