Talent Pool (Buildings Project) - Project Controls Manager

Strategic Project Controls Manager with extensive experience overseeing high-rise, residential, and commercial building projects across Middle East markets, integrating planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management functions. Proven ability to establish and manage robust project controls systems, ensuring accurate forecasting, performance tracking, and timely reporting to support informed decision-making. Strong leader and collaborator, driving alignment across multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing standards and customized systems for all project control operations.

• Leading and supervising planning and scheduling sections, cost estimators, cost accountants, financial analysts, and quantity surveyors.

• In charge of overseeing and monitoring project documents.

• In charge of overseeing project risk management, which includes creating risk registers and putting mitigation plans in place.

• Extensive project management expertise, preferably with big and complicated projects. This should include a track record of fully accepting accountability for overseeing project budgets and timelines.

• Proven knowledge in cost engineering, business management, cost estimating, standards, control, analysis, planning, and scheduling. This involves prior expertise developing, managing, and evaluating schedules.

• A practical grasp of modern company operations, engineering contracts, and contracts for procurement and construction.

• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

• Bachelors degree in engineering from an accredited university.

• Preferably 15+ years experience in project controls (cost and schedule) include overall responsibility for project controls on large-scale projects.

• Preferably a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)

• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience of directing large project and team for control management including cost engineering, cost estimating, control, and analysis, planning and scheduling, schedule development, control, and analysis.

• Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria and system set-up for all project controls activities.

• Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up / set up work processes.

• Involvement in continuous improvement and capacity building / talent development.

• Demonstrated skill in management, supervisory and personnel administrative functions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience of working internationally (preference GCC experience).