Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses. 

Our newest opportunity is for a Project Controls Manager. This critical role will lead and coordinate the planning, cost management, risk management, and reporting functions for a major infrastructure project in Riyadh. This role ensures that the project remains on schedule, within budget, and aligned with client expectations. The position requires strong technical expertise, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to manage multidisciplinary controls teams in a fast-paced mega-project environment.

• Planning & Scheduling
  • Developing, maintaining, and updating the Integrated Master Schedule in Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with approved baselines, contract milestones, and project delivery objectives.
  • Reviewing and critically assessing Contractor detailed programmes, recovery plans, and look-ahead schedules on a regular basis.
  • Performing critical path analysis, float analysis, and “what-if” scenario modelling to support strategic project decision-making.
  • Monitoring progress against planned activities using earned value management principles and schedule performance indicators.
  • Supporting the Project Director and project leadership team with schedule forecasting, mitigation planning, and programme optimization strategies.
  Progress Monitoring & Reporting
  • Preparing accurate weekly and monthly progress reports, including S-curves, histograms, dashboards, KPI tracking, and narrative analysis for Client and senior management reporting.
  • Monitoring trade-by-trade progress, productivity performance, critical activities, and milestone achievement.
  • Identifying early warnings, delays, risks, and performance concerns while developing mitigation measures and recovery recommendations.
  • Maintaining live project dashboards and reporting tools to track schedule performance, manpower trends, resource utilization, and critical project metrics.
  • Participating in executive reporting, technical workshops, and project review meetings.
  Change, Risk & Commercial Support
  • Assessing the impact of variations, delays, disruptions, and scope changes on project schedules and contractual milestones.
  • Supporting the preparation and review of Extension of Time (EOT) claims, delay analyses, and associated schedule narratives.
  • Integrating risk management activities into the project schedule, including mitigation tracking, contingency planning, and schedule recovery initiatives.
  • Coordinating with commercial and contracts teams to ensure alignment between programme reporting, cost reporting, and contractual obligations.
  • Supporting value engineering exercises and interface coordination activities across multiple project packages.
  Document Control & Systems Management
  • Ensuring all planning and controls deliverables are properly submitted, tracked, approved, and archived through Aconex and other project systems.
  • Maintaining accurate records of schedule baselines, revisions, approvals, and reporting documentation.
  • Ensuring compliance with project controls procedures, reporting standards, and Client requirements.
  Team Leadership & Stakeholder Coordination
  • Leading and mentoring planning and project controls teams including planners, schedulers, reporting engineers, and data analysts.
  • Coordinating closely with project management, construction, engineering, commercial, and Client teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
  • Attending and contributing to key project meetings including progress meetings, technical coordination workshops, risk reviews, and executive reporting sessions.
  • Supporting the development of project controls best practices, reporting systems, and continuous improvement initiatives across the project.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 12 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent 5 years of your career will have been focused purely on Project Controls in infrastructre projects.

• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6, EVM, schedule risk analysis, and cost control methodologies.

  
  

• Prior experience working for a global consultancy or Tier-1 contractor.

  
  

• Experience in large-scale infrastructure (e.g., highways, rail/metro, utilities, aviation, or mixed-use developments).

  
  

• Strong understanding of project delivery models and contract structures (e.g., EPC, Design & Build, PMC).

  
  

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

Preferred candidate

Years of experience

5+ years

Degree

Bachelor's degree / higher diploma