Senior Director Project Control - Construction

Sort Of Digital · India

One of our client's is hiring for the below role:

Qualification – Btech Civil + MBA

B.Tech in Civil Engineering + MBA is mandatory.

Strong leadership experience in large-scale construction projects is preferred.

1. Project Controls Leadership

• Lead and develop the Project Controls department across multiple projects.
• Establish project control frameworks, governance models, and reporting standards.
• Define KPIs, project performance metrics, and control mechanisms to ensure successful project delivery.
• Provide strategic direction to Planning, Cost Control, Risk Management, and Reporting teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement global project control best practices.

2. Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and oversee integrated master project schedules for large-scale construction developments.
• Ensure project schedules are aligned with design, procurement, approvals, construction, and handover activities.
• Monitor schedule performance, identify delays, and recommend recovery plans.
• Review baseline schedules, revised schedules, and look-ahead plans prepared by project teams.
• Ensure effective use of Primavera P6, MS Project, and other planning tools.

3. Cost Control & Budget Management

• Develop project budgets, cost baselines, and financial control systems.
• Monitor project expenditures against approved budgets.
• Review cost reports, cash flow forecasts, commitments, and financial performance.
• Analyze cost variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Drive cost optimization and value engineering initiatives.
• Support financial forecasting and project profitability analysis.

4. Project Performance Monitoring

• Track project progress using Earned Value Management (EVM) and other performance measurement techniques.
• Monitor project KPIs including cost, schedule, productivity, quality, and risk.
• Identify performance gaps and recommend improvement strategies.
• Develop executive dashboards and portfolio-level reporting systems.
• Present project performance reports to executive leadership.

5. Risk Management

• Establish enterprise-level project risk management frameworks.
• Develop and maintain project risk registers.
• Identify commercial, technical, contractual, financial, and operational risks.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
• Lead schedule and cost risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulations where applicable.
• Ensure mitigation plans are implemented and regularly reviewed.

6. Contract & Commercial Management

• Oversee contract administration activities across projects.
• Review contractual obligations and ensure compliance.
• Manage variation orders, change management, claims, and Extension of Time (EOT) submissions.
• Support commercial negotiations with contractors and consultants.
• Coordinate with Legal and Commercial teams on contractual matters.

7. Project Governance & Reporting

• Establish governance processes for project approvals, stage gates, and reporting.
• Review monthly project reports, executive summaries, and management presentations.
• Monitor project compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Standardize reporting formats across all projects.
• Provide portfolio-level updates to senior leadership and board members.

8. Resource Planning & Productivity

• Monitor manpower utilization and resource allocation across projects.
• Analyze productivity trends and recommend efficiency improvements.
• Support project teams in resource forecasting.
• Ensure optimum utilization of project resources.

9. Quality, Compliance & HSE Coordination

• Ensure project controls processes align with quality standards and organizational procedures.
• Monitor compliance with statutory requirements and client specifications.
• Coordinate with Quality and HSE teams to ensure project compliance.
• Support project audits and governance reviews.

10. Digital Transformation & Systems

• Lead implementation of Project Management Information Systems (PMIS).
• Drive digital reporting through Power BI, Primavera Analytics, and ERP integration.
• Implement data analytics and dashboard reporting for executive decision-making.
• Promote automation of project controls processes.
• Review, Audit, Advisory & Risk Management
• Conduct periodic reviews of project performance, including schedule, cost, quality, procurement, and commercial aspects to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Lead project health checks and independent project control audits to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and areas requiring corrective action.
• Provide strategic advisory support to Project Directors and senior leadership on project execution strategies, governance, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Review project baselines, schedules, cost estimates, budgets, contracts, and risk registers to ensure compliance with established project control standards.
• Perform detailed schedule, cost, and resource analysis to identify deviations and recommend mitigation and recovery plans.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative risk assessments, including schedule and cost risk analysis, to evaluate potential project impacts.
• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide project risk management frameworks, ensuring proactive identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of project risks.
• Review claims, change orders, variation requests, and Extension of Time (EOT) submissions from a commercial and contractual risk perspective.
• Conduct governance and compliance audits to ensure adherence to company policies, contractual obligations, statutory regulations, and industry best practices.
• Provide recommendations on value engineering, cost optimization, resource utilization, and process improvements to enhance project performance.
• Present audit findings, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to executive management and stakeholders through detailed reports and dashboards.
• Monitor implementation of corrective and preventive actions arising from audits and project reviews to ensure continuous improvement across the project portfolio.