Project Controls Manager

About This Role

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Job Description Project Controls Manager Abu Dhabi, UAE Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Controls Manager to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide leadership and oversight for planning and scheduling, progress measurement, risk management, change management, cost control, and reporting for the entire project.
• Provide guidance, direction, and specialized assistance to planning and risk staff; interface with clients; and attend regular coordination and progress meetings.
• Develop, implement, and maintain project controls processes, procedures, systems, and tools, and monitor compliance across all project stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and direction for the timely resolution of planning and project control issues as they arise.
• Set up and manage the Primavera P6 Project Management System for program management across the planning team and all stakeholders.
• Prepare, maintain, and update the integrated master programme for the project, ensuring alignment with contractual milestones and deliverables.
• Establish and deliver formal reporting arrangements on project progress, risks, and issues for the client and internal management.
• Arrange and lead project controls workshops/meetings to discuss, coordinate, and assist contractors/consultants in resolving their project control issues.
• Review and challenge claims and extension of time (EOT) requests, ensuring compliance with contractual provisions and supporting documentation.
• Review consultants’ and contractors’ programmes and updates, analyzing them in line with contractual, technical, and procedural requirements.
• Assess and analyze the impact of design and construction changes, schedule slippages, and interface issues on project milestones and completion dates.
• Coordinate the execution of effective project risk management processes, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and monitoring.
• Support and coordinate with the contract administration team in evaluating variations, claims, and change orders from a time and cost perspective.
• Ensure that planning and scheduling data, progress records, and contemporaneous documentation support contract administration, dispute avoidance, and potential dispute resolution processes.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, or construction management, from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 15 years post-graduate experience, including significant exposure to infrastructure and mixed-use development projects.
• Proven experience in planning and scheduling, quantitative schedule risk analysis, and extension of time claims.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience working closely with contract administration teams on variations, claims evaluation, and change management.
• Thorough knowledge of industry best practices, standard forms of contract, and relevant regulations.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and other project controls and reporting tools

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