Project Controls Head | MGEN

MGen; Pasig; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

MGEN seeks a Project Controls Head to establish and manage the controls framework across power generation projects. You will lead cost, schedule, and change management, while ensuring governance and timely health metrics to executives.

You will oversee the team, drive EVM implementation, and maintain a fully integrated schedule linked to cost data, ensuring accurate reporting and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of progressive experience in project controls for large capital projects.
• 5+ years in a leadership/head role managing a multi-disciplinary Project Controls team.
• Demonstrable experience in power generation, oil & gas, or heavy industrial sectors.
• Mastery of industry-standard scheduling and project controls software such as Primavera P6 and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Establish standardized project controls policies, procedures, and reporting structures for cost, schedule, and change management.
• Lead, mentor, and oversee the Project Controls team to ensure high performance and technical proficiency.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial standards, accounting principles, and project finance requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Analytical

Risk management

Financial forecasting

Scheduling

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Finance/Accounting/Construction Management

Master's degree or professional certification (PMP/AACE)

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

ERP/PM systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Project ControlsHead is responsible for establishing, implementing, and managing theoverall project controls framework for all power generation projects. Thiscritical leadership role integrates cost control, scheduling, performancemeasurement, and document control to provide accurate and timely project healthmetrics to the executive team. The Head ensures rigorous financial andexecution governance, allowing for proactive risk mitigation and informeddecision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

• Establishstandardized project controls policies, procedures, and reporting structuresfor cost, schedule, and change management.
• Lead,mentor, and oversee the Project Controls team (Officer, Analyst, DocumentController, Accountant, Scheduler), ensuring high performance and technicalproficiency.
• Ensure all project controls activities comply withcorporate financial standards, accounting principles, and project financerequirements.

CostManagement & Forecasting

• Accountable for establishing theproject's control budget and tracking committed costs, actual costs, andexpenditures against the baseline.
• Drive the accurate development andjustification of the Estimate At Completion (EAC), flagging potential overrunsand identifying necessary mitigation strategies.
• Manage project cash flow projectionsand variance analysis, ensuring alignment with overall corporate financingstrategies.

Performance& Schedule Integration

• Oversee the implementation andmaintenance of the Earned Value Management (EVM) system to objectively measureproject performance.
• Ensure the Scheduler maintains acritical path schedule that is fully resource-loaded and integrated with costdata for accurate performance tracking.
• Prepare and present executive-levelproject controls reports, summarizing technical and financial variances,critical risks, and project profitability to the Project Development &Execution Head.
• Manage the formal change controlprocess, evaluating the impact of proposed changes on the schedule, costbaseline, and technical scope.
• Oversee the utilization andreporting of project contingency funds, ensuring proper governance and approvalfor drawdown.

Information& Compliance

• Supervise the Document Controller tomaintain a comprehensive and auditable system for all project records,contracts, and technical correspondence.
• Serve as the primary liaison forinternal and external financial and project audits, ensuring the integrity andtraceability of all project controls data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering,Finance, Accounting, or Construction Management. A Master's degree orprofessional certification (e.g., AACE International certification, PMP with afocus on Project Controls) is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 10-12 years of progressive experience inproject controls for large-scale capital projects.
• At least 5 years in a leadership or Head role managinga multi-disciplinary Project Controls team.
• Demonstrable experience in the power generation, oil& gas, or heavy industrial sector is mandatory.
• Mastery of industry-standardscheduling and project controls software (e.g., Primavera P6, SAP, or similarERP/Project Management systems).
• Expert proficiency in costestimating, budgeting, variance analysis, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Strong working knowledge of projectfinancial reporting, accounting principles, and contract terms (EPC, PPA).
• Exceptional analytical,presentation, and communication skills to convey complex financial and scheduleinformation clearly to executive management.
• Provenability to lead and mentor a specialized technical team effectively.

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