Sr Program Controls Specialist - Saudi National Only

Role Overview

Program Controls Governance

• Develop, implement, and improve program controls frameworks, methodologies, policies, and governance processes.
• Establish and maintain program and project baselines for scope, schedule, cost, progress, and performance.
• Ensure controls processes comply with corporate governance, client obligations, audit expectations, and industry practices.

Cost, Schedule, and Performance

• Oversee budgets, forecasts, schedules, cash flow, earned value performance, and project performance indicators.
• Direct portfolio-wide cost and schedule forecasting and provide accurate, timely reporting.
• Lead business reviews, variance analysis, trend assessment, scenario evaluation, and recommendations.

Risk, Change, and Portfolio Delivery

• Drive resolution of project risks, schedule delays, cost overruns, productivity challenges, and execution issues.
• Lead change control governance and evaluate cost, schedule, contractual, risk, and business impacts.
• Direct portfolio risk management, mitigation planning, contingency management, and escalation of material exposures.
• Support business planning, resource forecasting, capital planning, and long-range portfolio performance analysis.

Leadership and Stakeholders

• Partner with project, commercial, finance, procurement, and delivery teams to optimize outcomes and financial performance.
• Oversee project controls personnel through direction, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and capability development.
• Act as the primary program controls focal point for executives, customers, auditors, and key stakeholders.

Reporting and Improvement

• Provide executive dashboards and strategic insights using Power BI, SAP, Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel, and enterprise systems.
• Lead audits, compliance reviews, lessons learned, assurance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish standards that improve forecasting accuracy, reporting quality, data integrity, and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in project controls, program controls, cost management, planning, scheduling, project management, or PMO leadership.
• Experience leading controls across large-scale capital projects, infrastructure, data centers, energy, engineering, construction, or technology programs.
• Advanced expertise in cost, forecasting, budgeting, scheduling, earned value, risk, performance measurement, reporting, and change control.
• Extensive working knowledge of Primavera P6, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and enterprise project controls systems.
• Strong understanding of project finance, accounting, cash flow, accruals, and cost-to-complete methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, CCP, PSP, EVP, or an equivalent professional certification.
• Experience supporting multinational organizations and regional or global project portfolios.
• Deep understanding of project governance, PMO operations, portfolio management, and capital project delivery frameworks.
• Experience supporting data center, mission-critical, technology infrastructure, EPC, construction, or major capital investment programs.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience implementing enterprise reporting, business intelligence, automation, or digital transformation in project controls.