Project Controls Manager

**What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?**
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP Middle East are currently looking for a **Project Controls Manager**to be part of the ongoing project in Riyadh.

**Your new role, what's involved?**
- Provide leadership for project controls, planning, scheduling, progress measurement, and reporting for the entire development
- Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance to project controls staff, interface with client, attend regular meetings, and provide reports
- Develop, implement and maintain project controls, planning, processes, procedure, systems and tools and monitor compliance
- Provide guidance and direction for the resolution of planning and issues as they arise
- Provide regular summary reports to the Project Management team to provide awareness of key project parameters, and assist with exceptions
- Setting-up Primavera Project Management System P6 for program management across the planning team with all stakeholders
- Preparing the master programme for the project
- Preparing the daily escalation report for project managers
- Assisting in establishing / delivering formal reporting arrangements on project progress for the client and project
- Reviewing contract documents, suggesting changes for planning and programming aspects and the addition of new clauses if necessary
- Arranging planning workshops/meetings to discuss and assist contractors / consultants to close their project control issues
- Assessment and management of claims along with expertise in forensic delay analysis methodologies
- Risk assessment of contract provisions related to Schedule and challenge any claims and EOT requests
- Making recommendations for possible mitigation/ acceleration
- Good knowledge of the document control system and communication flow for the project
- Reviewing construction programmes received from contractors and analysing them in accordance with the contractual requirements
- Ensuring procurement, material and submittal logs are created and maintained

**We'd love to hear from you if you have**:

- Degree in Civil Engineering
- 15+ years post-graduate experience with minimum 10 years’ GCC experience
- Extensive experience working with project management consultancies
- Previous experience in Project Controls, Planning, Forensic Delay Analysis, Claims and Project Management
- Good knowledge and experience of the project lifecycle for infrastructure projects in respect to project controls, planning, risk, cost and schedule control
- Good knowledge of the design process and construction methodologies
- Experienced Project Controls professional with good technical skills (i.e. critical path, earned value, etc)

**What's in it for you?**
What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP - we can

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.
**Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.**
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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Job Reference: WSPME05160