Project Controls Manager

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Project Controls Manager, based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:
* Lead by example in all matters related to HSE & ESG.
* Support the company's HSE & ESG programs through visible compliance with the Life Saving Rules.
* Develop, maintain and manage Project Controls processes and procedures to ensure compliance
* Team management and mentoring to ensure that work scopes are performed in a timely and consistent manner.
* Management of resource allocation for project controls workloads on multiple projects.
* Critically evaluate KPI's and performance measures.
* Analyse key issues to drive mitigation or recovery actions across numerous projects.
* Monitor overall project progress status, achievement against major milestones and analyse performance in relation to the plan.
* Provide regular and comprehensive cost & schedule status reports to Project Management.
* Identify and establish the communications interfaces essential for the delivery of cost, schedule and risk deliverables.
* Support project managers in maintaining effective and timely change management.
* Report project status to management including early warning, critical path and trend analysis.
* Manage the creation and implementation of cost and work breakdown structures.
* Ensure timely control and forecasting against budgets.
* Manage and oversee the project work approval process to ensure accurate cost code allocation, budget set up and expenditure approvals.
* Deliver close-out data to enable knowledge retention (lessons learned, project data compilation)
* Ensure project controls team members deliver their responsibilities competently.
* Provide input as appropriate to stage gate and corporate governance and assurance activity.
* Attend reviews and other meetings as required.
* Adhere to the requirements of the company's Project Guides, and all related procedures.
* The ability to work within a multi-disciplinary matrix team is essential.

Experience & Qualifications:
* Significant Oil & Gas Industry experience, with proven track record in Project Controls/Project Services across major upstream, brownfield modifications and subsea projects.
* Implementation of robust project controls structure, processes and toolsets.
* Performing, monitoring and reviewing planning, cost control and estimating functions.
* Knowledgeable across engineering, procurement and construction execution.
* Significant experience and capability in the project management of contracts, budgeting, controlling costs. planning, scheduling and management of change.
* Experienced in an Operator environment.
* Expert use of MS Office packages (specifically excel).
* Strong numerical and analytical skills.
* Effective organization and planning skills.
* Good inter-personal and leadership skills.
* Good team player but also self-driven and a proven achiever.
* Good communications skills (i.e. report writing and presentation) are essential.

Permanent position

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/068366.

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As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.