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Project Controls Engineer

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Overview:
KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.


Our newest opportunity is for a talented Performance Specialist to join our award-winning team based in Alkhobar.
This position is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the contract documents are implemented and maintained throughout the contract period and to assist in the review of contractual notices of claims.
Responsibilities:
Our newest opportunity is for a talented Project Control Specialist to join our award-winning team based in Khobar, KSA.

The ideal candidate will bring in-depth expertise in project planning, project controls, and performance management, ideally within large-scale or complex construction projects. You will be responsible for ensuring that the project remains on schedule, within budget, and aligned with quality and performance standards.

We envisage success in this role to include;
  • Project Controls:

    • Developing implementing and maintaining integrated project control systems and procedures covering scope, schedule, cost, and risk.
    • Monitoring and controling project performance metrics against baseline plans (schedule, cost, resources).
    • Providing early warning insights on variances and recommend corrective actions.
    • Coordinating with cost engineers and quantity surveyors to track financial progress and forecast expenditures.
  • Performance Monitoring & Reporting:

    • Tracking and reporting on project KPIs, including earned value analysis (EVA), cost performance index (CPI), and schedule performance index (SPI).
    • Analyzing trends and support performance improvement initiatives.
    • Developing executive dashboards, progress reports, and performance reviews for stakeholders and client presentations.
    • Coordinating with client-side project management offices (PMOs) to ensure alignment with performance requirements.

Qualifications:
To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 7-10 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent. 3-5 years of your career will have been focused purely on Project Controls.

Mixed use - PMC


KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

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