Project Controls Lead (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Texas Instruments Incorporated; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Instruments Incorporated in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Project Controls leader for a large-scale, multi-year construction program. You will establish and lead PMO project controls, implement methodologies, standards, templates, and reporting frameworks to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and high quality.

This senior role requires deep construction project management knowledge, strong leadership, and the ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a PMO Project Controls framework with templates and tools.
• Establish governance structures including steering committees and change control.
• Ensure adherence to PMO standards across all project teams.
• Define and track KPIs to measure project and PMO performance.
• Oversee planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk, and quality control processes.
• Monitor project performance against baselines and provide status reports to stakeholders.
• Identify and escalate project issues and risks; develop mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate project stage gates and audits to ensure PMO compliance.
• Develop dashboards and reports for real-time project visibility.
• Analyze project data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Prepare executive-level presentations on project performance using EVM principles.
• Collaborate with resource managers to ensure adequate staffing.
• Monitor resource utilization and identify optimization opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with sponsors, project managers, contractors and vendors.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on status, risks, and issues.
• Identify and implement improvements to PMO processes and methodologies.
• Champion best practices in project management.
• Develop team members with PMO strategies.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

Job description

About the job:

The Design & Construction (D&C) isactively seeking a Project Controls leader to join our team. Thisposition requires a results-driven, self-initiator and detail-oriented individual who willbe responsible forthe establishment and leadership fora large-scale, multi-year construction project. Thisisa critical leadership rolefocused on driving project control, consistency, and successful delivery. Project Controls will assist withdeveloping, implementing, and maintainPMO processes, tools, and reporting frameworks to ensure projects aredelivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This rolerequires a deepunderstanding of construction project management methodologies, strong leadership skills, and the abilityto effectively communicate with diversestakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Establishment & Governance:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive PMO Project Controls framework, includingmethodologies, standards,templates, and tools tailored to the specific constructionproject.
• Establishand maintainproject governance structures, includingsteering committees, project boards, and change controlprocesses.
• Ensure adherence to PMO standards and methodologies across allprojectteams.
• Define and trackkeyperformance indicators(KPIs)to measure project and PMOperformance.

Project Performance Management:

• Oversee project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and qualitycontrol processes.
• Monitor project performance against baselines and provide regular status reporting to stakeholders.
• Identify and escalation project issues and risks, and work with project teams to develop mitigationstrategies.
• Facilitateproject stage gates and audits to ensure compliancewith PMO standards and project requirements.

Reporting & Analytics:

• Develop and maintainproject dashboards and reports to provide real-time visibilityinto project status, risks, andissues.
• Analyze project data to identify trends, patterns, and areas forimprovement.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and reports on project performance. Utilizeearned value management (EVM)principles.

Resource Management:

• Collaborate with resource managers to ensure projects are adequately staffedwith qualified personnel.
• Monitor resource utilizationand identify opportunities foroptimization.

Stakeholder Management:

• Buildand maintain strong relationships with keystakeholders, includingproject sponsors, project managers, contractors, andvendors.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on project status, risks, andissues.

Process Improvement:

• Continuously identify and implement improvements to PMO processes andmethodologies.
• Champion the use of bestpracticesinprojectmanagement.

Team Leadership:

• Develop team members with PMO strategies
• Foster a collaborativeand high-performing team environment.

Texas Instruments will not sponsor job applicants for visas or work authorization for this position.