Senior Specialist - Programmes and Project Controls

About the role

Wasael Property Management is hiring a Senior Specialist in Programmes and Project Controls in Abu Dhabi. The role provides specialist support in planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, cost tracking, performance analysis and reporting, so that projects and programmes are delivered on time and efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain programme and project controls processes, systems and reporting frameworks.
• Develop, review and maintain schedules, programmes, milestones and performance baselines.
• Monitor progress against approved schedules, budgets, milestones and KPIs, and analyse planned versus actual performance to flag variances, delays and risks.
• Support reviews of consultant and contractor programmes, progress reports, forecasts and controls submissions, and monitor critical path activities and dependencies.
• Support cost monitoring, forecasting, commitments, expenditure tracking and EAC activities.
• Prepare controls dashboards, progress reports, performance metrics and management presentations, and consolidate information across workstreams.
• Conduct schedule and performance variance analysis, support recovery programmes and mitigation plans, and maintain change registers.
• Assess the cost and schedule impact of changes, variations, delays and Extension of Time claims, and integrate risks and opportunities into controls reporting.
• Coordinate with Project Management, Commercial, Contracts, Risk, Procurement and Technical teams, and prepare periodic and ad hoc reports for leadership.
• Support continuous improvement of controls processes, tools, templates and data quality.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience in programme/project controls, preferably in real estate development, construction, infrastructure or major projects.
• Experience reviewing contractor and consultant schedules and progress submissions; experience supporting multiple projects or programme-level reporting preferred.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PMI-SP or AACE is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong experience in planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel and project reporting tools.
• Understanding of critical path analysis, baselines, change control, risk management and cost/schedule integration.