Project Controls Lead (PCL) implements overall project controls direction through application of systems and methods for estimate development, cost control, progress measurement, schedule development / control and management of change.

• Provide timely and accurate data and deliverables in support of benchmarking and tool building.
• Provide overall project cost, schedule, progress measurement, and change management leadership and expertise.
• Provide support to Project Team and Stewards with cost and schedule analysis, reporting, forecasting and budgeting.
• Development of Project Controls Plan and Management of Change (MOC) Plan.
• Ensure that the Stewardship process is established and implemented, leading to monthly cost and schedule stewardship reviews.
• Coordinates and communicates priorities for new and ongoing estimating, planning and cost control activities.
• Leads preparation and maintenance of the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), the Original Control Budget (OCB), Current Control Budget (CCB) and Project Master Schedule, and Budget (Planning & Budgeting (P&B)), and the overall cost and progress control system.
• Coordinate the collecting, analyzing, and reporting of project cost and schedule control information, to ensure overall project status is assessed and potential problem areas identified; prepares overall cost and schedule forecasts.
• Administer and facilitates the Management of Change process.
• Facilitate Capital Efficiency / Opportunities and Vulnerabilities process.
• Interface with Controllers regarding AFEs/budgets and invoices and development of Work-In-Place.
• Participate in bid evaluation process (as required).
• Participate in developing Contract Price Budgets and Contract Control Schedules and Milestones.
• Ensure familiarity of Project Controls team with Contractor payment terms and contract coordination procedures applicable to their scope.
• Leads preparation for Gates Reviews, Advance Commitment, Full Funding or Supplement activities.
• Coordinates development of cost and schedule estimates in preparation of Gate and Check Point/Advance Commitment reviews.
• Coordinate development of Estimate Confidence Packages and Estimate Development Plans.
• Respond to ad hoc requests from Project Management Team (PMT) related to Controls/Reporting.
• Consortium / Affiliate / Joint Venture presentations.
• Supports preparation of Close-out Reporting / CA$HD Input.
• Perform quality assurance at the project level by monitoring and appraising the performance of Contractors in the areas of cost control, progress measurement and schedule control.
• Responsible for ensuring that proper and effective project control measures are executed by the Contractor, including the Contractor’s cost and schedule control organization, plans and procedures.
• Review and, where appropriate, endorse schedule, progress and cost baselines and forecast prepared by contractors.
• Review progress measures reported by the Contractor.
• Review cost and schedule bases of Contractor's Change Proposals / Orders; including progress trends developed by Contractor.
• Assist site management in developing/reviewing cost and schedule corrective actions and recovery plans and making sure needed actions/plans are implemented.
• Manage the Cost and Schedule organization including the Contractor sites and serve as the central link from the Project to the organization.
• Maintain close liaison with other members of the organization on the Project and the function.
• Coordinates development of Project Controls Implementation Plan tailored to the specific project.
• Provide feedback and mentor to project controls engineers and planners in the project.
• Ensure Functional alignment for support and approval of key deliverables (i.e. Estimate Confidence Package, Estimate Development Plan, etc.).
• Drives and promotes capital efficiency on projects being stewarded by the department.

• Required: Experience with Data Visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, or Spotfire
• Not required but helpful: Data analytics programming experience in SQL or Python

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management.
• Experience in project controls focused on cost control and schedule control achievements.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Certification(s) in the project management discipline from a recognized organization (Primavera, PMI, AACE etc.) preferred.
• Willing to work overseas in a team environment.
• Willing to relocate to required project site.
• Knowledgeable with company project management best practices framework and key work processes.
• Demonstrated ability to drive creativity, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strong Influencing, Consulting, Mentoring, Analytical, and Computing skills.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Adaptability to changing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and respond quickly to urgent analysis requests.