Project Controls Lead

Job Description

Frijns Middle East is recruiting for a Project Controls Lead to join our growing team in Mesaieed, Qatar. This is a full-time office-based role with occasional site visits.

The Project Controls Lead is a critical role responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining project control systems to ensure successful delivery of projects within scope, schedule, budget and quality requirements. This role involves coordinating with project managers, stakeholders, and cross functional teams to provide accurate forecasting, performance analysis and ensure data-driven decision making by delivering timely and accurate reports and insights.

Responsibilities

• Act as the focal point with the client and any in-house project managers as appropriate to ensure costs and progress are reported accurately, ensure alignment with the project reporting requirements, and ensure timely and accurate cost and progress reporting
• Monitor overall project / assignment progress status, achievement and non-achievement of major milestones and analyse performance in relation to plan
• Responsible for identification, monitoring and reporting against the project critical path providing early warning to the Project Manager of any potential slippages
• Effectively manage the communications interfaces essential for the delivery of cost, planning, scheduling and risk deliverables and services
• Report project status and KPI to management
• Produce weekly and monthly project cost and planning status reports
• Implement the project Work Breakdown Structure for specific scopes of work
• Implement the cost and planning control structures in alignment with the project Work Breakdown Structure
• Lead the project work approval process in terms of accurate cost code allocation and initial budget set-up and approvals
• Timely control and forecasting of budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the budget and schedules if applicable
• Ensures Accountants and Billing team receive support required from the team
• Monitors, records and/or evaluates progress for subcontractors / suppliers
• Supports with quantifying third party scopes of work for request for quotations
• Production and overall maintenance of project S-Curves and Histograms
• Creation of the projects fully resourced, logic linked Gantt Charts within Primavera software to the agreed project and programme requirements
• Monitor current and forecast future resource needs for the project and programme through analysis of workload at project level and company level
• Own and maintain overall workload chart covering all functions based on current workload and future jobs
• Identify slippages, significant float erosion and lead the recovery process
• Responsible for overall development and issuance of project change orders / variations in accordance with contract / assignment change notifications
• Advocate and promote the project change management system ensuring process is adhered to
• Attendance at client progress meetings when required
• Facilitate the preparation of proposal schedules and CTR packs
• Lead cost and schedule risk analysis workshops / sessions both internally and with clients
• Ensure risk is managed and monitored at project level in line with local standards and processes
• Ensure Project Controls processes and procedures are accurate, up to date and followed
• Liaise with clients and ensure that projects are managed effectively to ensure delivery in a manner which meets quality, time, and budget specifications
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of all cost, planning and risk deliverables prior to issue to internal or external customer
• Ensure all project specific tools and systems are set up and functioning adequately
• Support junior staff performance and competency reviews

Skills and Qualifications

• University degree preferably in Engineering
• Minimum of 15+ years relevant experience, including at least five (5) years in similar position
• Strong work ethics, be able to work under pressure and with different priorities
• Extensive expertise in cost control, planning and scheduling, progress measurement, and earned value management across industrial projects.
• Proven track record of leading project control teams on complex construction sites.
• Advanced proficiency in project control tools and software, including Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, Excel-based cost control systems.
• In-depth understanding of contract administration, procurement workflows, budgeting, and change management processes.
• Familiarity with international project standards (e.g., AACE, PMI, FIDIC) and corporate governance requirements.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with experience managing diverse, cross-functional teams under high-pressure environments.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills for coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, and executive management.
• Certifications such as PMP, CCP (Certified Cost Professional), or PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) are highly preferred.

Interested?

Then mail us your CV at kirangeorge@frijnsqatar.com, kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.