Reporting Manager

About the Project and Role

This role is embedded within a landmark infrastructure project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, aimed at creating a distinctive mixed-use development that will serve as a self-sustaining community hub with iconic landmarks. KBR is contributing broad PMO services including enterprise governance, assurance, integration, and oversight across all projects and programs within this development.

Reporting directly to the Project Controls Director, the Reporting Manager will oversee all facets of reporting related to the development's execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project Management Consultants (PMCs) to gather and analyze data reflecting development performance in planning and commercial success, to produce executive-level reports.
• Liaise closely with commercial and planning teams to prepare technical documentation and reports.
• Utilize project management information systems effectively to aggregate and interpret analytical data.
• Ensure the verification and accuracy of data supplied by PMCs.
• Contribute to the enhancement of reporting tools aligned with digital transformation goals.
• Assist in formulating weighted measurement systems to support cumulative progress reporting across project, district, and overall program levels, maintaining an updated Primavera P6/EPS change log.
• Confirm the comprehensive inclusion of all project scope and sitewide work packages within the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), ensuring communication flow up and downstream.
• Provide reporting on inter-project dependencies, interfaces, and identify critical paths.
• Facilitate scenario planning, sequencing alternatives, and provide inputs for strategic planning.
• Support the preparation of baseline IMS package documents including program narratives, schedule basis, weightage allocation, cost and resource loading details, logistical assumptions, and exclusions.
• Generate diverse reports necessary for updating the IMS such as baseline completion date trackers, cash flow guidelines, resource planning, change control tracking, interface management, schedule alerts, mitigation tracking, and delay analysis.
• Deliver schedule reporting from project initiation through closeout, covering design and statutory approvals, infrastructure work, procurements, tenant fit-outs, and event durations.
• Prepare monthly IMS updates ensuring alignment with approved progress cut-off dates and reporting calendars, including consolidated program-level schedules, performance analyses, change impact assessments, mitigation reports, kits of key project indicators, cashflow and critical path analyses, float trend reports, and controlled version tracking.
• Report progress percentages at district, program, and portfolio levels based on agreed weighted methodologies.
• Maintain status updates on the overall Development Master Schedule (DMS) integrating and aligning inputs, milestones, and activities from multiple contributors.
• Report on DMS activities including feasibility plans, land transactions, marketing and sales events, tenant fit-outs, exhibitions, budgeting, and cost tracking.
• Participate actively in monthly program review sessions.
• Review PMC progress updates to confirm accuracy, consistency, and corroboration with evidence.
• Validate progress against approved schedules and identify risks, delays, and emerging issues affecting timelines.
• Support audit activities both internal and external related to schedule and commercial performance.
• Enable proactive forecast management by assessing PMC projections, validating completion estimates, and evaluating recovery actions for delayed projects.
• Use judgment in assessing mitigation measures and recovery schedules and escalation of risks/opportunities with risk management teams.
• Contribute to fostering program maturity by documenting lessons learned, best practices, and supporting training and mentoring efforts for PMCs and internal personnel.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree is required.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience after graduation.
• Professional certifications such as PMI-PMP, GRI Professional or an equivalent credential.
• Proficient use of MS Office suite and familiarity with project management software platforms.
• Experience with international contract frameworks, specifically FIDIC contracts.
• Comprehensive knowledge of planning, resource and cost loading, and risk management methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills to effectively monitor progress trends and recommend corrective measures.
• Excellent skills in report writing.
• Fluency in English, both oral and written.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership qualities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commercially aware with client-oriented approach.
• Well-developed planning and organizational skills.
• Accountability and responsibility for deliverables.
• Awareness of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards.