Control Manager (Saudi Arabia)

Job Purpose

Responsible for managing and controlling project schedule, cost, progress, performance, and reporting to ensure successful delivery of Oil & Gas projects within the approved time and budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Project Controls team covering Planning, Scheduling, Cost Control, Progress Measurement, and Reporting.
• Develop and maintain the integrated project schedule using Primavera P6.
• Establish and monitor project schedule and cost baselines.
• Monitor actual progress, productivity, costs, commitments, and forecast against the approved plan.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, dashboards, forecasts, EAC/ETC, and variance analysis.
• Monitor critical path, schedule risks, delays, trends, and recovery plans.
• Manage change control, trends, and schedule/cost impacts.
• Review contractor/subcontractor schedules, progress, and cost reports.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Commercial, and Project Management teams.
• Provide management with accurate performance analysis and recommendations for corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with project procedures, contractual requirements, and applicable Oil & Gas standards.

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Project Controls, preferably within Oil & Gas/EPC projects.
• Strong experience in Primavera P6, Cost Control, Progress Measurement, EVM, Forecasting, and Reporting.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary Project Controls teams.
• Experience with EPC contractors, subcontractors, and major Oil & Gas projects.
• Strong knowledge of WBS/CBS, KPI reporting, change management, delay analysis, EAC/ETC, and cash-flow forecasting.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.