FPSO Project Control Lead

NES Fircroft; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is recruiting an experienced FPSO Project Control Lead to support a major operator development project. This is a senior leadership position responsible for managing and integrating all project control disciplines across the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will oversee planning, reporting, document control, contract management, project systems, administration, logistics, and team coordination while supporting project management with accurate and timely project

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 10–15 years of project controls experience in oil & gas or major industrial projects.
• FPSO/offshore/EPC/EPSCC project experience.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary project control teams.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6, Excel, SharePoint, and EDMS platforms.
• Strong project reporting, scheduling, contract management and governance knowledge.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to operate in an international, multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary project control team.
• Develop and implement project control strategies and procedures.
• Coordinate planning, document control, contracts, IT systems, and administration activities.
• Deliver project dashboards, KPI reports, progress reports, and forecasts.
• Monitor contractor performance and compliance.
• Manage integrated schedules, milestone tracking, and variance analysis.
• Support contract administration and variation order management.
• Coordinate project control audits and governance activities.
• Facilitate collaboration between engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Support project mobilisation, logistics, and team coordination activities.

Skills

Project controls leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

SharePoint

EDMS

Job description

NES Fircroft is recruiting for an experienced FPSO Project Control Lead to support a major operator development project.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for managing and integrating all project control disciplines across the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will oversee planning, reporting, document control, contract management, project systems, administration, logistics, and team coordination while supporting project management with accurate and timely project performance information.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary project control team.


• Develop and implement project control strategies and procedures.


• Coordinate planning, document control, contracts, IT systems, and administration activities.


• Deliver project dashboards, KPI reports, progress reports, and forecasts.


• Monitor contractor performance and compliance.


• Manage integrated schedules, milestone tracking, and variance analysis.


• Support contract administration and variation order management.


• Coordinate project control audits and governance activities.


• Facilitate collaboration between engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.


• Support project mobilisation, logistics, and team coordination activities.

What We're Looking For

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.


• Minimum 10-15 years of project controls experience within oil & gas or major industrial projects.


• Strong FPSO, offshore, EPC, or EPSCC project experience.


• Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary project control teams.


• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6, Excel, SharePoint, and EDMS platforms.


• Strong understanding of project reporting, scheduling, contract management, and project governance.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Ability to operate effectively within an international and multicultural project environment.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to work on a significant FPSO development project.


• Long-term assignment supporting a major project lifecycle.


• Leadership role with responsibility across multiple project control disciplines.


• Exposure to a diverse international project team and stakeholder group.

If you have a strong background in FPSO or offshore project controls leadership and are looking for your next major project assignment, we would like to hear from you.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.