Project Controls Manager
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KEO International Consultants seeks an experienced Project Controls Manager with 15+ years in planning/scheduling/cost roles, preferably in the GCC region. The role involves managing master programmes, contractor schedules, and reporting for large-scale infrastructure projects.
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Responsibilities
- Develop, review, and manage the master programme and detailed schedules for enabling and early works packages
- Ensure alignment between contractor programmes, interface milestones, and overall project timelines
- Review baseline programmes, updates, and recovery schedules submitted by contractors
- Establish planning standards, coding structures, and reporting requirements
- Monitor progress against approved programmes using earned value and schedule performance metrics
- Identify critical path activities, float consumption, and key risks to programme delivery
- Prepare planning reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for the client
- Support monthly reporting cycles and programme reviews
- Identify programme risks, constraints, and opportunities during enabling works
- Support mitigation strategies and sequencing improvements
- Provide planning input to change assessments, variations, and claims (including EOTs)
- Support forensic schedule analysis when required
Requirements
- Minimum 15+ years experience in a planning/scheduling/cost role preferably in the GCC region
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering
- Must have interchanges; highways, bridges projects experience
- Strong proficiency in Primavera P6, EVM, schedule risk analysis, and cost control methodologies
- Prior experience working for a global consultancy or Tier 1 contractor
- Experience in large scale infrastructure (e.g., highways, rail/metro, utilities, aviation, or mixed use developments)
- Strong understanding of project delivery models and contract structures (e.g., EPC, Design & Build, PMC)
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Overview
- KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life.
- We are uniquely resourced with end to end services to take clients from inspiration through conceptualization to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.
- For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.
- As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms.
- We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrating experience and capability in all aspects of planning and scheduling within the construction and engineering environment.
- Developing, review, and manage the master programme and detailed schedules for enabling and early works packages
- Ensuring alignment between contractor programmes, interface milestones, and overall project timelines
- Reviewing baseline programmes, updates, and recovery schedules submitted by contractors
- Establishing planning standards, coding structures, and reporting requirements
- Monitoring progress against approved programmes using earned value and schedule performance metrics
- Identifying critical path activities, float consumption, and key risks to programme delivery
- Preparing planning reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for the client
- Supporting monthly reporting cycles and programme reviews
- Identifying programme risks, constraints, and opportunities during enabling works
- Supporting mitigation strategies and sequencing improvements
- Providing planning input to change assessments, variations, and claims (including EOTs)
Qualifications
- Minimum of 15+ years experience in a planning/scheduling/cost role preferably in the GCC region.
- Experience in Microsoft Office, Primavera and Microsoft Project applications and a Bachelor Degree in Engineering is essential.
- Must have interchanges; highways, bridges projects experience
- Strong proficiency in Primavera P6, EVM, schedule risk analysis, and cost control methodologies.
- Prior experience working for a global consultancy or Tier 1 contractor.
- Experience in large scale infrastructure (e.g., highways, rail/metro, utilities, aviation, or mixed use developments).
- Strong understanding of project delivery models and contract structures (e.g., EPC, Design & Build, PMC).
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