Reporting Lead Airfield

About the Role

Parsons is seeking an experienced Reporting Lead - Airfield to manage and deliver accurate, timely, and insightful project reporting for a large-scale Airport/Airfield infrastructure project. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. The role is critical in ensuring transparency of project performance and supporting leadership with reliable reporting on progress, cost, schedule, risk, and key milestones.

Role Purpose and Context

The Reporting Lead will provide clear, accurate, and timely insights into project performance for a major Airport/Airfield project. This involves consolidating data across cost, schedule, risk, and progress to support informed decision-making and effective project governance throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, excellent coordination abilities, and extensive experience in complex infrastructure or aviation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain project reporting frameworks, dashboards, and KPIs aligned with project governance requirements.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive-level reports covering schedule, cost, progress, risks, and issues.
• Ensure reporting accuracy, consistency, and clarity across all project disciplines.
• Coordinate with planning and project controls teams to capture progress updates and schedule performance.
• Track milestones, critical paths, and key deliverables for airside, landside, terminal, and systems packages.
• Analyze schedule variances and highlight potential impacts to project timelines.
• Support cost control and commercial teams in consolidating cost data, forecasts, and cash flow reports.
• Track budget utilization, commitments, variations, and financial performance.
• Provide clear visibility of cost trends and potential overruns to project leadership.
• Collect, validate, and consolidate data from multiple contractors, consultants, and internal teams.
• Ensure data integrity and version control across reporting platforms and tools.
• Integrate schedule, cost, risk, and progress data into unified management reports.
• Maintain logs and reporting for project risks, issues, and change requests.
• Track mitigation actions and highlight high-priority risks impacting project objectives.
• Support change management reporting, including impact assessments and approvals.
• Prepare executive summaries and presentations for senior management, steering committees, and external stakeholders.
• Translate complex project data into clear, concise insights for decision-making.
• Act as a key interface between project teams and leadership on reporting matters.
• Ensure reporting complies with project governance frameworks, contractual requirements, and client standards.
• Support audits and management reviews by providing accurate and traceable reports.
• Continuously improve reporting processes to meet evolving project needs.
• Lead and coordinate reporting analysts or project controls resources, where applicable.
• Provide guidance on reporting standards, templates, and best practices.
• Ensure consistent reporting methodologies across all project packages.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency through automation, dashboards, and digital tools.
• Enhance visualization of project data using Power BI, dashboards, or similar platforms.
• Drive standardization of reporting formats across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Professional certifications in Project Controls or Reporting are an advantage.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project reporting, project controls, or management information systems.
• Proven experience on large infrastructure, airport, or aviation-related projects.
• Strong exposure to schedule, cost, and progress reporting in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong understanding of project controls, planning, and performance reporting.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in reporting and planning tools (*, Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel, Power BI).
• Excellent data analysis and visualization skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage large volumes of data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience on airport or airfield construction projects.
• Advanced Power BI, dashboarding, or data analytics expertise.
• Knowledge of risk management and change control processes.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple reporting cycles.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and continuous improvement focus.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a dynamic project environment, collaborating with various internal and external teams to ensure comprehensive project reporting.