Deputy Controls Director

About the Role

KBR Saudi Arabia is seeking a Deputy Controls Director to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position requires over 10 years of experience and reports directly to the Project Controls Director. The role is central to maintaining, governing, and implementing project controls policies, management plans, standards, procedures, and processes, including pre and post-contract implementation governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Onboard and train Project Management Consultants (PMCs) on program policies, processes, and associated project management information systems (PMIS).
• Maintain and administer the PMC onboarding process, welcome pack documents, and continuously update the PMC onboarding tracker.
• Implement and maintain the Project Controls governance structure, including defining roles and responsibilities (RACI) across all levels.
• 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 Districts/Master Plans.
• Manage and maintain the PMIS-driven business intelligence (BI) reporting platform, including creating new BI dashboards and data entry registers.
• Compile data from PMCs for standardized weekly, monthly, and executive-level dashboards, ensuring consistent data definitions, KPIs, and RAG criteria.
• Perform project-level performance reporting for schedule, cost, risk, procurement, OHSE, and change management.
• Assist in preparing training material for PMCs on system usage and data population.
• Provide support to the client's Project Controls Team for PMIS and Data Warehouse (DWH) requirements.
• Maintain and administer a process for tracking PMC performance against KPIs, producing monthly reports with corrective actions.
• 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 to monitor the timely completion of Stage Gate Reviews and reporting, highlighting potential impacts on program delivery.
• Prepare monthly Programme Status Reports, including overall program, district, and individual project status, progress, and key issues.
• Manage and update the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and maintain an updated mapping tracker between WBS, CBS, and SAP projects.
• Develop and implement a Value Engineering Management plan, process, and templates.
• Develop and maintain a standardized Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and a structured Work Package Identification framework.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in project controls.
• 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.
• Understanding of project reporting software such as Oracle Unifier, P6, and Aconex.

Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Application Process

Salary details for this position will be disclosed during the application process.