Senior Project Controls Manager
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About the Role
KEO International Consultants seeks a Senior Project Planning & Controls Manager in Riyadh to lead planning, scheduling, cost control, and performance reporting for a major infrastructure programme.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, scheduling, cost control, and performance reporting for a major infrastructure programme in Riyadh
- Develop integrated project controls systems, ensuring data driven decision making
- Guide project teams and provide strategic support to the client
- Develop, integrate, and manage the programme master schedule using Primavera P6
- Establish baseline schedules, monitor progress, and conduct schedule variance analysis
- Review contractor schedules for logic, sequencing, resource loading, and alignment
- Identify critical path activities, opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies
- Develop, implement, and manage robust project controls systems (scope, cost, schedule, risk, change)
- Drive earned value management (EVM) across the programme and ensure consistent use of KPIs
- Oversee cost control, forecasting, cash flow analysis, and budget performance
- Establish reporting dashboards and ensure high quality, data driven reports to senior stakeholders
- Serve as primary point of contact for all planning and controls matters with the client
Requirements
- Deep expertise in programme planning, earned value management, risk analysis, and controls for large scale infrastructure
- Experience with Primavera P6
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Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, scheduling, cost control, and performance reporting for a major infrastructure programme in Riyadh.
- Develop integrated project controls systems, ensuring data driven decision making, guiding project teams, and providing strategic support to the client.
- Lead the development, integration, and ongoing management of the programme master schedule using Primavera P6.
- Establish baseline schedules, monitor progress, and conduct schedule variance analysis.
- Review contractor schedules for logic, sequencing, resource loading, and alignment with programme requirements.
- Identify critical path activities, opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Develop, implement, and manage robust project controls systems (scope, cost, schedule, risk, change).
- Drive earned value management (EVM) across the programme and ensure consistent use of KPIs.
- Oversee cost control, forecasting, cash flow analysis, and budget performance.
- Establish reporting dashboards and ensure high quality, data driven reports to senior stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all planning and controls matters with the client.
- Present schedule and cost performance updates to senior leadership and steering committees.
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