Project Controls Senior Manager - Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-10-01]
(ID: 52802)
Job Description and Requirements
Project Controls Senior Manager - InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Project Controls Senior Manager - Lead
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function: Project-Program Management
Experience: Minimum 15 years of construction project experience
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Parsons is seeking a Project Controls Senior Manager - Lead to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, supporting the FIDIC Engineer for the SAPL Qiddiya Infrastructure Partner program. The role will lead project controls management across planning and scheduling, cost analysis, progress measurement, reporting, forecasting, and document control while maintaining close coordination with Qiddiya Investment Company. Reporting directly to the FIDIC Engineer, the position requires extensive experience leading multidisciplinary project controls teams on complex construction and infrastructure projects.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Construction
Function: Project-Program Management
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
What You\'ll Be Doing
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Develop, manage, and execute project controls activities covering planning and scheduling, cost analysis, and document control management.
- Apply extensive project controls experience across different project and client environments to support effective project delivery.
- Provide specialized guidance and assistance to the FIDIC Engineer in resolving complex project controls matters.
- Interface with the Client, participate in regular meetings, and provide accurate statistical and performance information.
- Prepare project status reports and oversee the production of monthly progress reports.
- Develop presentations showing progress against interim and major project milestones.
- Manage regular site inspections to assess Contractor progress against approved schedules and evaluate planned versus actual performance.
- Lead a multidisciplinary technical team responsible for analyzing, evaluating, and forecasting project costs and schedule performance.
- Manage assessments of the project controls impact of design changes, construction changes, and schedule slippages.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of systems establishing the hierarchy and integration of project plans and schedules.
- Produce recurring and project-specific statistical reports for management.
- Perform additional project controls functions requested by the Client or FIDIC Engineer.
- Ensure required project controls reports are prepared accurately and within reporting timelines.
- Maintain adherence to applicable corporate, contractual, ethics, and safety standards, policies, and procedures.
Project Controls Leadership
The Project Controls Senior Manager will provide leadership across the controls function, ensuring that schedule, cost, progress, and reporting information provides a reliable basis for project management decisions. The position requires the ability to identify performance trends, evaluate changes and schedule impacts, and communicate project status clearly to the FIDIC Engineer and Client.
A key part of the role is managing a specialized project controls team capable of evaluating project costs, forecasting performance, and measuring progress against established schedules and critical milestones.
Planning, Progress and Performance
The role will oversee the project planning and scheduling framework and maintain visibility of planned versus actual construction progress. Regular site observations and project data will be used to assess Contractor performance and identify schedule deviations or emerging controls issues.
The Senior Manager will also oversee reporting systems and presentations that communicate progress against interim and major milestones, providing the Client and project leadership with current and structured performance information.
What Required Skills You\'ll Bring
- Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years of experience on construction projects, including project controls management across multidisciplinary teams.
- Extensive knowledge of project controls activities, including planning, scheduling, cost analysis, progress monitoring, forecasting, and reporting.
- Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
- Ability to provide project controls guidance on complex construction and infrastructure assignments.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary technical and project teams.
- Experience with FIDIC or equivalent Design, Construction, or PM-CM contracts is advantageous.
- Project Management certification is a plus.
What Desired Skills You\'ll Bring
- Engineering knowledge relevant to infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency with project controls software and Microsoft Office applications.
- Proven ability to perform effectively in a supervisory capacity.
- Thorough knowledge of applicable industry practices.
- Ability to meet Parsons Project Controls Manager Certification requirements.
About Parsons
Parsons provides opportunities to contribute to complex infrastructure programs while working with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and project stakeholders. The company emphasizes employee wellbeing, professional growth, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity across job levels.
- Apply extensive project controls experience across different project and client environments to support effective project delivery.
- Provide specialized guidance and assistance to the FIDIC Engineer in resolving complex project controls matters.
- Interface with the Client, participate in regular meetings, and provide accurate statistical and performance information.
- Prepare project status reports and oversee the production of monthly progress reports.
- Develop presentations showing progress against interim and major project milestones.
- Manage regular site inspections to assess Contractor progress against approved schedules and evaluate planned versus actual performance.
- Lead a multidisciplinary technical team responsible for analyzing, evaluating, and forecasting project costs and schedule performance.
- Manage assessments of the project controls impact of design changes, construction changes, and schedule slippages.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of systems establishing the hierarchy and integration of project plans and schedules.
- Produce recurring and project-specific statistical reports for management.
- Perform additional project controls functions requested by the Client or FIDIC Engineer.
- Ensure required project controls reports are prepared accurately and within reporting timelines.
- Maintain adherence to applicable corporate, contractual, ethics, and safety standards, policies, and procedures.
Project Controls Leadership
The Project Controls Senior Manager will provide leadership across the controls function, ensuring that schedule, cost, progress, and reporting information provides a reliable basis for project management decisions. The position requires the ability to identify performance trends, evaluate changes and schedule impacts, and communicate project status clearly to the FIDIC Engineer and Client.
A key part of the role is managing a specialized project controls team capable of evaluating project costs, forecasting performance, and measuring progress against established schedules and critical milestones.
Planning, Progress and Performance
The role will oversee the project planning and scheduling framework and maintain visibility of planned versus actual construction progress. Regular site observations and project data will be used to assess Contractor performance and identify schedule deviations or emerging controls issues.
The Senior Manager will also oversee reporting systems and presentations that communicate progress against interim and major milestones, providing the Client and project leadership with current and structured performance information.
What Required Skills You\'ll Bring
- Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years of experience on construction projects, including project controls management across multidisciplinary teams.
- Extensive knowledge of project controls activities, including planning, scheduling, cost analysis, progress monitoring, forecasting, and reporting.
- Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
- Ability to provide project controls guidance on complex construction and infrastructure assignments.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary technical and project teams.
- Experience with FIDIC or equivalent Design, Construction, or PM-CM contracts is advantageous.
- Project Management certification is a plus.
What Desired Skills You\'ll Bring
- Engineering knowledge relevant to infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency with project controls software and Microsoft Office applications.
- Proven ability to perform effectively in a supervisory capacity.
- Thorough knowledge of applicable industry practices.
- Ability to meet Parsons Project Controls Manager Certification requirements.
About Parsons
Parsons provides opportunities to contribute to complex infrastructure programs while working with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and project stakeholders. The company emphasizes employee wellbeing, professional growth, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity across job levels.
