Project Controls Manager - Airport Construction

Location Kigali
Discipline: Civil Engineering & Infrastructure, Construction and Project Management
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £Full compound living package available
Contact name: Liam Maguire

Contact email: liam@blakeandersonrecruitment.com
Job ref: 34388_1728469244
Published: 7 days ago

My client a leading Tier 1 International Contractor, has an urgent requirement for a Project Controls Manager for large airport in Rwanda.

The package includes full serviced accommodation with meals, transportation, medical and flights plus a generous salary.

Suitable candidates who fulfil the following criteria are invited to apply:

Experience and Qualifications:

  • An academic degree in any Engineering discipline and/or a recognised professional qualification.
  • Over 20 years, documented experience in a variety of major projects involving in-depth knowledge of a multidisciplinary environment, including hands on experience.
  • Airport construction experience is highly valued.
  • High level of analytical skills.
  • Excellent organizational/ administration skills.
  • Good understanding of the Management structure and mode of operation.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in multicultural environment.
  • Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), cost estimation, budgeting, and financial reporting.
  • Experience using SAP is a plus.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Schedule, Field Engineering Office, Cost Control, Document Control, Procurement, and Risk Management.

This entails the following:

  • Managing the preparation and updating programs and schedules in accordance with drawings and contract obligations. These indicate the planned and actual progress of each separately identified aspects of the project.
  • Tracking, analyzing, and reporting project costs and financial forecasts, ensuring that any cost variances are identified and addressed,
  • Studies of actual performance data to determine:
  • Any variation from the contract programme so that remedial action can be taken at the earliest opportunity.
  • Any variances from the budget and their effect on the final costs forecast.
  • Information concerning unit cost experience on the various phases of the contract, as a potential reference material for future estimates.
  • Project reporting procedures to best suit the needs of the project provided that the overall results fit into the group wide established system.
  • Overseeing the development of fully detailed method statements, proposing amendments and/or alternatives as considered advantageous to meet or improve on time and cost targets.
  • Instructing and advising site staff in the compilation of data required to be provided by them.
  • Reviewing and Negotiating, together with the Commercial and Contracts manager, sub-contracts and, as delegated by the Project Manager, finalizes agreements.
  • Preparing programmes as required prior to the letting of Sub-contracts to arrange continuity of work for the Sub-contractor with the least cost to the project. Issues necessary programmes to Sub-contractors on site and checks to ensure that their activities are kept in line with contract requirements.
  • Provide accurate and timely project performance data to project leadership and other stakeholders.
  • Monitoring all change orders to the Contract to make certain that all additions and deletions are planned for the time required by the Client. Recommends budget revisions caused by change orders whenever warranted.
  • Managing of the Procurement Activities and ensuring best value for money and timely delivery.
  • Managing the Site Engineering Office and any offsite Engineering activities, where all the Engineering and relevant technical data is processed, analysed and put into effect and construction.
  • Attending all project meetings concerned with his area of activity.
  • Identify, evaluate, and track project risks, and develop mitigation strategies to manage potential impacts on cost and schedule.
  • Controlling the revisions and distribution of the project documentation and drawings.
  • Implement and manage various project control systems to meet the project's requirements.