Projects Control Manager Job at WTS Energy

WTS Energy - Our client is Africa’s leading independent E&P player with a diverse portfolio of eight (8) oil and gas assets in prolific basins across Africa.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Projects Control Manager

Job Location: Lagos 
Line Manager: Head of Facilities & Projects

Job Summary

• We are seeking a highly skilled Project Controls Manager to work with our engineering and project team.
• The role includes overseeing the financials of projects within the asset, collaborating with project manager to determine budget and deadlines, tracking each stage of a project to ensure the project stays within the budgetary constraints.
• The individual has the overall responsibility for relating to the timely and cost-efficient completion of various corporate projects.
• The role holder shall be responsible for continually monitoring and evaluating each step of a project to ensure that it meets budgetary and deadline goals and assist in setting project budgets, be involved in assembling a project’s team and setting task schedules.
• He/she shall have the ability to recognize which areas of project development need to be re-addressed to maintain efficiency, schedule and cost control.

Key Responsibilities

• Review project budget and deadlines with project manager.
• Develop project schedules, budgets, and progress & cost reports.
• Forecast project schedules, cost and completion.
• Create and adjust project budgets.
• Develop and manage company’s project master schedule and resource plan.
• Develop and present monthly schedule & cost status reports to management regarding schedule progress (using s-curves), revenue recognition, earned value analysis, forecasting and contract status utilizing MS Excel, MS Project, Primavera, and related software.
• Manage project progress and productivity of project contractors; monitor and track monthly progress & costs, and change project orders.
• Monitor project to ensure it meets budget guidelines
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget
• Develop, manage and monitor project specific budgets, cash flow projections and monthly project financial reconciliation.
• Responsible for control of work-in-progress, ensures accurate client billings on related projects.
• Prepare status reports and other related project planning and controls documentation, including the collection, analysis, and presentation of regular information from major contractors.
• Analyse performance data to establish performance metrics.
• Coordinate payments to subcontractors and vendors.
• Develop risk mitigations processes.
• Compare ongoing project activities with the project management plan and project performance baseline
• Contribute to selection, training and overseeing project controls team members.
• Offer coaching and guidance to junior team members

Requirements
Professional Qualifications:

• A Degree in Engineering, Quantities Surveying, or related science fields.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience of relevant projects controls work, with 5 years of these being in the field; special consideration will be given to field experience, particularly in the oil & gas fabrication, construction & installation industry.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Knowledge, experience and proficiency demonstrated in all the activities described above.
• Must be able to multi-task and demonstrate the ability to work with a diverse work group of vendors, executive managers, contractors, consultants and other professionals
• Sound knowledge and experience in ISO Quality Management System.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools, especially Microsoft Projects and Microsoft Excel, project management software.
• Attention to details and very good cost controls and reporting skills.
• Flexible schedule.