Senior Project Controls Lead — High-Speed Rail

Segula Technologies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

SEGULA Technologies in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to lead the controls function across engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning on a major high-speed rail project.

You will own planning, scheduling (Primavera P6), progress monitoring and cost forecasting, drive EVM applications, manage risks and report to senior management with clear dashboards.

Qualifications

• Strong contractor-side experience in large multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Experience with scheduling and project controls leadership across engineering, procurement and construction.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) and cost forecasting.
• Knowledge of risk management and change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the project controls, planning and progress reporting team.
• Develop, maintain and monitor the integrated project schedule using Primavera P6.
• Ensure alignment of schedules across work packages, engineering teams, project partners and subcontractors.
• Monitor progress against approved baselines, contractual milestones and the critical path.
• Identify schedule deviations and develop appropriate recovery and mitigation plans.
• Prepare detailed look-ahead schedules covering engineering approvals, procurement, permits, site access, resource allocation and construction readiness.
• Monitor and validate actual project progress against the approved baseline.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project controls reports, dashboards and management presentations.
• Highlight schedule risks, performance deviations, outstanding decisions and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with construction and engineering teams to ensure accurate progress measurement and reporting.
• Coordinate with Commercial and Finance teams on project budgets, financial commitments, cost forecasts and cash flow.
• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to evaluate project performance.
• Support cost and schedule forecasting to identify potential deviations from project objectives.
• Identify and assess schedule risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Conduct delay analysis and evaluate the impact of variations and changes.
• Support Extension of Time (EOT) submissions through accurate scheduling analysis and supporting documentation.
• Provide early warnings and recommend practical recovery measures.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.
• Participate in project progress and coordination meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Present project controls findings, schedule performance and recovery strategies to senior management.
• Ensure consistency between reported progress, site records and project schedules.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Earned Value Management

Cost forecasting

Risk management

Progress reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Recovery planning

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time | Project-Based
Industry: Railway Infrastructure / High-Speed Rail / Construction
Company: SEGULA Technologies

About the Role

SEGULA Technologies is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to support a major high-speed rail infrastructure project in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The successful candidate will lead the project controls function across engineering and design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, ensuring effective planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, cost forecasting and risk management.

This position requires strong contractor-side experience in major multidisciplinary infrastructure projects, ideally within railway or high-speed rail construction.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Lead and manage the project controls, planning and progress reporting team.

• Develop, maintain and monitor the integrated project schedule using Primavera P6.

• Ensure alignment of schedules across work packages, engineering teams, project partners and subcontractors.

• Monitor progress against approved baselines, contractual milestones and the critical path.

• Identify schedule deviations and develop appropriate recovery and mitigation plans.

• Prepare detailed look-ahead schedules covering engineering approvals, procurement, permits, site access, resource allocation and construction readiness.

Progress Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor and validate actual project progress against the approved baseline.

• Prepare weekly and monthly project controls reports, dashboards and management presentations.

• Highlight schedule risks, performance deviations, outstanding decisions and corrective actions.

• Coordinate with construction and engineering teams to ensure accurate progress measurement and reporting.

Cost Control & Performance Management

• Coordinate with Commercial and Finance teams on project budgets, financial commitments, cost forecasts and cash flow.

• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to evaluate project performance.

• Support cost and schedule forecasting to identify potential deviations from project objectives.

Risk Management & Claims Support

• Identify and assess schedule risks and implement mitigation strategies.

• Conduct delay analysis and evaluate the impact of variations and changes.

• Support Extension of Time (EOT) submissions through accurate scheduling analysis and supporting documentation.

• Provide early warnings and recommend practical recovery measures.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.

• Participate in project progress and coordination meetings with relevant stakeholders.

• Present project controls findings, schedule performance and recovery strategies to senior management.

• Ensure consistency between reported progress, site records and project schedules.