Deputy Controls Director

About the Role

كيلوج براون اند روت is seeking a Deputy Controls Director for a full-time position in Riyadh. This role involves contributing to a major infrastructure program for a mixed-use development, aiming to establish a global landmark in Riyadh known for its unique vision and authentic destination appeal. The community will function as a distinct, self-sustaining hub, featuring several iconic assets.

Project Context and Responsibilities

KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects and programs within this development. The Deputy Controls Director, reporting to the Project Controls Director, is responsible for maintaining, governing, implementing, and providing pre and post-contract implementation governance for project controls policies, management plans, standards, procedures, and processes. This includes supporting reporting requirements and systems such as Aconex, Unifier, and P6, and performing regular reviews and updates of existing governance documents.

Key Duties

• Onboard and train PMCs to facilitate understanding of the program, policies, processes, and associated project management information systems and applications.
• Maintain and administer the PMC onboarding process, welcome pack documents, and continuously update the PMC onboarding tracker.
• Maintain and implement the Project Controls governance structure, including roles and responsibilities (RACI) across all downstream levels.
• Review existing structures, propose improvements, and align with required updates/changes.
• Maintain, review, and update all Reporting Governance Documents, including management plans, manuals, guidelines, and templates.
• Develop, implement, and administer a comprehensive program meeting and reporting calendar for assigned District/Master Plan.
• Manage and maintain the PMIS-driven business intelligence (BI) reporting platform, including preparing and creating new BI dashboards and data entry registers through approved systems (*, SharePoint, Unifier).
• Compile data from PMCs for standardized weekly, monthly, and executive-level dashboards.
• Perform project level performance reporting for schedule, cost, risk, procurement, OHSE, and change management.
• Ensure consistent data definitions, KPIs, and red-amber-green (RAG) criteria across all reports.
• Assist with preparing training material for PMCs on system use and data population.
• Provide support to the client's Project Controls Team for related PMIS and Data Warehouse (DWH) requirements.
• Maintain, implement, and administer a process for tracking and monitoring PMC performance against agreed KPIs, and produce monthly reports highlighting performance and required corrective actions.
• Update the status of corrective actions during subsequent reporting cycles.
• Assess existing monitoring systems and propose enhancements to the overall process.
• Ensure PMC reporting schedules are consistent with PMO executive report preparation.
• Review and collate District/Master Plan programs to produce and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Establish and implement Project Controls Compliance Audit Requirements and conduct regular PMC audits.
• Implement processes and systems to monitor timely completion of Stage Gate Reviews and reporting across assigned District/Master Plan.
• Maintain and issue the “KPI's Report” monthly, highlighting key concerns and corrective measures.
• Produce a “Key Actions Required” report and escalation process for executive management.
• Prepare the monthly Programme Status Report, detailing overall program, district, and individual project status and progress.
• Manage and update the existing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) with changes recorded in the WBS change register.
• Maintain an updated mapping tracker between WBS, CBS, and SAP projects.
• Prepare monthly Programme Level Status Reports.
• Prepare required inputs for Executive Reports, including program and commercial updates.
• Develop and implement a Value Engineering Management plan, process, and templates.
• Develop and maintain a standardized Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) across all programs and projects.
• Develop and maintain a structured Work Package Identification framework.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, architecture, construction management, planning, management information systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of post-graduation experience.
• Certifications such as PMI-Project Management Professional, AACE-Certified Cost Professional (CCP), Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), MRICS, CIOB, or equivalent prior experience.
• Sound knowledge of controls and reporting aspects for major civil, infrastructure, and development projects, including urban developments, high-rise buildings, roads, bridges, and utilities.
• Experienced user of MS Office and proficient with project reporting software including Oracle Unifier, P6, and Aconex.