Project Control Manager

Role Overview

Project Control Manager at Egis Group. The role establishes, implements, and manages the project's integrated planning, cost control, progress measurement, forecasting, reporting, and earned value management systems to ensure project performance is effectively monitored against approved scope, programme, budget, and contractual requirements.

Role Purpose

Ensure that project performance is effectively monitored against the approved scope, programme, budget, and contractual requirements, providing timely and accurate information to project leadership and the Client.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Lead and manage the Project Controls function, including planning, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and control the Integrated Master Programme, including baseline and monitoring schedules.
• Establish and maintain appropriate WBS, CBS, OBS and control account structures.
• Review contractor/consultant programmes and assess progress against contractual requirements, where applicable.
• Lead the preparation and assessment of schedule impact, delays, changes, and time-related impacts.

Earned Value Management

• Manage the project's Earned Value Management (EVM) system, including Planned Value (PV), Earned Value (EV), Actual Cost (AC), CPI/SPI, Variance Analysis, Forecasting and Estimate at Completion (EAC), Performance measurement and trend analysis.

Cost Control & Forecasting

• Ensure alignment between the programme, cost plan, scope, MIDP, deliverables, and fee/payment structure.
• Monitor actual progress against approved baselines and identify schedule and cost variances, trends, and potential impacts.
• Provide accurate forecasting of time, cost, resources, and project completion.
• Monitor the impact of variations, change orders, claims, risks, and opportunities on project cost and schedule.

Progress Measurement & Reporting

• Establish and maintain progress measurement and earned value rules in coordination with project management and technical/design teams.
• Prepare and review monthly project controls reports, dashboards, S-curves, histograms, critical path analysis, and performance reports.
• Present project performance and forecasts to Project Director, Client, EPMO and senior management.
• Ensure project controls data is accurate, consistent, traceable, and aligned with contractual reporting requirements.

Governance & Change Management

• Establish effective change control and trend management processes.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Risk, Planning, Design, and Project Management teams to ensure integrated project controls.
• Provide management with early warnings and proactive recommendations where cost, schedule, scope, or performance deviations are identified.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor the Project Controls team and establish appropriate procedures, systems, and workflows.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant project controls experience, with significant experience on major/complex projects.
• Proven experience in a Project Controls Manager / Senior Project Controls Manager capacity.
• Stadium project experience is mandatory; candidates should demonstrate minimum 15 years of relevant project controls experience including proven experience managing project controls on major stadium or comparable sports-venue developments.
• Strong and practical knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) is mandatory.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and managing EVM systems, including PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI, variance analysis and EAC.
• Experience developing and managing baseline programmes, monitoring schedules, progress measurement and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of change control, risk management, delay analysis and schedule impact assessment.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary design and/or construction teams.
• Strong understanding of project governance, reporting requirements and project controls procedures.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and/or other recognised planning and scheduling systems.
• Strong knowledge of cost control, budgeting, forecasting and financial performance management.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with project controls dashboards/reporting tools.
• Excellent analytical, communication, coordination, and leadership skills.