Project Controls Manager

Role Overview:

RLB KSA is seeking an experienced and commercially focused Project Controls Manager to support the successful delivery of a major mixed-use development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A background in a tier-1 PMC is essential, as successful candidates will also be expected to contribute to the team's ongoing success by identifying and pursuing new opportunities to grow the business.

Must have demonstrable experience of having been employed as a Project Controls Manager for a minimum of 5 years.

Proven tact and diplomacy in dealings with client organizations in the Middle East is essential.

This will be an extremely rewarding role working for a company with excellent growth plans in the Middle East.

The Project comprises a high-end mixed-use portfolio of projects on a single master plan in Riyadh, KSA, comprising leisure and entertainment, residential, and infrastructure assets. This commission will require a 6-day workweek.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all programme processes and procedures.

• Provide performance reporting, change control and risk management to support effective project delivery.

• Provide training to delivery teams and monitor compliance with project controls processes and procedures.

• Create, manage and maintain an effective document management system for the storage, retrieval and control of project documentation.

• Ensure document management practices comply with organisational policies, procedures and contractual requirements.

• Deliver timely and accurate reporting across the programme.

• Maintain accurate cost and schedule data to support informed decision-making.

• Provide financial reporting, schedule analysis and critical path analysis.

• Work with the Quality Manager to establish programme benchmarks, standards and KPI measures.

• Manage the project controls IT platform and toolset, ensuring compliance and effective utilisation.

• Produce monthly reports, dashboards and ad hoc reports as required.

• Manage the development and maintenance of Project Execution Plans.

• Establish continuous improvement and lessons-learned procedures, and update Project Execution Plans as required.

• Develop and implement programme-wide reporting procedures and processes.

• Analyse progress against approved cost and schedule baselines.

• Contribute to the development of KPI metrics for programme performance measurement.

• Establish and manage risk and opportunity management processes.

• Establish and lead change control processes.

• Establish and lead document management and document control processes.

• Report performance variances against the approved plan and recommend corrective actions.

• Ensure effective coordination and integration across all programme delivery teams.

Candidate Requirements:

• Degree in Project Management, Construction Management or an Engineering discipline.

• Professional membership of RICS, CIOB, APM or equivalent is desirable.

• Minimum 15 years of technical delivery experience within a consultancy, PMC or client organisation.

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Project Controls Manager.

• Previous Middle East experience is essential.

• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop business opportunities for RLB KSA.

• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive and commercially astute.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

• Strong customer service, stakeholder management and client-facing skills.

• Proven ability to prioritise workloads, manage teams and deliver to deadlines.

• Self-motivated and capable of operating independently in a stand-alone role.

• A collaborative team player with a positive, can-do attitude and a professional, diplomatic and flexible approach.

• Western-educated candidates preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills

• Strong organisational capability with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment

• Effective prioritisation skills with the ability to respond to changing project demands

• High attention to detail, ensuring thorough, accurate, and quality-driven work

• Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and accountability for deliverables and outcomes.

• Ability to work autonomously, applying sound judgment with minimal supervision.

• Proactive approach in identifying potential challenges and implementing effective solutions.

• Ability to take full responsibility for workstreams from initiation through to completion.

• Consistently delivers comprehensive, well-structured, and detailed outputs.

• Demonstrates a responsive and engaged approach, with a strong sense of urgency in delivery.

Company Overview:

With 200 KSA staff and 4,500 worldwide, Rider Levett Bucknall has a truly global reach, and with such scope can offer a local presence to its clients almost without exception. We are committed to our core services and pride ourselves on our dedication to customer care and leading-edge service provision.

We are an award winning, leading independent firm providing our clients with some of the most comprehensive and forward-thinking advice available.

We offer a range of complementary quantity surveying, project management, building surveying and advisory services from conception, through design and construction and operational performance of facilities to their eventual disposal or reuse.

Our clients have rapid access to the latest industry intelligence and innovations, which serve to enhance value and mitigate risk. We provide expert management of the relationship between value, time and cost from inception to completion. We do this through our global and local team of experts, who possess a passion for both core services and innovation.

We are committed to developing new services and techniques aimed at enhancing our clients' businesses in the long term.

Please note that only candidates who meet the above requirements will be considered for this role. We appreciate your interest in Rider Levett Bucknall and wish you the best of luck in your job search.