Project Controls COE Leader

Job Description Summary

As related customer equipment, faciliaties or infrastructure projects: responsible for project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Overall
• Lead the Project Controls Centre of Excellence (COE) team to implement standards for both Schedule and Cost Control for global portfolio of projects.
• Lead initiatives around lead time reduction to help improve on-time delivery and contract margins
• Define tools , process and operating rhythm globally for planning and cost control
• Design and implementation of standard analytical tools such as Tableau
• Develop forensic analysis experts for efficient managing of claims
• Benchmark latest tools in the market to help identify schedule and cost risks
• Tendering
• Ensure compliance to the tender process for planning and cost control
• Define process to review tender schedules and cost to ensure the plan meets our standards and risks are properly communicated
• Project execution
• Ensure project is launched and executed according to the Global Standards, conducting regular monitoring to ensure proper process is followed
• Review project schedules and cost analytics to ensure we are accurately reporting the status and risk in the project
• Ensure reporting is aligned to the Global standards and is provided on timely basis with frequency required to successfully manage project
• Ensure required project governance and operating rhythm is implemented to support early identification and proactive management of the project risks and budget.
• Contribute to month/quarter-end closing calendar
• Ensure compliance to Global Standards for planning and cost control
• Develop tools to identify and mitigate transactional and systemic risks to cost and schedule
• Collaborate and align with other regional/PDG function leaders and across Business Lines where required
• Travel to sites, manufacturing facilities and customer / partner offices as and when required

• Ensure team is trained and developed to support region and PDG needs for project controls
• Ensure the team has the right level of know-how and competency to perform their responsibilities through coaching and development actions based on regular competency assessments.
• Regularly manage and review performance of employees according to Performance Management cycle (PMC)

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes at GSI level and Project Controls Function
• Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner

• Identify areas of opportunity for standardization / optimization and where possible participate in a Kaizen or similar lean event to implement any identified improvements

• Demonstrate EHS leadership to ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team
• Takes responsibility to reward and encourage direct reports to take proactive steps toward all matters related to EHS in the workplace.

• Identifies and evaluate EHS risks in own area and implements practical measures in proactive partnership with operations and the local EHS team.
• Regularly observes routines and behaviours of others and provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behaviour and celebrates achievements or safe behaviours.
• Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
• Participates in hierarchical/ team safety visits and leads EHS improvement initiatives as and when defined.

• 15 years in Project management on large complex turnkey projects
• 10 years in Project Controls role on large complex turnkey projects
• Deep domain knowledge of planning and use of Primavera
• Knowledge of cost control and budget management on large complex turnkey projects
• Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.