Deputy Controls Director

About the role

KBR is recruiting a Deputy Controls Director for a major mixed-use development programme in Riyadh, which aims to become a global landmark. The project involves PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration and performance oversight across all projects and programmes. The Deputy Controls Director reports to the Project Controls Director and maintains, governs and implements the suite of project controls policies, management 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 review and update governance documents quarterly or annually
• Develop and run a programme meeting and reporting calendar, and manage a BI reporting platform with dashboards and data entry registers
• Compile weekly, monthly and executive dashboards and report on schedule, cost, risk, procurement, OHSE and change management
• Ensure consistent data definitions, KPIs and RAG criteria across reports, and track PMC performance against KPIs with a monthly report
• Conduct regular PMC audits, monitor stage gate reviews and prepare the monthly Programme Status Report and executive report inputs
• Maintain the Integrated Master Schedule, WBS, CBS and WBS-to-CBS mapping, and develop a Value Engineering management plan
• Support the client on PMIS and data warehouse requirements

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, architecture, construction management, planning, management information systems or equivalent
• 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 and planning skills