Lead Project Controls Manager

22 hours ago

Kensington Park, South Australia Baker Hughes Full time

Job Description

As a Lead Project Controls Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the overall project team, providing indirect leadership to those involved in project controls. You will be expected to build strong, collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders—including project teams, functional departments, and customers—while actively contributing to the ongoing development and maturity of the Project Controls function.

Key Responsibilities

Overall Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain the Project Controls Plan, ensuring alignment with project objectives and overseeing associated procedures.
  • Oversee the Project Start-up on Execution projects. Monitor the Project team based on Internal standard requirements.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for the Project Director, project team, and customer regarding project cost, schedule, and risk matters.
  • Lead the integration of schedule, cost, scope change, and risk management processes across the project lifecycle.
  • Support the Project Planning team in generating the project schedule against the Customer requirements, including resource loading, critical path analysis, and progress tracking.
  • Oversee the setup and operation of project controls systems, tools, and interfaces to enable effective management and reporting.
  • Engage and interface with key internal and external stakeholders as required.

Principal Responsibilities:

  • Monitor overall project progress, milestone achievement, and identify deviations from plan; provide performance forecasts and insights.
  • Track and report on the project's critical path, offering early warnings of potential delays to the Project Director.
  • Conduct budget vs. actual cost analysis in collaboration with finance managers and cost controllers to ensure accurate financial tracking.
  • Ensure all change requests are properly assessed and reflected in project budgets and schedules.
  • Facilitate and lead major cost and schedule risk analysis workshops, both internally and with customers when needed.
  • Ensure project-level risk is managed in accordance with company standards and processes.
  • Lead the reporting of project status and KPIs to senior management as part of the Project Governance framework.
  • Capture and implement lessons learned to support continuous improvement across projects.

Essential Experience

  • Proven experience in Project Controls across projects or programmes.
  • Solid understanding of Project Controls disciplines: planning/scheduling, cost management, risk management, performance analysis, and change management.
  • Experience in applying and assuring project controls governance.
  • Proficiency with common project controls tools such as Microsoft Project (MSP), Oracle applications (e.g., P6, Unifier, ERP), and Active Risk Manager (ARM) or other Risk software.

Locations:

  • Nailsea

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