Senior Manager Project Controls - Cargo Terminal 2

About the role

This is a 3-year contract to provide independent schedule, cost, risk and performance assurance for Cargo Terminal 2 (CT2), representing the interests of QR/QAS Cargo and Business Finance through objective analysis, forecasting and governance reporting. The role leads the project controls function across the CT2 programme ecosystem.

Key responsibilities

• Establish integrated project controls systems, processes and performance measures, and lead executive-level programme controls governance and advise senior leadership on performance, schedule certainty, budget forecasts and risks.
• Set up project controls assurance and independent review mechanisms, and lead schedule and cost risk management strategies.
• Maintain an independent assessment of the master programme schedule and contractors, coordinating with the Senior Manager Projects, Manager Delivery Integration and Manager IT Integration so that operational readiness, testing, handover, training and transition activities are reflected in controls reporting.
• Establish and maintain cost control systems, budgets, commitments, forecasts and cash flow projections, and Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies, baselines and reporting frameworks.
• Review and validate contractor and consultant schedules, cost reports, progress updates and forecasts; monitor critical path activities, milestones and productivity trends; give early warning of emerging risks.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments, quantitative risk analysis and scenario modelling, and maintain the programme risk register.
• Coordinate monthly project controls reporting, maintain dashboards, KPIs and reporting frameworks, and review change requests and variations.
• Manage project controls records and documentation, and coordinate with engineering, construction, commercial, procurement and operational readiness stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; preferred Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of job-related experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing integrated schedule and cost control on large-scale capital projects.
• Proven experience reviewing contractor schedules, claims, progress reporting, recovery programmes and change management from a client or programme management perspective.
• Experience developing executive reporting frameworks, governance reporting and programme performance analytics.
• Preferred: aviation, airport, cargo terminal or transportation infrastructure experience; programme management consultancy, client-side or major project delivery experience; GCC infrastructure project experience.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of project controls methodologies including Critical Path Method (CPM) and Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Cost forecasting and risk management