Project Control Manager

Trees Engineering; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Trees Engineering is seeking a senior Project Controls Lead to oversee planning, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement and reporting for a major offshore floating facility project.

The role requires driving forecasts, early risk visibility, and alignment with the approved schedule and budget, coordinating across engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and offshore installation teams.

Qualifications

• Substantial project controls experience in offshore oil and gas, including leading planning and cost control on complex capital projects.
• Experience with FPSO projects, floaters or offshore floating production facilities.
• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills for coordinating multidisciplinary teams and presenting recommendations.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and Excel; familiarity with project controls and cost management systems.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the project controls framework, including procedures, WBS, reporting, and KPIs.
• Develop and manage the integrated project schedule across engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, integration, commissioning and offshore installation.
• Coordinate planning inputs from engineering teams, yards, contractors and vendors to maintain schedule alignment.
• Lead budgeting, cost monitoring, cash flow forecasting and EAC updates.
• Monitor commitments, expenditure, accruals and cost variances against the budget.
• Implement progress measurement methods and assess performance against milestones.
• Identify critical path activities, schedule slippages and cost overruns; coordinate recovery plans.
• Evaluate schedule and cost impact of changes and risks.
• Review contractor schedules and progress for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare consolidated project controls reports, dashboards and management updates.
• Support risk reviews, contingency assessments and resource planning.
• Lead the planning and cost control team with data quality.

Skills

Project controls leadership

offshore oil & gas experience

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Lead the project controls function for a major offshore floating facility project, overseeing planning, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement and reporting. Provide reliable forecasts and early visibility of risks to support project delivery within the approved schedule and budget.

Overview

Lead the project controls function for a major offshore floating facility project, overseeing planning, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement and reporting. Provide reliable forecasts and early visibility of risks to support project delivery within the approved schedule and budget.

Scope of work

• Establish and maintain the project controls framework, including procedures, work breakdown structure, reporting requirements and performance indicators.
• Develop and manage the integrated project schedule across engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, integration, commissioning and offshore installation.
• Coordinate planning inputs from engineering teams, fabrication yards, contractors and vendors to maintain schedule alignment.
• Lead project budgeting, cost monitoring, cash flow forecasting and estimate-at-completion updates.
• Monitor commitments, expenditure, accruals and cost variances against the approved budget.
• Implement progress measurement methods and assess actual performance against planned milestones.
• Identify critical path activities, schedule slippages and cost overruns; coordinate recovery plans with the project team.
• Evaluate the schedule and cost impact of changes, variations and emerging project risks.
• Review contractor schedules, progress reports and recovery proposals for accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
• Prepare consolidated project controls reports, dashboards and management updates.
• Support risk reviews, contingency assessments and resource planning.
• Lead the planning and cost control team, ensuring consistent reporting and data quality.

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Substantial project controls experience in offshore oil and gas, with experience leading planning and cost control functions on complex capital projects.
• Relevant experience with FPSO projects, floaters or other offshore floating production facilities.
• Strong understanding of EPC / EPCIC execution, including engineering, procurement, yard fabrication, integration and offshore installation interfaces.
• Proven ability to manage integrated schedules, project budgets, forecasting and contractor performance.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel; familiarity with project controls and cost management systems.
• Experience in earned value management, critical path analysis, change control and project risk assessment.
• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and present clear recommendations to management.