Project Controls Director

Role overview

Project controls and delivery

• Develop project controls processes, tools, and procedures for monitoring cost, schedule, and performance.
• Create and maintain an integrated Master Schedule across project packages, addressing interdependencies and potential impacts.
• Review contractor baseline schedules and validate schedules and resources for timely completion.
• Conduct what-if analyses; track progress; perform Earned Value Analysis; and prepare regular progress and performance reports.
• Maintain the Project Risk Register, propose mitigations, and lead controls studies, trend analysis, and risk evaluations.
• Assess claims and Extension of Time requests using delay analysis; evaluate design changes, delays, and contractor performance; issue delay notices as needed.

Stakeholders, leadership, and governance

• Collaborate with clients, contractors, and consultants to resolve planning, scheduling, and technical issues.
• Lead project controls workshops and meetings, and participate in stakeholder meetings with concise minutes and actionable outcomes.
• Provide leadership, training, and guidance to project controls teams.
• Ensure contractual, technical, and safety compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare dashboards, progress reports, and performance metrics; standardize cost and schedule reporting for management oversight.
• Support Project Management Information Systems deployment; advise on construction phasing, interface management, and value engineering; participate in lessons-learned workshops.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 15 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure projects, including rail and aviation.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and coordination skills.
• Knowledge of applicable project controls software and tools.
• Prior Middle East experience is an advantage.