Manager - Project Controls

The Manager Project Controls is responsible for overseeing the program of works for a large value scheme, managing budgets, and coordinating with estimators, engineers, surveyors, and architects. The Senior Project Controls Engineer will partner with the internal team to develop program plans and create cost and schedule baselines. The incumbent is responsible for preparing and publishing metrics and reports, analyzing variances, and reviewing compliance with corporate guidelines across multiple teams. The incumbent will drive decision-making to improve the program performance across sectors.

Experience:

• 15-20 years of experience in Project Controls for large-scale complex projects across sectors
• Strong experience with Cost Control, Scheduling (Waterfall/Agile/Lean/Scrum), and Time Management
• Proven expertise in a Project Management or Project Controls Management position, specifically within complex Capex projects across sectors
• Successful leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering results within a large-scale project environment
• Proficiency in Earned Value Management (EVM) processes and their application in complex large-scale projects, with a strong aptitude for overseeing schedule, cost, risk, change control management activities, and reporting

Qualification:

• Postgraduate or graduate in an engineering discipline
• Professional Project Management Certification (preferably from PMI) or Post Graduate degree in Project Engineering and Management or Post Graduate degree in Advanced Construction Management

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Project Manager (PM) and Construction Manager (CM) in monitoring and maintaining control of cost and schedule performance through a Project Controls System, including earned value management, key performance indicators, risk management, and change control
• Agree on the progress measurement methodology with the contractor and ensure timely submission of project actuals in a previously agreed format
• Participate in project planning processes, defining scopes, resource planning, and establishing WBS and budgets on assigned projects
• Measure current performance and predict future performance of the project/programme using valid performance measurement techniques such as earned value management
• Ensure the accuracy and compliance of earned value data and process compliance on the assigned project portfolio
• Create and implement project controls plans and lead project schedules, associated deliverables, and progress S curves to support contract requirements and the successful execution of project controls
• Actively participate in project review meetings, providing clear, accurate project assessments, and offering proactive advice to drive successful project completion
• Lead change control and baseline management for the programme and collaborate with Project Managers to produce accurate cost estimates for change orders, while maintaining the change log
• Collate performance and progress data related to time, cost, risk, change, and quality periodically, agreeing on and developing high-quality, robust, and accurate periodic reports for project/programme leaders, and providing interpretation of the data in the report to support prompt decision-making
• Sustain and improve planning, risk, cost control, and change control management policies, procedures, and processes, ensuring proper application by project controls and delivery teams
• Monitor accurate and timely project invoicing, UBR, and Debtors to associated customers
• Chair and/or facilitate necessary project/programme level change forums, escalate change papers with high-level impacts that require additional approvals, and ensure all decisions are enacted within the change control system and toolsets
• Advise project/programme leaders by providing specialist advice and technical knowledge to resolve or mitigate delays, issues, and other challenges throughout the project
• Undertake self-assessment of procedural compliance, share lessons learned, and best practices within the wider Project Controls community
• Spearhead and train internal teams on standard cost control procedures following the enterprise and/or business group procedures