Project Control Manager

Wood

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Control Manager with a proven track record in robust cost and schedule management, ideally coming from a cost control background, to take on a high value portfolio of projects for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Woods Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonisation and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years services of our employees at 5-year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems-delivered by experts in their field.
  
  

The Key Objectives For This Role Are

• Provides comprehensive cost, planning, scheduling and risk assessment support to assignments / project teams and clients, typically on smaller projects without dedicated project control discipline teams. Sets up and runs all required project controls systems, tools, and interfaces to enable the successful management and reporting of the project costs, schedule and risk on projects and assignments.
• Supports the Service Line / Project Manager in the collation, analysis and reporting of project cost, scheduling, and risk data.
• A wide ranging and hands on role that interfaces with several key stakeholders across the project. Provides coaching and guidance to less experienced project controllers.
  
  

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Act as the focal point with the client and any contractor Project Controllers as appropriate, to ensure costs and progress are reported accurately, ensure alignment with the project reporting requirements and timely and accurate cost and progress reporting.
• Reporting of planned v s actual progress figures.
• Monitor cost and schedule impact of achievement / non achievement of project milestones
• Identification, monitoring and reporting against the project critical path providing early warning to the Project Manager of any potential slippages
• Reporting of project costs and schedule data
• Produce weekly and monthly project cost and planning status reports
• Develop and maintain project Work Breakdown Structure for specific scopes of work.
• Develop and maintain cost and planning control structures in alignment with project Work Breakdown Structure
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Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you dont match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world s most critical challenges.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of fifteen (15) years of progressive industry experience, with at least four (4) years in project control positions
• Advanced Working Knowledge of project planning software such as MS project / Primavera
• Advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge and appreciation of the core tenets of Contracts Management, Commercial Management and Project Management
• Knowledge and application of earned value and other monitoring techniques
• Knowledge of risk management processes and techniques
• Ability to work well in a team and independently
• Ability to build exemplary working relationship with clients with professional service focus
• Exceptional organisational skills and able to multi-task.
• Knowledge and application of earned value and other progress monitoring techniques
• Knowledge of risk management processes and techniques