Project Controls Lead

About the role

The Project Controls Lead will oversee all project controls activities for assigned projects, ensuring effective planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and performance reporting. This role supports successful project delivery within approved budgets and timelines.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and manage project controls processes, systems, procedures, and reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain integrated project programmes, schedules, cost plans, forecasts, and performance baselines.
• Monitor project performance against scope, budget, schedule, milestones, and KPIs.
• Review and monitor consultant and contractor programmes, identifying delays and risks.
• Coordinate cost control activities, including budget monitoring, commitments, expenditure, forecasts, and EAC.
• Produce project dashboards, progress reports, performance metrics, and executive‑level project controls information.
• Conduct schedule and cost variance analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage change control processes and assess impacts on cost, schedule, and performance.
• Integrate risk information into cost and schedule forecasting.
• Collaborate with Project Management, Commercial, Contracts, Risk, Procurement, Technical, and Construction teams.
• Lead and mentor planning, cost control, and project controls team members.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading project controls functions on construction or real‑estate projects.
• Strong analytical ability to monitor performance, identify variances, and propose recovery actions.
• Excellent coordination skills with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to develop and maintain detailed schedules, cost plans, and forecasts.
• Experience managing change control and risk integration.

Required skills