Project Controls Manager

Reporting to: Project Director or Project Manager

Scope:

•  Responsible for implementation and management of project controls functions within a project or group of projects
•  Accountable for reliability and suitability of project controls support to a project or group of projects
•  Responsible for ongoing review and improvement of project controls within a project or group of projects, providing input to the overall Project Controls function
•  Duties include management of suitable processes to underpin project delivery
•  Leadership of project-based leaders or senior personnel in the project controls areas
•  Provision of transition management during project start-up with development into leadership of all Project Services functions during the life time of a project
•  In general, scope covers either a project or a group of projects, dependent on size and complexity of project

Main Responsibilities:

•  Deliver the function of Project Services to a project team or to a group of projects
•  Deliver excellence in the co-ordination of various in-scope functions
•  Ensure consistency in the reporting for both planning progress and base line estimates
•  Co-ordinate the introduction of new sub-projects
•  Manage the change control process
•  Support the Project Engineers for all elements of project controls
•  Co-ordinate the interface of information between the estimating team and the cost engineering team
•  Assist in the evolution and delivery of the project reporting set-up
•  Provide feed-back on performance against estimating norms
•  Provide qualitative analysis of the progress and productivity data
•  Provide results using earned value analysis
•  Ensure continuous improvement approach to developing appropriate systems, ensuring proficient leadership and use by project controls personnel within scope
•  Provide professional input to tendering

HSE&Q Expectations and Behaviours:

•  Ensure familiarity with Aker Solutions’ HSEQ Policies, Principles, Just Care™, HSE Mindset, Just Rules, Just Culture and HSE Operating System
•  Actively promote, through your personal commitment, Aker Solutions’ HSEQ Policies, Principles, Just Care™, HSE Mindset, Just Rules, Just Culture and HSE operating system
•  Be seen as a role model on HSE matters within your areas of operation and influence
•  Demonstrate HSE leadership of HSEQ Policies, Principles, Just Care™, HSE Mindset, Just Rules, Just Culture and HSE Operating system
•  Take personal responsibility for HSE local site rules and ensure regular review of your personal HSE agreement
•  Intervene and ensure intervention by others where required
•  Embed Just Rules consistently and thoroughly
•  Ensure consistent application of Just Culture Standard in your area of operation and influence
•  Report all accidents, incidents and near misses in accordance with Procedures
•  Keep abreast of industry developments and innovations that may affect safety and welfare of personnel or protection of the environment, and inform colleagues accordingly
•  Participate in the Aker Solutions Emergency Response team

Qualifications:

•  Degree-level qualification in Business or Engineering 
•  Member of PMI, APM or other globally recognised professional body 

Experience

•  Proficient in at least two of the Project Controls key functions
•  Highly numerate
•  Experienced in delivery of high service quality to customers
•  Considerable experience in similar project controls / project services role

Competences

•  Considerable experience in building a project controls team 
•  Considerable experience in maintaining and motivating a project controls team 
•  Ability to pro-actively introduce added-value initiatives with minimal guidance
•  Ability to communicate at all levels of the heirarchy
•  Critical understanding of operator business drivers

Note: Aker Solutions Angola is organizing a job fair where we intend to interview candidates for these offers published. Please Cvs should be in English, interviews are in English.