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Project Control Lead

The Project Control Lead offers direct support to Project Manager(s) in ensuring that our projects successfully meet business and project goals and objectives. They are responsible for the overall Master Control Schedule (MCE) on assigned projects, the Current Cost Estimate (CCE), planning cost estimation, and monthly reporting on the designated project(s). Guidance is provided to Planning and Cost Control Specialists where appropriate. The Project Control Lead is expected to be a key driver in the implementation of project control tools, systems, training, and follow-up to ensure their correct utilisation.

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Main Tasks

  • Ensure the project employs a consistent and agreed approach to cost management, encompassing reporting and forecasting. Active use of risk and opportunity evaluation within the budgeting process.
  • Lead a multidisciplinary team for cost, planning, progress reporting, DCC/LCI, MOC and analysis and reporting
  • Support finance in licence budgeting and be a focal point for coordination.
  • Tracking of expenditure against budgets on dedicated projects.
  • Actively support projects in the preparation of standard project work breakdown structures for project budgets.
  • Preparation and compilation of full project cost estimates across project phases.
  • Identify issues and put forward recommendations for improvements.
  • Assist with reporting requirements, both planned and ad-hoc.
  • Co-ordinate the completion of the monthly report on dedicated projects, working closely with project team members to establish cost/financial information and performance.
  • Support the estimating process to ensure cost risks are identified and appropriately quantified.
  • Review, analyse and challenge supplier and contractor cost and study reports together with dedicated project control teams.
  • Monitor progress reports and take action, aligning with agreed KPIs.
  • Chair cost management meetings with contractors on dedicated projects and internal departments involved in the cost process.
  • Interface and coordinate with other stakeholders as required.
  • Combine the use of planning and cost data to gain situational awareness of the project’s status
  • Manage the process of conducting cost and schedule risk analysis.

Qualifications

  • MSc or BSc in Business Administration, Engineering or a technical certificate in Construction Management
  • 10+ years of relevant project experience, proven experience from execution phase projects in a similar position will be preferred
  • Fluent written and spoken communication skills in English
  • Proactively follow up on the progress of deliverables
  • Self-organising, self-propelling
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills