Infrastructure Project Controls Engineer

Project controls engineer – talent pool

Supporting water, roads, and utilities projects across the Middle East, ensuring effective monitoring and control of cost, schedule, and performance. Supports planning, cost control, progress tracking, and reporting activities while coordinating with project teams and contractors to maintain alignment with project baselines. Provides data analysis, forecasting, and performance reporting to support informed decision-making and successful project delivery within time and budget targets.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and maintaining the project schedule and budget.
• Identify and analyze project dependencies and critical paths.
• Develop and maintain risk management plans and mitigation strategies.
• Update and revise the project schedule and budget as needed.
• Monitor project progress against the baseline schedule and budget.
• Identify and analyze variances from the baseline.
• Develop and implement corrective action plans to address variances.
• Track and manage project risks.
• Prepare and present project status reports to stakeholders, including earned value reports, schedule variance reports, and cost performance reports.
• Maintain project records and ensure compliance with project documentation requirements.
• Inform themselves of the relevant quality, environmental, safety, and occupational health policies, manuals, and procedures within the company and ensure continued compliance with these requirements while employed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager or supervisor.

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10-15 years’ experience in project controls (cost and schedule).
• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience of directing cost engineering, cost estimating, control and analysis, planning and scheduling, schedule development, control, and analysis.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria and system set-up for all project controls activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working internationally, with preference for GCC experience.

About the company:

We are a global program, project, and construction management provider with thousands of professionals worldwide. Our focus is protecting client interests by helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

We are part of a global infrastructure solutions group of companies and are an equal opportunity employer, welcoming veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role. Various other duties may be required.