Associate Director - Project Controls

About the role

We are recruiting an Associate Director to lead the Project Controls elements of a PMO for a multi‑billion SAR gigaproject in Riyadh, KSA. The role provides strategic leadership for planning, scheduling, reporting, governance, performance management, project controls assurance, PMIS administration, business intelligence reporting and programme‑wide compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and govern all project controls functions across a large‑scale development portfolio.
• Provide strategic direction for planning, scheduling, reporting and governance.
• Ensure performance management and project controls assurance are embedded.
• Administer the Project Management Information System (PMIS) and deliver business intelligence reporting.
• Maintain governance frameworks and ensure portfolio‑wide compliance.
• Drive accurate executive reporting to senior leadership, executive committees and board‑level stakeholders.

Required profile

• Senior subject‑matter expert for project controls.
• Proven ability to establish best‑practice standards and maintain governance frameworks.

Required skills

• Planning
• Scheduling
• Reporting
• Governance
• Performance management
• Project controls assurance
• PMIS administration
• Business intelligence reporting