Project Controls Manager (Rail) – Bid Opportunity

Role context

Project controls responsibilities

• Lead planning, scheduling, cost control, risk, change management, progress measurement, and performance reporting.
• Establish and maintain project controls procedures, systems, tools, templates, and reporting protocols aligned with PMC and client requirements.
• Manage and mentor the controls team across planning, cost, reporting, and risk disciplines.
• Review contractor and consultant schedules against project milestones, contractual requirements, and delivery strategy.
• Analyze schedule performance, delays, and critical-path impacts; recommend mitigation, recovery, and time-impact measures.
• Oversee budget tracking, forecasting, cash-flow monitoring, variance analysis, and alignment of cost with physical progress.
• Prepare dashboards, KPIs, and reports for senior management and client stakeholders.
• Lead risk and change processes, including registers, impact assessments, trend monitoring, variations, and support for claims and extension-of-time reviews.
• Coordinate with commercial, engineering, construction, and client teams to support project controls and contract compliance.
• Maintain effective controls-system use, data integrity, reporting quality, and continuous improvement in governance and processes.

Experience and education

• At least 20 years of project controls, planning, cost, and performance management experience on major capital projects.
• Railway or major transportation infrastructure experience is mandatory, as is strong GCC experience.
• Proven experience with PMC, client-side, or major program management teams on large, complex projects.
• Experience managing project controls across multiple contracts and interfaces.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field is required.
• Saudi Arabia experience is preferred. A master’s degree is preferred.

Technical and professional qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to analyze complex data and provide strategic recommendations to project leadership.
• Strong leadership, team management, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Strong report-writing and presentation skills for senior executive audiences.
• PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, RICS, or equivalent professional certification is desirable.
• Ability to work in a high-profile, multicultural, fast-paced delivery environment.

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