Senior Project Controls Manager Change Management

About the Role

Mace is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager Change Management to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This part-time position involves working on a major new-build airport program, specifically supporting the Programme Management Office (PMO). The role focuses on leading the day-to-day change management process, coordinating change requests, impact assessments, governance, and reporting across the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end change management process, from submission and assessment through approval, implementation, and close-out.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for change-related matters across the program.
• Review and progress Change Authorisation Requests (CARs) through the program governance process.
• Coordinate change impact assessments and cross-functional reviews.
• Maintain change registers and logs, ensuring changes are accurately recorded, tracked, and progressed.
• Collaborate with project controls, commercial, planning, risk, and delivery teams to understand and coordinate the impact of proposed changes.
• Prepare change information for governance and change management committee reviews, including tracking actions and decisions.
• Monitor approved changes through implementation and close-out.
• Produce change reports, KPIs, and ageing analysis, identifying trends and areas requiring action.
• Support continuous improvement of change management processes, procedures, and workflows.
• Work collaboratively towards net zero carbon transition goals, sharing responsibility for proactive identification and management of associated carbon emissions and reductions during work delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in project management, engineering, construction management, business administration, or a related discipline.
• Experience in change management, PMO, project controls, commercial, governance, or a similar function on major projects/programs.
• A good understanding of formal change control and program governance processes.
• Experience coordinating change requests, impact assessments, reviews, and approvals.
• Understanding of the impact of change across cost, schedule, risk, and commercial disciplines.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including the ability to manage change registers, metrics, and KPIs.
• Experience working on major infrastructure, aviation, construction, or capital programs.
• Ability to manage multiple change requests and competing priorities in a fast-paced program environment.
• Experience with Unifier is preferred.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant experience working on high-value projects/programs for a project management consultancy business, as required for immigration and client approval.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is part of a major new-build airport program. The position is part-time and involves working within the Programme Management Office (PMO) structure.