Project Controls Lead

The Project Controls Lead will reports to the Managing Director and a functional reporting line to the Regional Data Analytics & Assurance Director (DAAD) and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of the PD&E business.  The role is focused on:

• Project Controls – Schedule, Cost, Risk & Earned Value Management

• Operations & Governance

• Resource Management

They will drive the strategy process and then monitor the delivery of the strategy against forward-looking KPIs as part of a balanced scorecard using a data-driven approach. This will be a centralized role. However, it could be based in any Middle East office. The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to:

Project Controls:

• Oversees the direction of the project controls team within PD&E.

• Develops and maintains the project control system for the PD&E business that includes but is not limited to:

  • Development of L1, L3 & L5 schedules

  • Cost forecasting

  • Integration of cost & schedule through earned value

  • Risk & Opportunity management

  • Development of the Engineering Progress & Performance Reporting (EPPR) System

• Manages staff coordination and workload and directly supervises project controls team.

• Tracks and analyses the project costs, including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, and forecasts.

• Assists in analysing project control requirements as part of the bid review process to ensure all requirements are incorporated.

• Supports the development of the earned value management system

• Provides senior level, project management support as necessary (e.g., financial/operational budgeting, consolidation, analysis, forecasting; business development; pricing; billing; key client/consultant relationship management).

• Carry out all required duties of that of a supervisor, Performance management etc.

• Align the management of the P, D&E project controls job family with the DAAD.

• Liaise with (or manage) quality assurance process in relation to design delivery.  Work with relevant departments to provide oversight of BMS implementation.

• Generally implement and promote a data driven culture to improve business and project performance to support EBIT growth in region.

• Work with the MD, DAAD and Business Unit Leads to implement strategy & promote a culture of collaboration;

• Define the strategy and lead the design and implementation of a common project management methodology, standards and tools to drive and facilitate the successful delivery of projects

• Monitor and report against strategic plan and actions;

• In conjunction with Business Unit Leads, continually assess priority markets and services to position short and long terms growth;

• Contribute positively as a member of the PDE SLT and support Managing Director on any other strategic matters.

• Support the execution of project governance, reporting and review framework to provide a holistic view of all organisational programme activity.

• Manage interdependencies and coordination across projects within the business to ensure that information relating to project deliverables, risks and issues are effectively communicated between stakeholders and that KPIs are monitored and evaluated.

• Identify and define the major strategic issues for the organisation and integrate diverse stakeholder interests with the broader agenda to inform the development and prioritisation of initiatives and to proactively understand and mitigate risks.

• Define governance strategies and organisational policies to enable the strategic coordination of multiple projects and initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of projects.

Resource Management:

• Work with practice leads in maintaining a consistent system for resource management.

• Support the Business Unit Leads and GTC (offshore design office in India) in maintaining a resource look ahead based on hard backlog & pipeline work

• Monitor the deployment of staff to projects in conjunction with business unit leads & practice leads.

• Drive a utilisation culture, and ensuring we have staff deployment accurately planned

• Consider bidding effort and input requirements working with business and practice leads.

Commercial Reporting & Finance Interface

• Work closely with finance team to ensure commercial and project performance measure are aligned and feed into financial reporting.

• Work with PD&E finance director to establish business unit and department cost breakdown structures that drive business reporting

• Work with finance to measure and ensure continue improvement to project and business performance

Relevant experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree level or equivalent professional qualification

• Minimum of 15 years in project controls (Cost, Schedule & Risk)

• Expert problem-solving skills

• Expert presentation skills

• Expert in MS tools excel, including visual basic, access & PowerBi

• Proficient in P6

• Proficient in the set up of the Earned Value Management Systems