PMO Project Controls Manager (Cost)
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Role Overview: Our dedicated Cost and Project Management team at RLB are responsible for managing projects from the initial planning stages to completion. Their main task is to break down projects into stages, taking responsibility for monitoring and managing the programme, cost, quality, and risk of each stage of the project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our service to our clients and enjoy long-term relationships with them. We are a sector-focused business actively operating in Commercial, Residential, Mixed-Use, Hospitality, Sports, Government, and Retail projects. Our Cost and Project Managers work closely with clients, advising them on financial matters, project risks, procurement, and contract matters using our experience to provide an informed opinion. The PMO Project Controls Manager (Cost) will be instrumental in delivering governance and assurance for a client program of projects, establishing frameworks, processes, and procedures, and ensuring consistent, high-quality project delivery. This will be an extremely rewarding role working for a company with excellent growth plans in the Middle East. The Project comprises a high-end mixed-use portfolio of projects on a single master plan located in Riyadh, KSA. Key Responsibilities:
- Establish function that provides performance reporting, change control, cost control, schedule, and risk management.
- Responsible for developing an integrated set of all program processes and procedures.
- Recommendation of PMIS system to suit the program and the implementation.
- Provision of training to delivery teams and monitoring of adherence to project controls plan.
- Accurate cost and schedule data capture to facilitate informed decisions.
- Providing financial reporting at C-Suite level and ensuring a single source of truth.
- Developing standards for determining programme progress against benchmarking and KPIs.
- Responsible for managing the PMIS system & toolset and ensuring compliance.
- Accountable for producing the monthly report; ad-hoc reports and dashboard reports.
- Establishes procedures for continuous improvement and lessons learned.
- Developing reporting procedures and processes across the program.
- Produce project performance reports with accurate cost & schedule data at agreed cadence.
- Developing Project Controls process to collect and analyse data consistently.
- Analyse program and project progress reported against cost and schedule.
- Contributes to the establishment of KPI metrics for programme performance and measurement.
- Establishing and monitoring the risk and opportunity management process.
- Establishing and leading the change control process.
- Establishing and leading the document management process.
- Establishing and leading the cost control process.
- Responsible for reporting performance variance against the plan and recommending corrective actions.
- A minimum of 12 years of relevant project controls and program management experience in large-scale programs and projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in project management, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering, or a related construction degree.
- Experience with managing a program of connected projects successfully.
- A thorough knowledge of forecasting, budgeting, planning, design, schedule, and scope management.
- Proven track record in delivering projects within the budget and schedule constraints.
- Well organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined, and commercially astute.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills both written and verbal.
- Excellent customer service, communication, and client/external interface skills.
- A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering to strict deadlines.
- A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, and flexible.
- Competent in using the following Software: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, PowerBI, and PMIS software (PRISM, PM Web, Unifier, etc).
- Experience with data management software and systems for data management, analytics, and quality assurance.
- Full membership of a Professional Body (RICS/CIOB/PMP) is desirable.
- Middle East experience is preferred.
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