Senior Project Controls Manager – Offshore Water Injection

About the role

The Senior Project Controls Manager is responsible for leading all project controls activities for a major offshore water injection development project, ensuring effective planning, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, risk management, forecasting, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle. The role provides strategic oversight to support safe, timely, and cost‑effective project delivery while coordinating with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and client stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated Level 1–4 project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Establish project baselines, milestones, and critical path analyses.
• Monitor schedule performance and identify delays, risks, and recovery opportunities.
• Lead schedule reviews and progress assessment meetings.
• Develop project control budgets and cost management frameworks.
• Monitor expenditures, commitments, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Analyze cost variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage earned value management (EVM) processes and reporting.
• Establish project KPIs and performance measurement systems.
• Consolidate engineering, procurement, fabrication, offshore installation, and commissioning progress.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project performance reports for senior management and stakeholders.
• Lead project risk identification, assessment, and mitigation activities.
• Manage change control processes and evaluate schedule/cost impacts.
• Lead multidisciplinary project controls teams and mentor personnel.
• Interface with project directors, EPC contractors, vendors, and client representatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• 18‑25 years of project controls experience in major Oil & Gas, offshore, EPC, or energy projects.
• Extensive experience on offshore development, water injection, brownfield, or subsea projects.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, cost management systems, and project reporting tools.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), risk management, and change control processes.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI‑SP, AACE CCP, or equivalent are advantageous.

Required skills

• Project Planning & Scheduling
• Cost Control & Forecasting
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Risk & Opportunity Management
• Change Management
• Offshore EPC Project Delivery
• Executive Reporting
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership
• Primavera P6
• Power BI