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About the Role

Staff Connect UAE is seeking a highly experienced Project Control Manager to join our team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This senior owner-side governance role is crucial for establishing, managing, and maintaining independent project controls, reporting frameworks, and performance monitoring systems for large-scale development projects. The position will provide leadership with critical visibility into program progress, cost performance, risks, issues, changes, and consultant/contractor performance through accurate, timely, and decision-focused reporting.

As the central control function, you will be responsible for validating project data from consultants and contractors, identifying deviations, monitoring recovery actions, and ensuring strict alignment with approved project objectives, timelines, and governance requirements. A key aspect of this role will be the establishment of standalone reporting systems and dashboards, independent of ERP platforms, to facilitate effective project governance and executive decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated master program covering all project phases, including planning, early works, and execution.
• Track and monitor project milestones, identify any slippages, and assess associated recovery risks.
• Independently review consultant and contractor schedules to ensure logic, credibility, and alignment with overall project objectives.
• Establish and maintain robust cost tracking frameworks to ensure early identification of cost deviations and trends.
• Develop and manage project risk, issues, and change registers in strict accordance with governance requirements.
• Monitor consultant and contractor performance against their contractual obligations and project timelines.
• Identify and escalate performance issues, risks, and potential delays to the GM NDM, providing clear and actionable recommendations.
• Prepare executive dashboards, comprehensive reports, and decision-support materials for leadership.
• Ensure all reporting data is accurate, traceable, and fully aligned with project documentation and established governance standards.
• Coordinate with the Senior Architectural Lead and Senior Infrastructure Engineer to integrate design and execution updates into project reporting.
• Establish and maintain standalone reporting systems and dashboards that are independent of enterprise systems.
• Support cross-functional organizational requirements as directed by the GM NDM.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Controls, or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent project controls certification are preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in project controls, reporting, or governance roles on large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in owner-side or EPC environments is preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in English is mandatory.
• Proficiency in Arabic is preferred.

Required Skills

• Expertise in program and milestone control.
• Proficiency in project schedule review and validation.
• Strong capabilities in cost tracking and financial monitoring.
• Skilled in risk, issues, and change management.
• Experience in consultant and contractor performance monitoring.
• Ability to develop executive dashboards.
• Deep understanding of data integrity and reporting governance.
• Proficiency in forecasting and trend analysis.
• Experience with contractual milestone tracking.
• Ability to develop project reporting systems.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to challenge and validate consultant and contractor data effectively.
• A strong understanding of project schedules and cost analysis.
• Excellent attention to detail and a disciplined approach to governance.
• Strong stakeholder communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced project environment.
• Competent in decision-making under project constraints.
• Skilled in risk identification and escalation management.
• Aptitude for cross-functional alignment.
• Proficient in performance monitoring and governance.
• Ability to provide data-driven decision support.

Work Environment and Role Context

This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. While there will be no direct line management responsibilities initially, the role will involve functional oversight of project reporting inputs from consultants and contractors, as well as the coordination and governance of project control information.