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Project Controls Manager
Project Controls Manager
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to lead all aspects of project planning, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, forecasting, and performance reporting across major capital projects. This is a critical leadership role responsible for providing project controls expertise throughout the project lifecycle—from bid development and project award through execution, commissioning, and closeout.
The successful candidate will drive project performance through robust controls processes, enabling informed decision-making and ensuring successful delivery against cost, schedule, and commercial objectives. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Client teams, you will play a key role in shaping project strategies, identifying risks and opportunities, and delivering accurate performance insights to senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Project Planning & Controls Leadership
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of integrated project controls systems across a portfolio of projects.
- Establish and manage project baselines, including schedules, cost plans, resource forecasts, and performance measurement systems.
- Ensure project controls processes, procedures, and reporting standards are consistently applied across all project phases.
- Provide strategic project controls leadership and guidance to project teams and senior management.
Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules from bid stage through execution and completion.
- Manage baseline development, schedule updates, critical path analysis, and schedule recovery planning.
- Perform trend analysis and forecasting to identify potential schedule risks and opportunities.
- Support project execution teams in developing realistic and achievable project delivery strategies.
Cost Management & Performance Reporting
- Deliver accurate weekly and monthly project performance reports, covering:
- Cost, schedule, progress, risks, earned value, and forecasting.
- Monitor performance against approved baselines and communicate variances, trends, and corrective actions.
- Maintain cost and schedule forecasting processes to support effective project governance and decision-making.
- Provide portfolio-level reporting and insights to business and client stakeholders as required.
Earned Value & Progress Measurement
- Develop and implement robust progress measurement and Earned Value Management (EVM) systems across:
- Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Construction, and Commissioning.
- Ensure accurate, consistent, and transparent project progress measurement.
- Provide meaningful performance metrics and analysis to support proactive project management.
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Team Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead and mentor Project Controls professionals on major and mega-projects.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and project controls excellence.
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, clients, contractors, and external stakeholders.
- Drive knowledge sharing and adoption of best practices across regional and global teams.
- Champion improvements in project controls methodologies, tools, systems, and reporting processes.
- Support the ongoing development of a world-class Project Controls function.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in:
- Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering (particularly Project Management disciplines, or other relevant technical fields).
- Professional certification (e.g., in Project Controls, Planning, Cost Management, or Project Management) is advantageous.
Experience
- 10+ years in Project Controls, Planning, Scheduling, or Project Management.
- Minimum 2 years supporting Nuclear Decommissioning projects (desirable).
- Proven experience delivering project controls services in:
- Major EPC, industrial, infrastructure, energy, or capital projects (decommissioning nuances escalated to a priority).
- Expertise in leading mult wheels of project controls across complex, multidisciplinary environments.
Skills & Competencies
- Advanced knowledge of:
- Project controls principles, methodologies, and industry best practices.
- Planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, risk management, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
- Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex project data.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities, influencing decision-making at senior levels.
- Highly organised, precise, with a proactive approach to delivery.
- Expertise using Microsoft Project (or equivalent tools).
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