Senior Project Controls Manager – Offshore Water Injection Project

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Job Title: Senior Project Controls Manager Offshore Water Injection Project

KBR Abu Dhabi PMC Team is currently looking to fill a position of Senior Project Controls Manager for an Offshore Water Injection Project to be based in UAE (Abu Dhabi) as soon as the administrative processes are completed will then relocate to Spain Office and then return to Abu Dhabi.

Position Summary

The Senior Project Controls Manager is responsible for leading all project controls activities for a major offshore water injection development project ensuring effective planning scheduling cost control progress measurement risk management forecasting and reporting throughout the project lifecycle. The role provides strategic oversight to support safe timely and cost-effective project delivery while coordinating with project management engineering procurement construction commissioning and client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain integrated Level 14 project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Establish project baselines milestones and critical path analyses.
• Monitor schedule performance and identify delays risks and recovery opportunities.
• Lead schedule reviews and progress assessment meetings.

Cost Management & Control

• Develop project control budgets and cost management frameworks.
• Monitor expenditures commitments forecasts and cash flow.
• Analyze cost variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage earned value management (EVM) processes and reporting.

Progress Measurement & Reporting

• Establish project KPIs and performance measurement systems.
• Consolidate engineering procurement fabrication offshore installation and commissioning progress.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project performance reports for senior management and stakeholders.
• Provide executive dashboards highlighting project status and forecasts.

Risk & Change Management

• Lead project risk identification assessment and mitigation activities.
• Manage change control processes and evaluate schedule/cost impacts.
• Support claims avoidance and dispute resolution through accurate project records.

Team Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary project controls teams including planners cost engineers risk analysts and reporting specialists.
• Mentor and develop project controls personnel.
• Ensure alignment of project controls procedures with company standards and client requirements.

Stakeholder Management

• Interface with project directors EPC contractors vendors and client representatives.
• Present project performance updates to executive leadership.
• Support management decision-making through data-driven analysis and forecasting.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management or a related field.
• Minimum 18-25 years of project controls experience within major Oil & Gas Offshore EPC or Energy projects.
• Extensive experience on offshore development water injection brownfield or subsea projects.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 cost management systems and project reporting tools.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) risk management and change control processes.
• Professional certifications such as PMP PMI-SP AACE CCP or equivalent are advantageous.

Key Skills

• Project Planning & Scheduling
• Cost Control & Forecasting
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Risk & Opportunity Management
• Change Management
• Offshore EPC Project Delivery
• Executive Reporting
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership
• Primavera P6 and Power BI