Project Controls and reporting Engineer (Saudi National Only)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development, review, and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6 .
• Assist in establishing and maintaining Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), CPM baseline schedules, and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) .
• Update and maintain weekly and monthly project schedules to accurately reflect project progress.
• Review contractor, consultant, and vendor schedules and identify inconsistencies, delays, or potential risks.
• Monitor project progress against approved baselines, contractual milestones, and planned completion dates.
• Perform schedule analysis to identify critical-path activities, schedule slippage, float erosion, constraints, and potential bottlenecks.
• Support resource and cost loading of project schedules where required.
• Assist in analyzing resource requirements, productivity, and progress performance.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of Earned Value Management (EVM) and project performance measurement systems.
• Monitor project performance indicators including planned versus actual progress, schedule variance, and earned value metrics.
• Prepare and maintain project-control reports including: Progress curves Critical-path reports Resource histograms Milestone trackers Look-ahead schedules Schedule variance reports KPI dashboards Weekly and monthly progress reports
• Progress curves
• Critical-path reports
• Resource histograms
• Milestone trackers
• Look-ahead schedules
• Schedule variance reports
• KPI dashboards
• Weekly and monthly progress reports
• Collect, review, validate, and consolidate project data from contractors, consultants, and internal project teams.
• Support the preparation of project dashboards and management presentations using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools .
• Develop clear reporting narratives explaining project progress, delays, risks, issues, and corrective actions.
• Support progress-measurement activities and ensure reported progress is supported by appropriate project evidence.
• Identify potential project risks and support the development and tracking of mitigation actions.
• Assist in performing what-if, impact, and delay analyses where required.
• Support project-control activities related to design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover milestones.
• Coordinate with project teams to track long-lead equipment, procurement activities, and critical project interfaces.
• Maintain project-control registers, trackers, dashboards, and reporting templates.
• Ensure consistency between schedules, progress reports, dashboards, and management reporting.
• Participate in project progress, coordination, and project-controls meetings.
• Support senior Project Controls personnel in preparing information for client and management meetings.
• Maintain effective communication with project teams, consultants, contractors, and client representatives on project-control and reporting matters.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management , or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5–8 years of construction project controls, planning, or scheduling experience .
• Strong understanding of construction planning, scheduling, and project-controls principles.
• Experience working on large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, or complex building projects.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 , including: Schedule development Schedule updating Baseline management Critical-path analysis Resource loading Progress reporting
• Schedule development
• Schedule updating
• Baseline management
• Critical-path analysis
• Resource loading
• Progress reporting
• Good understanding of CPM scheduling, WBS development, Integrated Master Schedules, and progress measurement .
• Experience preparing project-control reports such as critical-path reports, progress curves, resource histograms, milestone trackers, and schedule-performance reports.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel , including data analysis, formulas, pivot tables, and reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyze project information and identify trends, variances, risks, and potential delays.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate project information.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with technical teams, contractors, consultants, and project-management personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Data Center construction experience.
• Experience in vertical construction projects such as: Data Centers Hospitals Hotels Mixed-use developments Mission-critical facilities
• Data Centers
• Hospitals
• Hotels
• Mixed-use developments
• Mission-critical facilities
• Experience working for a PMC, project-management consultant, contractor, or client-side organization .
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Familiarity with cost control, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Experience using Power BI or similar data-visualization/reporting tools.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project.
• Experience performing schedule impact or delay analysis.
• Previous experience in KSA or the GCC.
• PSP, PMI-SP, PMP, or AACE certification is preferred.
• Active membership in PMI, AACE International, or a similar professional association is preferred.

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