Sr Program Controls Specialist - Saudi National Only

Role overview

Program controls leadership

• Develop and improve program controls frameworks, methodologies, policies, and governance processes across projects and programs.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, schedules, cash flow, earned value, project performance indicators, baselines, and portfolio reporting.
• Lead monthly business reviews, variance analysis, trend assessment, scenario evaluation, and executive recommendations.

Risk, change, and delivery

• Resolve critical 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, audits, compliance reviews, and assurance activities.

Stakeholder and team leadership

• Partner with project, program, 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.

Systems and reporting

• Use Power BI, SAP, Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel, and enterprise project controls systems for dashboards and strategic insights.
• 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 Management, risk, performance measurement, portfolio reporting, and change control.
• Extensive knowledge of Primavera P6, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and enterprise project controls systems.
• Strong project finance, accounting, cash flow, accruals, and cost-to-complete knowledge.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams in a complex matrix organization.
• Experience leading project controls teams and developing controls capability and talent.

Preferred qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, CCP, PSP, EVP, or an equivalent professional certification is preferred.
• Experience with multinational organizations and regional or global project portfolios is preferred.
• Experience with data center, mission-critical, technology infrastructure, EPC, construction, or major capital programs is preferred.
• A master's degree in a relevant discipline is preferred.
• Experience implementing enterprise reporting, business intelligence, automation, or digital transformation initiatives is preferred.

About Honeywell Technologies

Offer

• The role offers work on major projects, inclusion and innovation initiatives, and market-specific training and personal development.