Project Controls Manager (Cost)

Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia February 25, 2026


Our dedicated Cost and Project Management team at RLB are responsible for managing projects through from the initial planning stages to completion. Their main task is to breakdown projects into stages, taking responsibility for monitoring and managing the programme, cost, quality and risk of each stage of the project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our service to our clients and enjoy long-term relationships with them.

We are a sector-focused business actively operating in Commercial, Residential, Mixed-Use, Hospitality, Sports, Government and Retail projects. Our Cost and Project Managers work in close contact with clients, advising them on financial matters, project risks, procurement and contract matters using our experience to provide an informed opinion.

RLB are responsible for providing Executive Cost Management services to a PIF client overseeing various construction projects within KSA. Our role will be to peer review incoming cost advice, providing monthly reviews, summary reports and input into dashboards for internal reporting.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Establish function that provides performance reporting, change control, cost control, schedule and risk management.

  • Responsible for advising the client on developing an integrated set of all program processes and procedures.

  • Provision of training to delivery teams and monitoring of adherence to project controls plan.

  • Accurate cost and schedule data capture to facilitate informed decisions.

  • Providing financial reporting at C-Suite level and ensuring single source of truth.

  • Developing standards for determining programme progress against benchmarking and KPIs such as Earned Value and other key construction metrics.

  • Assisting and advising the client on a world class PMIS system & toolset and ensuring compliance.

  • Accountable for producing the monthly report; ad-hoc reports and dashboard reports.

  • Establishes procedures for continuous improvement and lessons learned.

  • Developing reporting procedures and processes across the program.

  • Produce project performance reports with accurate cost & schedule data at agreed cadence.

  • Developing Project Controls process to collect and analyse data in a consistent manner.

  • Analyse program and project progress reported against cost and schedule.

  • Contributes to the establishment of KPI metrics for programme performance and measurement.

  • Establishing and monitoring the risk and opportunity management process.

  • Establishing and leading the change control process.

  • Establishing and leading the document management process.

  • Establishing and leading the cost control process.

  • Responsible for reporting performance variance against the plan and recommending corrective actions.

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