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Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

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Petrofac is currently looking to recruit a Project Control Manager on a permanent basis based in Woking, UK.

JOB TITLE: PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Scope - Leads and undertakes all project control service activities on projects or proposals, relating to planning and scheduling, budgeting, cost estimating, budgeting and control, document control and project reporting for the entire project, to ensure accurate project control within the time and budgetary parameters. Other duties will include responsibility for the administration and control of personnel authorisation and approval, translation services, project contract administration, trend and change management, and project risk management, as required by the specific project.
• Project Control delivery is in accordance with information approved by the Project Director / Project Manager / Project Proposal Manager. Provides the technical leadership and direction required to ensure effective project control management throughout all phases of a project.
• Depending upon the size and complexity of a project, the Project Control Manager will perform the project control activities directly or lead a team of project control discipline personnel to manage all related activities for the entire project, to ensure accurate project control. Represents and acts on behalf of the Project Manager, to support the requirements for an integrated Project Control System.
• Corporate reporting line is to the respective Departmental Group Manager.
• Primary Duties - Analyze the project data and communicate the project performance to all stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.
• Develop, maintain and be responsible for all systems and procedures for the project control functions.
• Prepare the project control plan in line with the project execution plan.
• Provide input to the project start-up processes, establishing the necessary systems and basic work process for project execution and reporting.
• Provide input to the project administration procedures.
• To establish the project baseline and prepare project status reports in accordance with project execution and client requirements.
• Overall responsibility for the project planning and scheduling activities, to ensure the planning is in accordance with the client requirements through the application of appropriate processes, to understand the project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks and targets using the project measurement system.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules and monitor progress to achieve on time or earlier deliveries to keep the project on schedule.
• Overall responsibility for the project cost control, directing the preparation and maintenance of project cost control status and review/verify cost control forecasts.
• Oversee and be responsible for the implementation of the project master schedule and monitor progress of the work, for timely execution of the project.
• Oversee and be responsible for the development and management of the project progress measurement system, including project progress S curves, resource histograms and schedule analysis reports.
• Anticipate and resolve any project control issues, bottlenecks or scheduling conflicts, preventing the timely delivery of the project.
• Co-ordinate internal project team reviews followed by an approval and review by the client of the work schedule, progress measurement and reporting systems. Review status reports, modify schedules and plans as required and keep the management apprised of the progress on a regular basis.
• Oversee and be responsible for the personnel assignment and authorisation process for the project management and client to assess and approve the project personnel in a controlled manner.
• Oversee and be responsible for translation services, if required for the project.
• Oversee and be responsible for the input to the project risk management process for the project.
• Oversee and be responsible for the document control process for the project.
• In conjunction with the Project Manager, establish the project WBS, job-specific code of accounts, project progress monitoring and control, and document control processes, forming the basis for detailed level project control and reporting.
• To prepare, review and issue overall client and Petrofac management reports.
• To establish and maintain a trend and change control system. Ensure proper evaluation of change notices, determining cost and schedule impact on all affected areas.
• To lead the project monitoring, analysis and forecasting functions. Devise and distribute plans, budgets and standards of performance for every area of activity and through early detection of variations, maximise the opportunity for cost effective corrective action.
• To prepare and make presentations to project teams and client on project control methodologies and procedures used by Petrofac.
• To support Sales and Proposal groups in the preparation of proposals.
• To assist with the development of new project control tools and methodologies.