Project Controls Manager
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself.
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In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities.
Imagine Next!
At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself.
Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential.
Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Parsons is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Project Controls Manager to lead project planning, scheduling, risk management, change management, and performance reporting across major infrastructure projects.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead all project controls activities, including planning, scheduling, progress measurement, risk management, change control, and reporting.
- Develop, implement, and maintain project controls systems, procedures, and compliance standards.
- Prepare and manage integrated master schedules, ensuring alignment across multiple project packages and stakeholders.
- Review and evaluate contractors' baseline and updated schedules, identifying delays, risks, critical issues, and recommending mitigation or recovery actions.
- Conduct schedule impact assessments, analyses, and risk evaluations to support informed decision-making.
- Maintain project risk registers and lead risk workshops with clients and contractors.
- Prepare progress reports, schedule analyses, forecasts, and management presentations.
- Assess Extension of Time (EOT), disruption, and delay claims using recognized delay analysis methodologies.
- Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, and project teams to resolve planning, scheduling, and project controls issues.
- Establish progress measurement systems (PMS), KPIs, and project monitoring tools.
- Manage project records, trackers, logs, contractual correspondence, and delay notifications.
- Lead project controls meetings, provide technical guidance to planning engineers, and support stakeholder communications through clear reporting and presentations.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or construction management from a recognized institution.
- Minimum 15+ years of experience in Infrastructure projects
- UAE experience. Minimun 3 years
- Proficiency in Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Power BI.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Thorough knowledge of industry best practices and regulations.
- Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
- Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
- Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices.
- To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
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