Project Control Lead

Murray McIntosh is currently working with a leading engineering and maintenance provider who are seeking a Project Control Lead to join the team on a permanent basis as detailed below:

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Engineering Project Manager in the monitoring, controlling, and reporting of projects ranging from Concept design to Execution design
• Depending on size and complexity you may be working on a portfolio of projects or just one
• Ensure the integrity and effectiveness of planning/scheduling, cost, project change control and project risk management
• Update and monitor project schedule and control estimate with input from lead engineers, the project manager and procurement officer
• Provide planning and cost information (e.g. histograms, S-curves, performance indices)
• Identify changes in resource requirements
• Advise on methods to recover programme slippage
• Identify and advise on risks to the programme or budget

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a project controls, EC&I or automation engineer
• Experience setting up an Engineering project schedule and project reporting system
• Knowledge of multidiscipline engineering projects and solid understanding of interdependencies and logic links between intra- and inter-discipline activities and deliverables
• Experience working on large scale portfolios, programmes, or projects
• Experience with various phases of engineering and construction projects - concept, FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning
• An understanding of working with the common standard forms of contract (NEC3 and 4, FIDIC)
• An understanding of Project Controls practices, processes and tools, including application of standard metrics such as BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, SPI, CPI
• Significant capability in the use of scheduling software (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel)
• Experience in the use of various cost control, risk management and reporting tools