Project Controls Director

- Act as primary point of contact for Client for schedule, risk, change, document control and reporting matters.
- Advise the client on all aspects of planning, schedule, and project control according to best industry standards
- Conduct executive level presentations to the client management team to brief on the status of the programme, individual projects
- Develop programme weekly and monthly executive dashboards.
- Provide strategic planning for the programme with respect to high-level milestones and critical path.
- Provide direct oversight and direction to planning/scheduling, risk management, document control and reporting.
- Effectively communicate the programme schedule to all stakeholders.
- Work with associated teams to develop, periodically review, and improve project controls processes and procedures to be adopted across the Programme to achieve a consistent and coordinated approach, including:
- Planning structure approach for PMO and PMC
- Development of WBS and activity codes
- Performance monitoring and reporting
- Input into the Programme Management Information System (PMIS)
- Risk Management
- Schedule Management
- Lead effort to analyse all schedule related data, identifying issues and opportunities and provide solutions to ensure all programme schedule objectives are met.
- Generate and implement methods for gathering and interpreting pertinent project information with analysis focused on identifying and mitigating or resolving negative impacts.
- Liaise with cost management team to integrate cost and schedule data.
- Attend weekly and monthly meetings with Employer and other stakeholders.
- Reporting - Interface and challenge PMC's, Contractors and Design Consultants on their reports. Evaluate and escalate where necessary areas of concern.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of the Programme baseline schedule.
- Lead the development of the weekly and monthly reports & dashboards and report variances against milestones.
- Develop and monitor programme KPIs.
- Responsible for ensuring all Schedule Management, Reporting, and Project Documentation Maintenance activities, are carried out in in a timely and accurate manner.
- Responsible for monitoring the performance of projects and conducting health checks based on cost and time.
- Mentor/support Project Controls teams as required
- Accountable for Controls Disciplines resource management

Requirements

- Degree in Engineering, or Construction Management
- PMP, PMQ or other professional certifications
- Chartership is preferred
- Minimum 15 years related experience in Project Management and Project Controls.
- Must have a consultant and/or client background for a minimum of 5 years, preferably in a PMO/Programme Level.
- Fluent in English (read, write and speak).
- Project management acumen.
- Politically aware.
- Team player, team leader.
- Extensive strategic planning
- Arabic speaking is an advantage but not essential.
- Digital-savvy candidates preferred
- 5 years Middle East experience preferred.

Rewards & Benefits:

We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary
- Transportation allowance
- Medical and life insurance cover
- Annual leave
- Medical and life insurance cover
- Company gratuity scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee Well-Being Programme - 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants;