Senior Project Controls Manager
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About the Role
Parsons seeks a Senior Project Controls Manager to lead project controls for utility compound programs in Riyadh. The role involves strategic oversight of planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, and reporting for complex multi-contract developments.
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Responsibilities
- Lead project controls strategy and implementation for utility compound programs
- Develop and maintain integrated project controls plans aligning schedule, cost, risk, change, and reporting
- Establish, review, and approve baseline schedules; integrate contractor schedules into master schedule
- Monitor schedule performance, analyze critical paths, and lead schedule risk analysis
- Develop and manage project budgets, cash flow forecasts, and cost control frameworks
- Oversee cost tracking, commitment control, and monthly cost/value reconciliations
- Set up and manage change control processes and risk registers
- Implement earned value management and define KPIs
- Produce monthly and ad hoc project controls reports for senior management and clients
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of planners, cost engineers, risk analysts, and reporting specialists
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field
- 15 years experience in project controls with at least 5 10 years on major construction or infrastructure projects
- Demonstrated experience leading project controls on complex, multi contract programs
- Strong understanding of planning, cost control, risk management, change control, and EVM principles
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
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Position Summary
- The Senior Project Controls Manager – Utility Compounds is responsible for establishing and leading all project controls functions across one or more utility compounds and associated infrastructure works.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the project controls strategy and implementation for utility compound programs.
- Develop and maintain integrated project controls plans, aligning schedule, cost, risk, change, and reporting processes.
- Provide expert guidance to project managers, engineers, and commercial teams on project controls best practices.
- Ensure consistency and standardization of project controls procedures across all contracts and work packages.
- Establish, review, and approve baseline schedules in collaboration with planning engineers and project leads.
- Integrate multiple contractor and internal schedules into a single program level master schedule.
- Monitor schedule performance, analyze critical paths, float, and interfaces between utility compounds and wider network works.
- Lead schedule risk analysis and scenario planning to assess and mitigate potential delays.
- Review contractors’ recovery plans and assess their viability.
- Develop and manage project budgets, cash flow forecasts, and cost control frameworks for utility compounds.
- Oversee cost tracking, commitment control, and monthly cost/value reconciliations.
- Lead cost forecasting and estimate at completion reviews, ensuring alignment with schedule and risk.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
- 15 years experience in project controls with at least 5 – 10 years on major construction or infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading project controls on complex, multi‑contract programs from initiation through closeout.
- Strong understanding of planning, cost control, risk management, change control, and EVM principles.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Business.
- Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent.
- Experience in power / utilities (substations, utility hubs, process plants, or similar compound type developments).
- Experience with standard forms of contract (FIDIC) and their implications for schedule and cost management.
Skills & Competencies
- Advanced proficiency in project planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project) and cost management tools.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, able to interpret complex datasets and derive actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to convey complex project controls information to non‑specialists.
- Proven leadership, team management, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- High level of commercial awareness and understanding of how project controls influence contractual and commercial outcomes.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Competitive Benefit Offerings
- Financial Wellness: competitive pay and retirement plans.
- Work Life Harmony: paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
- Career Development: comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
- Veteran Support: industry leading benefits including paid active duty military leave.
- Mind & Body: wellness program with weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
- Health: comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
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