Project Controls Manager - Cost and Schedule
Posted date [2026-08-05]
(ID: 49014)
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AECOM is a global leader in infrastructure development, engineering, and project management solutions, dedicated to building a better, smarter, and more sustainable world. With unmatched expertise in construction, civil engineering, architecture, environmental consulting, and urban development, AECOM helps clients tackle complex challenges across water, energy, transportation, oil and gas, renewable energy, and smart city projects. As one of the world’s leading engineering and construction companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the wider Gulf region, AECOM partners with both government and private organizations to deliver innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions through every stage of the project lifecycle from advisory and design to engineering, procurement, and construction management. Headquartered in the United States and operating across the Middle East, AECOM is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of USD 16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. Its projects shape skylines, transportation systems, and energy networks across major Gulf cities such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, and Muscat. For those seeking engineering jobs in Dubai, construction management roles in the UAE, civil engineering careers in Saudi Arabia, or infrastructure project opportunities across the Middle East, AECOM offers a world-class environment for growth and innovation. Discover the latest AECOM Gulf and Middle East job openings at careersingulf.com, the region’s leading job portal for engineering, architecture, construction, and project management careers.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Project Controls Manager - Cost and ScheduleJob Snapshot
Role: Project Controls Manager - Cost and Schedule
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function: Project-Program Management
Experience: Minimum 15 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Project Controls Manager - Cost and Schedule opportunity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a Construction role responsible for maintaining reliable budgets, schedules and performance information throughout the project lifecycle. AECOM is hiring an experienced controls leader to integrate cost and schedule data, manage change, improve forecasting and provide transparent insights that support executive decision-making.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Construction
Function: Project-Program Management
Salary: SAR 30000-45000 per month
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Riyadh; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Project Controls Manager will lead cost, schedule, financial reporting and performance-management activities across complex projects. Acting
as a strategic partner to project leadership, the position will establish control frameworks, identify emerging risks and guide a project-controls team in maintaining accurate and actionable information.
Key Responsibilities
* Establish and maintain project baseline budgets and schedules.
* Develop performance metrics aligned with scope and organizational standards.
* Integrate cost and schedule information for project reporting.
* Analyze financial data and earned value indicators.
* Identify performance trends, emerging issues and forecasting needs.
* Manage project financial systems and cost-control processes.
* Ensure accurate collection and reporting of cost information.
* Maintain compliance with financial policies and control procedures.
* Lead scope-control and change-management processes.
* Assess the cost and schedule effects of proposed changes.
* Provide recommendations on change decisions to project leadership.
* Track workforce numbers, labor hours and labor costs.
* Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets and funding limits.
* Manage purchase orders and subcontract commitments.
* Verify that project expenditures align with contractual obligations.
* Prepare progress trends and cost-impact assessments.
* Present performance reviews to project teams and stakeholders.
* Resolve cost and schedule discrepancies with relevant teams.
* Coordinate corrective actions with project managers, finance teams and contractors.
* Develop project-controls procedures and supporting documentation.
* Establish consistent standards and best practices.
* Lead project cost-review meetings.
* Provide evidence-based recommendations based on analytical findings.
* Use project-management and enterprise systems to improve reporting.
* Identify financial and schedule risks.
* Support risk mitigation and contingency planning.
* Mentor project-controls professionals and support team development.
* Maintain timely and accurate communication of project financial status.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
* Minimum 15 years of project-controls, project-management or financial-management experience.
* Advanced knowledge of earned value methodology.
* Strong cost and schedule integration capabilities.
* Demonstrated expertise in performance management and forecasting.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera or equivalent software.
* Experience with enterprise financial-management systems.
* Detailed understanding of scope and change control.
* Knowledge of contract administration and commitment tracking.
* Ability to analyze complex financial data.
* Strong trending and forecasting report-development skills.
* Excellent organization and competing-priority management abilities.
* Strong written, verbal and executive presentation skills.
* PMP, CCP or an equivalent certification is preferred.
* Middle East construction or infrastructure experience is advantageous.
* Familiarity with SAP, Oracle ERP or comparable systems.
* Business intelligence and advanced data-analysis experience is beneficial.
* Proven ability to lead and develop controls teams.
* Understanding of international delivery methods and contract types.
* Experience with project risk and mitigation planning.
Skills Set
* Project controls
* Cost management
* Schedule management
* Baseline development
* Earned value management
* Cost and schedule integration
* Performance measurement
* Financial forecasting
* Trend analysis
* Scope control
* Change management
* Contract administration
* Workforce cost analysis
* Purchase order tracking
* Subcontract commitments
* Cost-impact assessment
* Oracle Primavera
* Microsoft Project
* SAP
* Oracle ERP
* Business intelligence
* Risk management
* Executive reporting
* Team leadership
* Controls governance
Why Join Us
AECOM offers the opportunity to lead project controls across complex construction and infrastructure assignments while influencing financial performance and delivery strategy. The position provides access to advanced control systems, multidisciplinary expertise and professional-development resources. Depending on employment status and applicable policies, benefits may include health coverage, disability insurance, paid leave, well-being resources, employee assistance programs, recognition awards and retirement-related benefits.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing advisory, planning, design, engineering, program management and construction management services. Its multidisciplinary teams support public- and private-sector clients across transportation, water, environment, energy and buildings. With more than 50000 professionals worldwide, AECOM creates sustainable and resilient solutions that improve communities and deliver long-term value.
Key Responsibilities
* Establish and maintain project baseline budgets and schedules.
* Develop performance metrics aligned with scope and organizational standards.
* Integrate cost and schedule information for project reporting.
* Analyze financial data and earned value indicators.
* Identify performance trends, emerging issues and forecasting needs.
* Manage project financial systems and cost-control processes.
* Ensure accurate collection and reporting of cost information.
* Maintain compliance with financial policies and control procedures.
* Lead scope-control and change-management processes.
* Assess the cost and schedule effects of proposed changes.
* Provide recommendations on change decisions to project leadership.
* Track workforce numbers, labor hours and labor costs.
* Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets and funding limits.
* Manage purchase orders and subcontract commitments.
* Verify that project expenditures align with contractual obligations.
* Prepare progress trends and cost-impact assessments.
* Present performance reviews to project teams and stakeholders.
* Resolve cost and schedule discrepancies with relevant teams.
* Coordinate corrective actions with project managers, finance teams and contractors.
* Develop project-controls procedures and supporting documentation.
* Establish consistent standards and best practices.
* Lead project cost-review meetings.
* Provide evidence-based recommendations based on analytical findings.
* Use project-management and enterprise systems to improve reporting.
* Identify financial and schedule risks.
* Support risk mitigation and contingency planning.
* Mentor project-controls professionals and support team development.
* Maintain timely and accurate communication of project financial status.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
* Minimum 15 years of project-controls, project-management or financial-management experience.
* Advanced knowledge of earned value methodology.
* Strong cost and schedule integration capabilities.
* Demonstrated expertise in performance management and forecasting.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera or equivalent software.
* Experience with enterprise financial-management systems.
* Detailed understanding of scope and change control.
* Knowledge of contract administration and commitment tracking.
* Ability to analyze complex financial data.
* Strong trending and forecasting report-development skills.
* Excellent organization and competing-priority management abilities.
* Strong written, verbal and executive presentation skills.
* PMP, CCP or an equivalent certification is preferred.
* Middle East construction or infrastructure experience is advantageous.
* Familiarity with SAP, Oracle ERP or comparable systems.
* Business intelligence and advanced data-analysis experience is beneficial.
* Proven ability to lead and develop controls teams.
* Understanding of international delivery methods and contract types.
* Experience with project risk and mitigation planning.
Skills Set
* Project controls
* Cost management
* Schedule management
* Baseline development
* Earned value management
* Cost and schedule integration
* Performance measurement
* Financial forecasting
* Trend analysis
* Scope control
* Change management
* Contract administration
* Workforce cost analysis
* Purchase order tracking
* Subcontract commitments
* Cost-impact assessment
* Oracle Primavera
* Microsoft Project
* SAP
* Oracle ERP
* Business intelligence
* Risk management
* Executive reporting
* Team leadership
* Controls governance
Why Join Us
AECOM offers the opportunity to lead project controls across complex construction and infrastructure assignments while influencing financial performance and delivery strategy. The position provides access to advanced control systems, multidisciplinary expertise and professional-development resources. Depending on employment status and applicable policies, benefits may include health coverage, disability insurance, paid leave, well-being resources, employee assistance programs, recognition awards and retirement-related benefits.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing advisory, planning, design, engineering, program management and construction management services. Its multidisciplinary teams support public- and private-sector clients across transportation, water, environment, energy and buildings. With more than 50000 professionals worldwide, AECOM creates sustainable and resilient solutions that improve communities and deliver long-term value.
