Senior Project Controls Lead – Scheduling & EV

Jones Engineering; Hamina; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Career progression opportunities

Training and CPD support

Work-life balance

Job summary

Jones Engineering in Hamina, Finland seeks a Schedule & Project Controls Lead to oversee all project controls activities for a major site project. You will collaborate with construction managers, commercial teams, and the client to ensure schedule integrity, risk mitigation, and timely reporting.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical M&E project controls, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and a track record of leading large teams.

Qualifications

• Relevant third-level qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5-7 years’ post-qualification experience in project controls, ideally in a mechanical M&E contracting environment.
• Advanced experience using Primavera P6 for planning, scheduling, and resource management.
• Strong track record in project controls leadership, schedule management, Earned Value tracking, and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of detailed, fully resourced construction schedules for client baseline approval.
• Own project schedule control, ensuring accurate, timely updates and alignment with actual site progress.
• Track Earned Value (EV) and other project KPIs, providing senior management with insights into performance trends.
• Monitor workshop fabrication and site installation outputs, managing productivity of craft labour (spent vs earned hours).
• Oversee the identification, assessment, and logging of project issues and changes through formal change control processes.
• Monitor original versus actual budgets, highlighting scope growth, cost variance, and corrective actions.
• Chair and actively contribute to internal and client-facing site meetings, providing expert input on schedule and performance.
• Lead the preparation, coordination, and issuance of weekly, monthly, and ad hoc project controls and construction reports.
• Provide strategic oversight of all project control systems, ensuring accurate records, reporting, and data integrity.
• Act as a key interface between planning, engineering, construction, and commercial teams, ensuring alignment and proactive decision-making.
• Mentor and guide junior project control staff, developing internal capability and promoting best practices across the project.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project controls leadership

Schedule management

Earned Value tracking

Cost control

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Jones Engineering in Hamina, Finland seeks a Schedule & Project Controls Lead to oversee all project controls activities for a major site project. You will collaborate with construction managers, commercial teams, and the client to ensure schedule integrity, risk mitigation, and timely reporting.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical M&E project controls, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and a track record of leading large teams.