Project Controls Manager

Project controls manager – hospitality projects

Supporting delivery of hospitality (hotels, stadium, museums, hospitals) projects across the Middle East, ensuring integrated control of cost, schedule, and performance in line with contractual requirements. Leads project controls functions including planning, cost management, progress monitoring, forecasting, and risk analysis in coordination with project teams and stakeholders. Provides reporting and strategic insights to support decision-making, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently within approved time, cost, and quality objectives.

Key responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing standards and customized systems for all project control operations.
• Leading and supervising planning and scheduling sections, cost estimators, cost accountants, financial analysts, and quantity surveyors.
• Overseeing and monitoring project documents.
• Overseeing project risk management, including creating risk registers and implementing mitigation plans.

Qualifications and experience:

• Extensive project management expertise, preferably with large and complex projects, including full accountability for overseeing project budgets and timelines.
• Proven knowledge in cost engineering, business management, cost estimating, standards, control, analysis, planning, and scheduling, with prior experience developing, managing, and evaluating schedules.
• Practical understanding of modern company operations, engineering contracts, and contracts for procurement and construction.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Preferably 15+ years of experience in project controls (cost and schedule), including overall responsibility for project controls on large-scale projects.
• Preferably a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience directing large projects and teams for control management including cost engineering, cost estimating, control and analysis, planning and scheduling, schedule development, control, and analysis.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria and system setup for all project controls activities.
• Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up/setup work processes.
• Involvement in continuous improvement and capacity building/talent development.
• Demonstrated skill in management, supervisory, and personnel administrative functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working internationally, preferably in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

Additional information:

The employer is a global program, project, and construction management company focused exclusively on protecting client interests and helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. The company is committed to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapts to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and supports veterans and disabled individuals.

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role. Various other duties may be required.