Project Control Manager
- United Arab Emirates
- Mid Level
- 13+ years
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
Skills
Required
- Project Management
- project controls
- railway / metro / transportation infrastructure projects
- Primavera
- P6
- integrated scheduling
- cost control
- earned value management
- forecasting
Preferred
- integrated planning
- scheduling
- performance reporting
- planning
- reporting
- Integrated Master Schedule
- flow
Parsons is looking for an experienced Project Controls Manager to support a major railway programme in the UAE.
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Responsibilities
- In this role, you will lead integrated planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, progress measurement, and performance reporting across a complex, multi-package rail programme.
- You'll Be Doing Lead the project controls function, including planning, cost, risk, change, forecasting, and reporting.
- Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule covering design, procurement, construction, rail systems, testing and commissioning, and handover.
- Review contractor baseline schedules, updates, recovery programmes, and time-impact analyses.
- Monitor progress, critical paths, earned value, cost performance, cash flow, and forecasts.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs, monthly reports, look-aheads, and early-warning indicators.
- Support delay, claims, and Extension of Time (EOT) assessments.
- Lead risk management and mitigation tracking across the programme.
- Manage project controls personnel and ensure accurate and timely reporting.
Requirements
- Required Skills You'll Bring Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
- 13+ years of relevant experience, including significant project controls experience on major railway, metro, or transportation infrastructure projects.
- Minimum 7 years of rail design and/or construction experience.
- Previous experience as a Project Controls Manager or equivalent on a major rail or transportation programme.
- Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, integrated scheduling, cost control, earned value management, forecasting, and risk management.
- Strong experience reviewing Design & Build contractor programmes and recovery schedules.
- Strong leadership, analytical, stakeholder-management, and reporting skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Desired Skills You'll Bring Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
- PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, RICS, APM, or equivalent professional certification.
- Previous PMC or Client-side experience on major rail programmes.
Benefits
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
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