Project Controls Manager - Infrastructure
Posted date [2026-08-06]
(ID: 49102)
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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 - InfrastructureJob Snapshot
Role: Project Controls Manager - Infrastructure
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project-Program Management
Experience: 15 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Project Controls Manager - Infrastructure position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity focused on cost governance, schedule control, earned value analysis, forecasting, and project performance. AECOM is hiring an experienced controls leader to establish reliable project baselines, strengthen financial transparency, manage change, and provide decision-ready insights across major construction and infrastructure programs.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project-Program Management
Salary: 30000-45000
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
This position leads the project controls function throughout the complete delivery lifecycle. The Project Controls Manager will integrate scope, cost, schedule,
resources, commitments, and performance information into a clear management framework that enables project leaders to understand current status and anticipate future outcomes.
The role directly supports financial discipline, schedule reliability, contract compliance, risk reduction, and executive decision-making. By identifying variances early and recommending practical corrective measures, the manager will help protect budgets, improve delivery confidence, and maintain accountability across project teams, contractors, and commercial stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain approved project baseline budgets, schedules, resource plans, and performance measurement criteria.
* Ensure project controls systems accurately reflect the authorized scope, funding limits, contractual obligations, and delivery strategy.
* Analyze earned value indicators, cost trends, schedule performance, productivity data, and forecast outcomes.
* Produce integrated cost and schedule reports that highlight variances, emerging issues, and required management actions.
* Oversee project financial systems and verify the accuracy of cost collection, coding, reporting, and reconciliation processes.
* Lead scope control and change management activities from initial evaluation through approval and baseline incorporation.
* Assess the cost, schedule, resource, and contractual effects of proposed changes.
* Track manpower deployment, labor hours, labor costs, actual expenditure, commitments, and remaining budget.
* Monitor purchase orders, subcontract values, invoices, and expenditure against approved forecasts.
* Prepare progress trend analyses, cost impact assessments, management dashboards, and performance presentations.
* Facilitate cost review and controls meetings with project managers, finance teams, consultants, and contractors.
* Investigate discrepancies between budget, forecast, schedule progress, and reported expenditure.
* Recommend corrective actions based on verified financial and schedule evidence.
* Develop project controls procedures, reporting calendars, templates, governance requirements, and working instructions.
* Use enterprise planning and financial platforms to improve data consistency, reporting speed, and analytical visibility.
* Support quantitative risk assessments and mitigation planning for cost and schedule exposure.
* Maintain transparent communication of financial status, forecast movements, and delivery risks.
* Guide, mentor, and review the work of project controls specialists, planners, cost engineers, and reporting personnel.
* Ensure controls activities comply with company procedures, client requirements, and applicable contract provisions.
Ideal Profile
The preferred candidate will hold a bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline. At least 15 years of professional experience in project controls, project management, cost management, scheduling, or construction financial oversight is required.
Applicants should demonstrate advanced knowledge of earned value methodology, integrated cost and schedule control, forecasting, change management, contract administration, and performance reporting. The ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate clear recommendations to senior leadership is essential.
Experience managing controls functions on large construction or infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East will be highly advantageous. Familiarity with international delivery models, publicly funded programs, risk analysis, and diverse contract types is preferred.
Professional credentials such as Project Management Professional or Certified Cost Professional would strengthen an application. Previous responsibility for developing project controls teams is also desirable.
Skills Set
* Project controls management
* Cost and schedule integration
* Earned value management
* Baseline budget development
* Primavera P6
* Microsoft Project
* Cost forecasting
* Schedule performance analysis
* Scope control
* Change management
* Contract administration
* Cost variance analysis
* Trend and productivity reporting
* Labor cost monitoring
* Manpower and resource tracking
* Purchase order management
* Subcontract commitment tracking
* Cash flow analysis
* Risk management
* Cost impact assessment
* SAP
* Oracle ERP
* Business intelligence tools
* Performance dashboards
* Project financial systems
* Executive reporting
* Team leadership
* Stakeholder presentations
Why Join Us
This role offers the opportunity to lead the controls discipline on complex projects within Riyadh\'s rapidly developing infrastructure and built-environment market. The successful candidate will influence financial outcomes, delivery strategy, risk responses, and management decisions across high-value assignments.
AECOM provides access to multidisciplinary project teams, international controls practices, advanced planning systems, and structured professional development. The position offers a strong platform for expanding leadership capability while delivering measurable improvements in cost certainty, schedule confidence, governance, and organizational performance.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing planning, engineering, environmental, program management, and construction management services. Its specialists work with public- and private-sector clients to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions across buildings, transportation, water, energy, and major infrastructure projects.
The role directly supports financial discipline, schedule reliability, contract compliance, risk reduction, and executive decision-making. By identifying variances early and recommending practical corrective measures, the manager will help protect budgets, improve delivery confidence, and maintain accountability across project teams, contractors, and commercial stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain approved project baseline budgets, schedules, resource plans, and performance measurement criteria.
* Ensure project controls systems accurately reflect the authorized scope, funding limits, contractual obligations, and delivery strategy.
* Analyze earned value indicators, cost trends, schedule performance, productivity data, and forecast outcomes.
* Produce integrated cost and schedule reports that highlight variances, emerging issues, and required management actions.
* Oversee project financial systems and verify the accuracy of cost collection, coding, reporting, and reconciliation processes.
* Lead scope control and change management activities from initial evaluation through approval and baseline incorporation.
* Assess the cost, schedule, resource, and contractual effects of proposed changes.
* Track manpower deployment, labor hours, labor costs, actual expenditure, commitments, and remaining budget.
* Monitor purchase orders, subcontract values, invoices, and expenditure against approved forecasts.
* Prepare progress trend analyses, cost impact assessments, management dashboards, and performance presentations.
* Facilitate cost review and controls meetings with project managers, finance teams, consultants, and contractors.
* Investigate discrepancies between budget, forecast, schedule progress, and reported expenditure.
* Recommend corrective actions based on verified financial and schedule evidence.
* Develop project controls procedures, reporting calendars, templates, governance requirements, and working instructions.
* Use enterprise planning and financial platforms to improve data consistency, reporting speed, and analytical visibility.
* Support quantitative risk assessments and mitigation planning for cost and schedule exposure.
* Maintain transparent communication of financial status, forecast movements, and delivery risks.
* Guide, mentor, and review the work of project controls specialists, planners, cost engineers, and reporting personnel.
* Ensure controls activities comply with company procedures, client requirements, and applicable contract provisions.
Ideal Profile
The preferred candidate will hold a bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline. At least 15 years of professional experience in project controls, project management, cost management, scheduling, or construction financial oversight is required.
Applicants should demonstrate advanced knowledge of earned value methodology, integrated cost and schedule control, forecasting, change management, contract administration, and performance reporting. The ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate clear recommendations to senior leadership is essential.
Experience managing controls functions on large construction or infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East will be highly advantageous. Familiarity with international delivery models, publicly funded programs, risk analysis, and diverse contract types is preferred.
Professional credentials such as Project Management Professional or Certified Cost Professional would strengthen an application. Previous responsibility for developing project controls teams is also desirable.
Skills Set
* Project controls management
* Cost and schedule integration
* Earned value management
* Baseline budget development
* Primavera P6
* Microsoft Project
* Cost forecasting
* Schedule performance analysis
* Scope control
* Change management
* Contract administration
* Cost variance analysis
* Trend and productivity reporting
* Labor cost monitoring
* Manpower and resource tracking
* Purchase order management
* Subcontract commitment tracking
* Cash flow analysis
* Risk management
* Cost impact assessment
* SAP
* Oracle ERP
* Business intelligence tools
* Performance dashboards
* Project financial systems
* Executive reporting
* Team leadership
* Stakeholder presentations
Why Join Us
This role offers the opportunity to lead the controls discipline on complex projects within Riyadh\'s rapidly developing infrastructure and built-environment market. The successful candidate will influence financial outcomes, delivery strategy, risk responses, and management decisions across high-value assignments.
AECOM provides access to multidisciplinary project teams, international controls practices, advanced planning systems, and structured professional development. The position offers a strong platform for expanding leadership capability while delivering measurable improvements in cost certainty, schedule confidence, governance, and organizational performance.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing planning, engineering, environmental, program management, and construction management services. Its specialists work with public- and private-sector clients to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions across buildings, transportation, water, energy, and major infrastructure projects.
