Senior Manager Project Controls (Planning Risk & Business Reporting)

About JASARA PMC

JASARA Program Management Company (JASARA PMC) is a joint venture formed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jacobs, and Saudi Aramco. The company provides program management services across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, supporting the delivery of giga-projects and large-scale infrastructure developments aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.

The Role

JASARA PMC is seeking a Senior Manager - Project Controls (Planning, Risk & Business Reporting). This full-time role involves leading integrated planning, schedule management, risk management, governance reporting, and executive business performance reporting for assigned programs. The Senior Manager will provide leadership with clear visibility into delivery status, key risks, strategic issues, schedule impacts, and overall program health.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead integrated planning and scheduling functions across programs.
• Establish, maintain, and govern project and program baselines, including scope, schedule, assumptions, and key milestones.
• Lead business performance reporting and executive dashboards.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of integrated master schedules.
• Perform schedule analysis, critical path assessments, and recovery planning.
• Lead enterprise risk management activities, including identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of project risks.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and quantitative risk assessments.
• Consolidate reporting outputs from planning, interfaces, information management, quality, and delivery functions into integrated management reports.
• Present delivery performance, confidence levels, risks, and strategic issues to senior leadership.
• Ensure adherence to governance frameworks and reporting standards.
• Drive the implementation of reporting systems, KPI frameworks, and performance measurement methodologies.
• Lead the integration of functional data sources into a consolidated reporting architecture.
• Support executive decision-making through data-driven performance analysis.
• Coordinate governance submissions and project control reviews.
• Lead the development of recovery strategies and action plans for schedule or performance concerns.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in project controls.
• Regional experience is preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of project controls as applied in major construction environments.
• Proficient use of enterprise-level management software such as PRISM, Primavera P6, Aconex, ARM, PowerBI, or similar systems.
• Significant experience in the development, implementation, and management of business systems, including policies and procedures applicable to the role and across projects.

Skills and Attributes

• Recognized by industry peers as an authority capable of working with teams to solve technical problems and achieve a high level of assurance on project deliverables.
• Strong communication skills to articulate a clear technical direction to senior stakeholders.
• Analytical and thorough, with strong problem-solving ability.
• Ability to connect people and issues and drive a quick response.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply for this full-time position.