Project Controls Manager (Rail) – Bid Opportunity
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About the Role
SYSTRA is seeking a Project Controls Manager for a bid opportunity on a major railway project in Riyadh. The role leads planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, and reporting.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the overall project controls function, including planning, scheduling, cost control, risk, change management, progress measurement, and performance reporting
- Establish and maintain project controls procedures, systems, tools, templates, and reporting protocols
- Manage and mentor the project controls team
- Review and monitor contractor and consultant schedules to ensure alignment with project milestones
- Analyze schedule performance, identify delays and critical path impacts, and recommend mitigation measures
- Establish and oversee cost control processes, including budget tracking, forecasting, cash flow monitoring, and variance analysis
- Prepare and consolidate dashboards, KPIs, and project controls reports for senior management and client stakeholders
- Lead risk and change management processes, including risk registers, impact assessments, and variations
Requirements
- Minimum 20 years of experience in project controls, planning, cost, and performance management on major capital projects
- Mandatory experience in railway or major transportation infrastructure projects
- Strong GCC experience is required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field
- Proficiency in Primavera P6
- PMP, PMI SP, AACE, RICS, or equivalent professional certification is desirable
- Strong leadership and team management capability
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Context
- This requirement is for a bid opportunity only at this stage. Any engagement will be subject to successful project award and final client approval.
- The Project Controls Manager will lead and manage all project controls functions across major railway and transportation infrastructure projects.
Missions/Main Duties
- Lead and manage the overall project controls function, including planning, scheduling, cost control, risk, change management, progress measurement, and performance reporting.
- Establish and maintain project controls procedures, systems, tools, templates, and reporting protocols in line with PMC and client requirements.
- Manage and mentor the project controls team, ensuring effective delivery across planning, cost, reporting, and risk disciplines.
- Review and monitor contractor and consultant schedules to ensure alignment with project milestones, contractual requirements, and delivery strategy.
- Analyze schedule performance, identify delays and critical path impacts, and recommend mitigation, recovery, and time impact measures where required.
- Establish and oversee cost control processes, including budget tracking, forecasting, cash flow monitoring, variance analysis, and alignment of cost with physical progress.
- Prepare and consolidate dashboards, KPIs, and project controls reports for senior management and client stakeholders.
- Lead risk and change management processes, including risk registers, impact assessments, trend monitoring, variations, and support for claims and extension of time reviews.
- Coordinate with commercial, engineering, construction, and client teams to ensure alignment on project controls matters and contract compliance.
- Ensure effective use of project controls systems, data integrity, reporting quality, and continuous improvement in controls processes and governance.
Profile/Skills
- Minimum 20 years of experience in project controls, planning, cost, and performance management on major capital projects.
- Mandatory experience in railway or major transportation infrastructure projects.
- Strong GCC experience is required.
- Saudi Arabia experience is preferred.
- Proven experience working with PMC, client side, or major program management teams on large, complex projects.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project controls across multiple contracts and interfaces.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field is required.
- Master’s degree is preferred.
- PMP, PMI SP, AACE, RICS, or equivalent professional certification is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of project controls principles, scheduling techniques, cost control systems, and risk management practices.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong familiarity with cost and reporting tools.
- Strong understanding of EPC, design build, and FIDIC based contract environments.
About SYSTRA
- SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility.
- With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions.
- For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development.
- SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases.
- The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide.
Equal Opportunities
- Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.
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