Deputy Projects Control Director

Job description

Deputy Projects Control Director Deputy Project Controls Director This role reports to the Project Controls Director for oversight and management of all aspects of Project Controls, ensuring effective baselining, planning, controlling and monitoring to drive and achieve both innovative and established goals within scope, budget, time, quality and risk management constraints. The Deputy Project Controls Director manages the PMO Project Controls Team working closely with separately appointed Project Management Consultants (PMCs) for validation of reporting data, compiling to management information, and preparation of dashboards for executive reporting. The role requires a comprehensive understanding of Project Management principles, exceptional leadership skills and a deep knowledge of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) processes. The unique construct of the the employer delivery environment focuses on the need for an ability to collaborate with a wide range of key stakeholders at Executive, Client, Program, Project and Supply Chain level, and more broadly across industry. ***Background Check Required*** Responsibilities • Define and maintain the Project Control (Planning) integrated baseline and framework, including the establishment of Project Control policies, procedures and systems to facilitate efficient Project Execution • Establish and maintain Project Control (Planning) standards, requirements, processes and protocols including but not limited to: Estimating, Planning & Scheduling, Cost Management, Performance and Reporting, Risk Management, Change Control, Document Control, Digital, Data Analysis, Project Control Resourcing and Delay and Disruption functions • Support, challenge and influence Senior Leaders to ensure ‘best for the employer and Client’ decisions and to be accountable for holding the Supply Chain, development and delivery areas to account, working with leaders across the employer and Clients to highlight trends and performance insights • Provide strategic leadership and insight on interdependencies, trends and performance, along with Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice to Senior Leaders in managing the successful delivery of the employer Program and Projects • Lead the development and implementation of Project Control strategies aligned with organizational objectives, ensuring effective Project Management practices are established and followed throughout the Project Lifecycle • Oversee the quality, timeliness and consistency of Project Controls work produced by the Project Controls Team • Lead and coordinate Project Controls activities within the Supply Chain, Program and Project disciplines • Provide strategic analysis of the data and reports submitted and provide insights, trends on performance and risks to support decision making and to provide periodic project performance updates to key Senior Stakeholders, with key strategic insights and trends to support development and delivery trade off decisions • Team Leadership • Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to the Project Controls Team • Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment, promoting continuous learning and professional development • Governance and Quality Assurance • Establish and enforce governance and quality control measures to ensure adherence to project specifications, industry standards and regulatory requirements • Implement robust assurance processes to identify and resolve quality issues promptly • Digital Delivery • Integrate with the Information Management & Technology Leads, and Project Controls Leads, establish Program and Project wide Digital Strategy and identify, implement and manage software, tools, controls systems, workflows, processes and tools • Resource Management • Coordinate with Functional Teams to ensure appropriate identification, onboarding and allocation of resources, including personnel, equipment, and materials, to support Project Execution • Optimize resource utilization to maximize efficiency and productivity • Manage resource performance and attrition • Performance, Reporting and Communication • Oversee the preparation and presentation of Project status reports, including progress updates, financial analysis, and risk assessments to senior management and stakeholders • Foster effective communication channels between Project Teams, Stakeholders, and Executive Management • Accountable for leading the co-ordination and communication of the Period reporting cycle ensuring compliance with the reporting lifecycle and undertaking self-assessment of procedural compliance and sharing lessons, and best practice within the Project Controls community • Estimating • Deliver and manage the Estimating Framework, Systems, Procedures and Resources to deliver an effective and exemplar Estimating Service to Program and Projects, Project Managers, Program Managers and Sponsors • Lead the provision of quality Estimates for all Project phases and stages within all business areas • Determine the quality and maturity of Estimate information provided for the compilation of Estimates and then suitability and classification of Estimates to be prepared • Planning and Schedule Management • Oversee the development, maintenance, and monitoring of Project schedules, ensuring timely completion of Project milestones • Co-ordinate with Project Teams to identify potential schedule risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies • Budget and Cost Control • Monitor project expenses and contingencies and analyze variances, providing recommendations for corrective and mitigating actions • Risk Management • Oversee the identification, assessment, and management of Project risks, opportunities and uncertainties • Ensure that risk mitigation and opportunity plans and risk workshops are effectively developed and managed and that risks and opportunities are adequately identified • Ensure that risk and opportunity responses are appropriate • Change Control • Monitor Change implementation to minimize scope creep and mitigate associated risks • Document Control • Lead and functionally manage all Document Control resources and processes within Program and Projects • Support Document Control and Management resourcing and technical delivery through all phases, from definition through development and to close • Management of the the employer Document Control technical and resource functional team • Responsibility for establish.

Requirements

• The role requires a comprehensive understanding of Project Management principles, exceptional leadership skills and a deep knowledge of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) processes.
• The unique construct of the the employer delivery environment focuses on the need for an ability to collaborate with a wide range of key stakeholders at Executive, Client, Program, Project and Supply Chain level, and more broadly across industry.
• Background Check Required

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