Project Control Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop, interpret, and execute policy objectives and standards applicable to cost and schedule controls coupled with analysis activities.
• Lead all cost engineering functions, including cost forecasting, cost control, change management and cost analysis.
• Lead all planning, and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, analysis, and ongoing recommendations for improvement.
• Lead all risk and opportunities functions, including risk register development, risk analysis and risk mitigation plans.
• Interface with other project team members, including Engineering, Technical Compliance, Procurement, IT, and Finance, to facilitate compliance with execution strategy and objectives.
• Provide status reports and related project reporting analyses to company and client management.
• Identify problems and coordinate with the project team to correct and ensure work is being coordinated between the other departments and offices to meet project requirements.
• Prepare various project controls plans and reports, financial summaries, and related activities for project management on assigned projects.
• Serve as a liaison with business divisions functional management to coordinate workload and staffing plans, work processes, and procedures.
• Evaluate projects at each stage of development to ensure cost and financial activities of the project team inclusive of ensuring client/contractual obligations have been met.
• Plan and assist with anticipated project controls staffing requirements for assigned projects.
• Review contract drafts and related terms & conditions to ensure they meet project controls requirements and coordinate development of data in support of contract compliance.
• Responsible for production and modifications to organization and on corporate plans and procedures
• Managing the project control department’s knowledge transfer program which includes comprehensive on-the-job training to Saudia young talent.
• Overseeing the day-to-day operation of project control management. Reporting functionally to the Corporate Senior Project Controls Director.
• Assure that projects are adhering to the project controls management plans and processes.
• Managing and monitoring budgets, costs, planning/scheduling, management/reporting of changes and providing oversight, guidance, direction and escalation.
• Managing the budgets, and baselines to meet the project objectives and assure adherence to the corporate policies and procedures.
• Support the project teams by reviewing financial claims provided by contractors, consultants, supervisors, designers and any other contract under the supervision of the project management consultant.
• Following the process with the stage gate schedule.
• Ensuring that the project provides input to monthly dashboards.
• Preparing, reviewing, validating and consolidating project monthly dashboards and reports, and raising any issues and concerns.
• Issuing project and business division dashboards and reports to concerned internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Requirements:

• (10-15) years of experience with direct involvement in planning, scheduling, cost estimation, cost and budget control, risk management, tracking and monitoring / forecasting of engineering and construction projects.
• PMC experience at similar role for at least several years is preferable.
• Working knowledge of various contracting types and strategies related to project execution.
• Prior experience in schedule and cost benchmarking of buildings and Infrastructure projects.
• Specific experience and demonstrated skill in ERP (preferably Deltek vantagepoint) and cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, change management and cost analysis required.
• Experience with directing, planning, and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, and analysis required.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to successfully influence and motivate teams without authority inclusive of interacting with client personnel required.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, and construction
• Significant experience in project controls, commercial operations, and/or prime contract experience with emphasis on project controls and financial issues required.
• In-depth knowledge of Project Control Systems and processes including leading schedule processing software, databases and spreadsheet applications (i.e.: Primavera, Excel) required.
• Comfortable working with all levels and functions in a constructive fashion to achieve responsibilities and goals required.
• Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle with respect to planning, cost, risk and schedule control, change and performance reporting.
• Excellent understanding of the design process and construction methodologies.
• Good knowledge in impact analysis and EoT claim preparation experience.
• Excellent competency in all MS Office applications.
• Excellent & Advance knowledge and experience in Primavera P6, Power BI, and Excel.
• Excellent analytical, coordination and follow up skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English language - written and verbal.
• Excellent technical numeracy.
• Excellent time management and planning skills.
• Working well under- demanding work environment.