Project Controls Director
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About the Role
SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering seeks a Project Controls Director to lead programme controls functions across major capital projects in Riyadh. The role oversees planning, cost management, risk, reporting, and digital PMO transformation, driving AI-enabled project controls and predictive analytics.
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Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction and leadership for all project controls disciplines including planning, cost control, reporting, risk management, change management, document control, information management, and performance assurance.
- Establish and maintain programme wide project controls governance frameworks, policies, standards, procedures, and assurance processes.
- Lead the Digital PMO strategy, integrating project controls, reporting, governance, and digital delivery platforms.
- Drive implementation of AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics across programme controls functions.
- Oversee development and maintenance of integrated master schedules, baseline schedules, and schedule assurance reviews.
- Establish and manage programme wide reporting frameworks, executive dashboards, KPI scorecards, and performance summaries.
- Lead programme wide cost control, budgets, forecasts, earned value performance, and commercial controls.
- Lead and oversee the Programme Risk and Opportunity Management function, including quantitative risk assessments.
- Lead programme change control governance and assess impacts of change requests.
- Manage programme information management and document control functions, ensuring compliance and audit readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering Management, or related discipline
- Master's Degree preferred
- Full membership of a recognized professional institution
- PMP, PMI SP, PMI RMP, CCP, or equivalent certifications preferred
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Overview
- The Project Controls Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership, governance, assurance, and oversight of all programme controls functions across major capital projects and programmes.
- The role leads planning, scheduling, cost management, reporting, risk management, change control, information management, digital PMO systems, and programme performance functions.
- The role acts as the principal advisor to the Programme Director, client representatives, government stakeholders, and project teams.
Your Role
- Provide strategic direction and leadership for all project controls disciplines.
- Establish and maintain programme wide project controls governance frameworks, policies, standards, procedures, and assurance processes.
- Lead the development and implementation of project controls methodologies and best practices.
- Develop and implement Project Controls Manuals, Scheduling Manuals, Reporting Frameworks, Risk Management Frameworks, etc.
- Ensure alignment of project controls activities with programme objectives, client requirements, corporate governance, and industry standards.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to multidisciplinary project controls teams.
- Lead the Digital PMO strategy across the programme.
- Drive implementation and optimization of Programme Management Information Systems (PMIS).
- Establish and govern Common Data Environments (CDE).
- Lead implementation of workflow automation and digital approval processes.
- Promote digital transformation and continuous improvement.
- Drive integration between PMIS, ERP systems, BIM platforms, risk management systems, and reporting tools.
AI Enabled Project Intelligence and Predictive Analytics
- Lead the adoption of AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics technologies across programme controls functions.
- Develop predictive forecasting models for schedule performance, cost trends, productivity, risk exposure, and programme delivery outcomes.
- Establish AI driven early warning systems.
- Implement programme intelligence capabilities that support proactive intervention and executive decision making.
- Utilize predictive analytics, scenario planning, and trend analysis.
- Lead the evolution of reporting from historical performance tracking to predictive programme intelligence.
- Ensure AI generated insights are governed, validated, and supported by appropriate assurance and data quality controls.
Planning and Scheduling Management
- Oversee development, implementation, and maintenance of integrated master schedules across the programme.
- Establish baseline schedules and monitor progress against approved plans.
- Conduct schedule assurance reviews, critical path analysis, and schedule recovery planning.
- Identify and manage schedule risks and opportunities.
- Lead schedule performance reviews and recommend corrective actions.
- Support extension of time assessments, claims evaluations, and forensic schedule analyses when required.
- Ensure consistent application of scheduling standards throughout the programme.
Programme Performance Reporting and Controls
- Establish and manage programme wide reporting frameworks and performance monitoring systems.
- Produce executive dashboards, KPI scorecards, programme health reports, and performance summaries.
- Develop detailed periodic progress reports for programme leadership, client stakeholders, PMO governance boards, and government authorities.
- Create executive level reporting focused on programme status, emerging risks, opportunities, issues, and critical decisions.
- Ensure all reporting supports informed and timely decision making.
- Lead programme performance reviews and action tracking processes.
Data Quality, Reporting and Performance Visibility
- Establish programme wide data governance and reporting standards.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, consistency, traceability, and transparency across all controls functions.
- Develop real time reporting and business intelligence solutions using Power BI and advanced analytics platforms.
- Promote a 'Single Source of Truth' environment through integrated data management systems.
- Implement automated reporting solutions to improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.
- Drive continuous enhancement of performance reporting and visualization capabilities.
Cost Management and Commercial Controls
- Lead programme wide cost control and financial performance management.
- Oversee development and maintenance of budgets, forecasts, commitments, accruals, and cash flow projections.
- Monitor programme expenditure, estimate at completion (EAC), and earned value performance.
- Identify cost risks, trends, and opportunities.
- Support commercial teams regarding claims, variations, and contractual impact assessments.
- Ensure alignment between project controls, commercial, finance, procurement, and programme management functions.
Programme Risk and Opportunity Management
- Lead and oversee the Programme Risk and Opportunity Management function.
- Establish and maintain programme wide risk governance, assurance, and risk management frameworks.
- Facilitate strategic risk workshops and programme risk reviews.
- Ensure effective risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting across all projects.
- Lead quantitative risk assessments, schedule risk analysis, cost risk modelling, and contingency planning activities.
- Provide executive level reporting on programme risk exposure and opportunity realization.
- Foster a proactive risk management culture throughout the programme.
Change Management and Controls
- Lead programme change control governance and processes.
- Review and assess the impacts of change requests on scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risks.
- Ensure compliance with approved change management procedures.
- Monitor cumulative programme impacts resulting from change.
- Maintain change control registers and associated reporting.
- Provide strategic recommendations regarding change implementation and programme implications.
Information and Document Management
- Manage programme information management and document control functions.
- Ensure implementation and governance of document management systems and digital collaboration platforms.
- Maintain compliance with client, contractual, regulatory, and programme requirements.
- Ensure accessibility, traceability, security, and audit readiness of programme information.
- Promote information management best practices through the Common Data Environment.
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