About the Role
KPMG’s GRC team is looking for a Civil Engineer with 6+ years of experience in capital projects, construction, or real estate advisory.
The role will support clients in strengthening project governance, risk management, internal controls, compliance, and project delivery across the capital project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver governance, risk, compliance, and internal audit reviews across real estate, construction, and infrastructure projects.
- Review project governance, delivery processes, decision rights, approvals, policies, and procedures, and identify improvement opportunities.
- Assess key project risks and controls across cost, schedule, procurement, contracts, change management, claims, quality, HSE, and project delivery.
- Review FIDIC-based contracts, contractor performance, project progress, variations, and claims.
- Review CAPEX, project cost controls, project accounting, financial reporting, and approvals, including benchmarking and value engineering where applicable.
- Support the development of risk registers, risk and control matrices, compliance checklists, PMO frameworks, KPIs, dashboards, and management reporting.
- Work closely with client project teams, PMOs, engineers, cost consultants, and senior stakeholders, and prepare clear reports and presentations.
- Support junior team members, proposals, and other Capital Projects / BCRE practice initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in capital projects, construction, real estate, governance, risk, internal audit, or advisory, preferably within a Big 4 or consulting environment.
- Practical experience in capital project delivery, PMO, project controls, or construction advisory.
- Good understanding of FIDIC contracts and their application in the GCC/MENA region.
- Familiarity with relevant frameworks such as IIA, ADAA, COSO, and PMBOK.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, RICS, CIA, CRISC, or CISA would be an advantage.
