Head of Project Control (Pre-Award) in Doha: Profession with future

Qatar, Doha, .

Fulltime: 60 hrs a week

Experience: 5 years

Closing: 17 December 2024

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Introduction

Deliver the most cost-effective method of performance for project administration, controls, cost and schedule through timely execution of key activities and compliance with standardized processes.
Understand the key project drivers, define roles and responsibilities, develop communication protocols, identify elements of project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims, communicate and influence across the organization to ensure delivery of project within the agreed timeframe.
Major challenges are completing detailed assessments of project controls, cost, schedule and recovery/rectification plans, in short deadlines and high-pressure environment.

About this role

Lead the Project Management Team’s (PMT) project control activities, coordinating input from other PMT functions such as engineering, construction, etc.
Provides management and technical direction for all facets of the division (estimating, scheduling, cost engineering, procurement and contract coordination).
Responsible for ensuring effective project control measures are executed by the Contractor and sub-contractor organizations, with particular emphasis on schedule management, planning and progress monitoring, modify as necessary to meet Company and PMT standards and requirements.
Provides an interface between Project Manager, Business Manager, PMT members and Contractor with respect to cost and schedule performance, reporting and approvals.
Responsible for implementing and updating the Project Control Plan, as required.
Coordinates the collecting, consolidating, analyzing and reporting all project cost and schedule, control, trend and progress measurement information to ensure overall project status is assessed and potential problem areas identified. Produces cost estimates on the project as requested by senior management.
Reviews project changes to evaluate any schedule and/or cost impact; responsible for incorporating the effect and impact of approved changes in the overall cost and schedule stewardship and reporting.
Manages project workforce planning and resourcing, ensuring changes are managed fairly using consistent decision-making criteria across the project.
Monitor Contractor’s performance and progress in areas of project controls, scheduling, reporting, progress monitoring and cost estimating assessing any discrepancies and reverting to Contractor for clarifications/corrections.
Establishes and maintains appropriate planning systems, fully integrated, and appropriate for the project.
Reviews invoices for compliance and completeness, liaises with the contractors and/or suppliers and the Accounts Payable Department in the resolution of queries and disputes.
Provides data for accounting and auditing functions and ensures Contractor’s accounting systems meet Company audit requirements.

Is this you?

Bachelors’ degree in Engineering or Business related subject.
10 years’ experience in a major project environment within the oil and gas industry, with exposure in business management including project controls, cost and schedule development, tender preparation and contract management and 3 years supervising multi discipline and multi-cultural teams.
Excellent written and oral English skills.
Strong planning, organizational and prioritizing skills.
Strong negotiating and influencing skills.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Good computer literacy skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).