Project Controls Director

Role overview

Project controls and delivery

• Develop processes, tools, and procedures for monitoring cost, schedule, and performance.
• Create and maintain an integrated Master Schedule for multiple project packages and their interdependencies.
• Review contractor baseline schedules and validate schedules and resources for timely completion.
• Conduct what-if analyses and assess the effects of project changes.
• Track progress, perform Earned Value Analysis, and prepare progress and performance reports.
• Maintain the Project Risk Register, evaluate trends and risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Assess claims, including Extension of Time requests, using delay analysis methodologies.
• Evaluate design changes, delays, and contractor performance; issue delay notices as needed.
• Resolve planning, scheduling, and technical issues with clients, contractors, and consultants.
• Lead controls workshops and stakeholder meetings, document outcomes, and guide and train project controls teams.
• Ensure contractual, technical, and safety compliance; support PMIS deployment and advise on construction phasing, interface management, and value engineering.
• Standardize cost and schedule reporting, prepare dashboards and performance metrics, and contribute to lessons-learned workshops.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related discipline.
• 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.

Preferred qualifications

• A master’s degree is preferred.
• Prior experience in the Middle East region is an advantage.