Senior Director – Engineering Project Controls | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Employment Type: Not specified
Salary: SAR 450,000 – 680,000 + Bonus
Industry: Engineering & Infrastructure

Job Category

• Engineering & Technical
• Construction & Real Estate
• Finance & Accounting
• Business Development
• Operations & Supply Chain

Job Overview

An organization in Saudi Arabia is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director – Engineering Project Controls to lead project controls functions across major engineering and infrastructure programs in Riyadh. The role focuses on establishing effective project controls frameworks and ensuring strong management of cost, schedule, risk, forecasting, and overall program performance.

The successful candidate will provide senior-level leadership across project controls activities, oversee performance reporting and forecasting, identify project risks, and recommend corrective actions. The position also requires the ability to provide strategic insights and performance guidance to executive stakeholders.

This senior leadership opportunity offers significant career growth and professional development within engineering, infrastructure, portfolio management, and project controls. Professionals in this role can further develop expertise in strategic project controls, cost management, schedule management, risk management, and executive-level portfolio performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and implement comprehensive project controls frameworks across engineering and infrastructure programs.
• Lead cost management and schedule management activities.
• Oversee project forecasting and performance reporting.
• Monitor project and portfolio performance against approved objectives.
• Identify project risks, performance issues, and potential deviations.
• Develop and support corrective action plans to address project risks and performance challenges.
• Analyze cost, schedule, risk, and performance data to support informed decision-making.
• Provide strategic project controls guidance to senior leadership and executives.
• Advise executives on portfolio performance and emerging project risks.
• Establish effective reporting processes and performance-monitoring systems.
• Support consistent project controls practices across major programs.
• Lead and develop project controls teams and functions.
• Promote continuous improvement in project controls processes and reporting.
• Ensure project controls information supports strategic program and portfolio decisions.

Requirements & Qualifications

The job posting does not specify detailed educational or experience requirements.

Candidates should demonstrate strong senior-level expertise in:

• Engineering project controls.
• Cost management and cost forecasting.
• Schedule management and project planning.
• Project and portfolio performance management.
• Risk identification and management.
• Forecasting and performance reporting.
• Project controls framework development.
• Executive-level reporting and stakeholder advisory.
• Engineering and infrastructure program environments.
• Strategic analysis and decision-making.
• Leadership of project controls functions and teams.

Salary, Benefits & Career Growth

Salary: SAR 450,000 – 680,000 + Bonus.

The position offers a senior leadership opportunity within major engineering and infrastructure programs, with substantial scope for career growth and professional development in project controls and portfolio management.

The successful candidate can further develop expertise in strategic cost and schedule management, risk management, forecasting, performance optimization, and executive advisory. Leadership development and advanced project controls expertise can support progression into broader portfolio, program, or executive management roles.

Specific additional benefits beyond the stated bonus have not been provided in the job posting.

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