Project Planning and Controls

Role & responsibilities

Collaborate with Project Management team to produce Cost Breakdown Structure based on project Work Breakdown Structure to setup governance requirements in discussion with the Project Manager/s.

Hands on experience on primavera P6 .

Prepare process and tools to carry out pricing estimates based on project stakeholders input. Track and analyze the project costs including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, forecasts, contingencies analysis

Proactively engage regularly with project stakeholders to gather their inputs and get agreement. Demonstrate continuous improvement, automation, lean techniques to bring consistency and efficiencies across projects, programmes and portfolios in project controls, cost and schedule management

Produce forecasts of total project costs, annual costs, and monthly cash flow costs and provides variance analysis and explanations. Carries out an earned value and project performance analysis of the project on a periodic basis. Monitor, control and analyse the project cost and schedule information, identify variances and bring these to the attention of the Project Manager with possible alternatives. Prepare specific reports to facilitate challenge and analysis to meet the projects specific needs.

Produce and issue cost reports to the client and project team, including key project indicators. Develop, manage, revise, and update integrated detailed project schedules including all phases of project execution. Proactively analyze project schedules including comparing cost/resource curves to actuals, tracking float consumption, and change order impact analysis to ensure compliance with contract requirements.

Support Project managers on proactively raising early warnings and preparing change orders to be submitted to the clients and updates to project controls specific documents

Supply chain management to support contract preparation and meet fair payment requirements. Support Risk identification and reporting. Demonstrate leadership skills in guiding and mentor junior staff to meet delivery requirements.

Expertise in Power BI/Data Analytics

Ability to analyze and understand large sets of data (turn this analysis into Actionable steps) and develop customized ad hoc reports. Create dashboards and interactive visual reports using Power BI.

Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) with clear objectives and consistently monitor those.

Preferred candidate profile

Bachelors degree preferred in Construction Management, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, or related field.

Minimum 5 to 6 years of relevant experience on global UK, Middle East or US projects. Preferable experience in Consultant roles.

Minimum 3 years of experience in Power BI.

Excellent language, report writing, presentation and communication skills.

Strong understanding of earned value concepts and calculations.

Proficiency in cost management tools such as Ecosys and report preparation skills.

Preferable - PMIS Software knowledge – Primavera, Unifier, Ares Prism, Ecosys.

Practiced in Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).

Aware in Financial System Interface.

Practiced in Budget/Cost Control.

Aware in Cash Flow.

Aware in Contingency Management.

Practiced in Cost Change Control.

Exposure to NEC3 / NEC 4 / FIDIC Contracts.

Must have strong understanding of CPM (Critical Path Method) concepts and calculations.

Enterprise Project Management Experience.

Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments and requirements.

Preferred Skills:

Primavera P6, MSP.

Expert in Microsoft Power BI.

Expertise in O365 Apps