NES Fircroft are looking for a Project Controls Manager to join a major operator based in the UAE with business trips expected to the project site in Iraq.

Activities

• To assist the Phase1 Project Manager in the organization, management, and control of the Project
• To assist in the definition, establishment, and organization of the Project.
• To perform, supervise, co-ordinate and control all necessary Project Controls activities for works which are related to the development
• Using the company Rules, OT/TL/PJC Guidelines, Procedures and best work practices establish a set of Project specific procedures to cover the co-ordinationand control of Project Control activities
• To control the preparation and review of the initial Project budget and of its successive revisions and to oversee the constant monitoring of Projectcosts to record status
• To monitor and control Project contract activities including Call for Tender preparation, tender evaluation and award and all post award contractadministration through to contract close-out. To ensure that all contracts are compliant with the rules and best practices.
• To co-ordinate the planning and progress control activities associated with the establishment and management of the overall Project Scheduleand individual contract Work Time Schedules
• To control the internal and external reporting of the Project to ensure appropriate content and quality of information and to liaise with external authorities
• To provide/coordinate Project team with IT services and ensure adequacy of IT resources for Project needs.
• To coordinate with HR the Project Personnel administration tasks, including contracted staff recruitment in close collaboration with requestingManagers.
• To manage the Documentation control system for all project activities
• Participate to the realization of the Project Referential Documents: Project Execution Plan (PEP), Project Quality Plan (PQP), Risk Register Budget

Responsibilities
The Project Control Manager is responsible to establish and manage the Project Control activities across all project phases (FEED, Basic Engineering, Detail Engineering, execution, up to handover to Operations and provisional acceptance of the Facilities, as per Project Strategy (Budget & Schedule), Project execution plan (PEP) and project governance procedures for the project. The Project Control Manager shall ensure that JV policies, rules, guidelines, and procedures are enforced and shall take any action necessary to maintain the quality of Project Control activities to the highest level.

Qualifications/Experience required
We are looking for the project control Leader in onshore project with a very good knowledge of Project Control Tools and reporting system.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering field
• 10+ years' experience in project controls for a brownfield project in complex environment
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to enable effective discussion and transfer of information between, contractors, team members and other stakeholders
• Ability to use MS Office, in particular MS Excel and MS Project and /or Primavera
• Team player with ability to work collaboratively across complex project teams and interface between interdisciplinary departments and within an international team
• Fluent in English

Professional Experience (number of years): 15 - 20
Experience of contract, cost control, Cost Estimate, planning and project administration/control (number of years): 5 - 10

The position will be based in Dubai within EPsCa Contractor office on resident basis with frequent missions to Basra (Iraq) as required. Duration 3-4 years.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.