Director of Project Controls - Major Construction & Mining

Turner & Townsend; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Project Controls Director to lead the cost management, planning, change, reporting, risk and information management across major contracts. The role requires extensive experience in project controls leadership within large construction programs.

You will drive regional capability, guide bids, manage budgets, and ensure service excellence while fostering a diverse, inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15–20 years in project controls management for major construction projects.
• Ideally degree qualified, background in QS or project management.
• Experience leading large teams.
• Mining experience is essential.
• Delivery of project controls across multiple sectors and programmes.
• Generalist with estimating, cost, scheduling, risk, change, and reporting.
• Experience in client and contractor environments is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Recognised regional expert in their field both internally and externally.
• Provide regional technical leadership support to regional pursuits & bids.
• Delivery of regional Project Controls team budget.
• Leadership of people, engagement and development.
• Responsible for growth of the team with an inclusive culture.
• Lead and assure service excellence.
• Compliance with Business Management Systems (contract, risk, health, safety and wellbeing, delivery, finance).
• Lead Health Safety & Wellbeing activities for the cost centre.
• Lead contract execution & compliance.
• Visible regional market presence.
• Securing regional bids for the cost centre.
• Resourcing and capability build to meet regional needs.

Skills

Project Controls Leadership

Cost Management

Planning / Scheduling

Risk Management

Contract Compliance

Education

Degree-qualified (QS or PM background)

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Project Controls Director to lead the cost management, planning, change, reporting, risk and information management across major contracts. The role requires extensive experience in project controls leadership within large construction programs.

You will drive regional capability, guide bids, manage budgets, and ensure service excellence while fostering a diverse, inclusive team culture.