Project Controls Engineer - Freelance (m/f/d)

Role overview

Project planning and scheduling

• Develop project plans, Work Breakdown Structures, activity lists, schedules, milestones, and resource plans.
• Create, update, and maintain schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Identify critical paths, dependencies, bottlenecks, and schedule risks and develop mitigation measures.
• Monitor progress against schedules and KPIs and provide progress forecasts.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, suppliers, and subcontractor resource requirements.
• Prepare progress reports, look-ahead schedules, dashboards, risk registers, and project controls documentation.
• Support Extension of Time claims, including Impacted as Planned and Time Impact Analysis.

Cost and commercial control

• Prepare and support cost estimates, budgets, Bills of Quantities, scope breakdowns, and structured work packages.
• Support tendering and procurement through tender packages and RFQs for subcontractors and suppliers.
• Review supplier and subcontractor quotations and support commercial evaluation.
• Track project costs and commitments against approved budgets and provide cost reports and forecasts.
• Monitor the relationship between progress, programme, resource utilisation, and cost performance.
• Support value engineering to align budgets with design, technical, and operational requirements.
• Assist with variations, change orders, claims, and other commercial adjustments.
• Maintain records supporting cost, schedule, and contractual reporting.

Project controls and collaboration

• Work with project managers and multidisciplinary teams to align programme, progress, resources, cost, and commercial performance.
• Communicate project status, risks, delays, cost implications, and forecasts to relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Support project reviews with accurate data and analysis for decision-making.
• Analyse project performance and lessons learned to improve planning, cost control, reporting, and delivery processes.

Experience and project background

• Around 5 years of relevant experience in project controls, planning engineering, cost control, quantity surveying, or a similar role.
• Experience in construction, interior fit-out, AVL, exhibition construction, permanent installations, MEP, infrastructure, media technology, system integration, or similar environments.
• UAE and/or KSA project experience and regional market knowledge would be highly beneficial.

Education and technical qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project is required.
• Good understanding of project costing, budgeting, BoQs, tendering, procurement, variations, and commercial management is required.
• Strong knowledge of progress measurement, forecasting, critical path analysis, and schedule risk management is required.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and strong proficiency across Microsoft Office are required.
• PMP, Certified Planning Engineer, or another relevant professional certification would be an advantage.

Professional capabilities

• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills across multidisciplinary and international teams.
• Ability to work independently within a freelance or contract-based assignment and adapt quickly to fast-paced project environments.

Assignment terms

• This is a temporary freelance role for the stated assignment duration.
• Candidates must have documentation, permits, and/or visas in place to work legally in Saudi Arabia for the assignment duration.

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