Change Control Manager

Parsons Corporation

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Change Control Manager to join our team in Riyadh! In this role, you will own the end-to-end change control process leading contractual and commercial impact assessments, securing approvals, and integrating approved changes into project baselines to protect schedule, cost, and value.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Establish and govern change control procedures, workflows, and approval matrices aligned with contract requirements.

• Lead change intake/triage and maintain the change register, trends, substantiation, and full audit trail.

• Coordinate cross-functional impact assessments across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and commercial.

• Prepare decision-ready change packages and present to the Change Control Board/client for approval.

• Perform/coordinate Time Impact Analyses in Primavera P6/MS Project; integrate approved changes into the baseline.

• Quantify cost and commercial impacts with Estimating/QS and Cost Control; align budgets, contingency, and cash flow.

• Ensure timely contractual notices and fully substantiated variation/compensation event submissions (e.g., FIDIC/NEC/EPC).

• Flow down approved changes to subcontracts/vendors and verify execution readiness (drawings, BoQs, method statements).

• Track change cycle times and trends; produce clear dashboards and insights for leadership and clients.

• Support claims preparation and negotiations for delays, disruptions, and scope changes; maintain audit-ready records.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8 12 years in change/variation management, project controls, or contracts/commercial on large, complex projects.

• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Project for schedule impact analysis and baseline control; strong Excel/reporting skills.

• Strong knowledge of contractual change provisions and entitlement (e.g., FIDIC/NEC/EPC) and commercial valuation/pricing.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management; ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear recommendations.

• Eligibility to work in KSA; English fluency required, Arabic a plus.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience with EcoSys/Prism, SAP/Oracle ERP, and document control systems (Aconex/ProjectWise).

• Power BI/Tableau for dashboards; strong business writing for change narratives and justifications.

• Professional credentials (e.g., RICS, CIArb, AACE, PMI) and experience on Saudi giga-projects.

• Background supporting TIAs, entitlement/quantum analyses, and negotiating variations/claims.