Head of Project Controls – CT2 Programme Delivery

Qatar Aviation Services; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Aviation Services is seeking a senior professional to lead the project controls for the CT2 programme in Doha. You will own schedule, cost, risk and performance assurance, delivering independent governance reporting and robust forecasting for executive leadership.

Essential requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in integrated schedule and cost control on large capital projects, with strong CPM/EVM knowledge and experience in executive reporting and analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of job-related experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing integrated schedule and cost control functions on large-scale capital projects.
• Proven experience reviewing contractor schedules, claims, progress reporting, recovery programmes and change management processes from a client, employer or programme management perspective.
• Experience in developing executive reporting frameworks, governance reporting and programme performance analytics.
• Strong knowledge of project controls methodologies including CPM, Earned Value Management, cost forecasting and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function across the CT2 programme ecosystem, providing functional leadership and independent oversight of schedule, cost, risk and performance management activities.
• Establish integrated project controls systems, processes and performance measures to provide accurate forecasting, transparent reporting and effective decision support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead executive-level programme controls governance and provide strategic advice to senior leadership on programme performance, schedule certainty, budget forecasts, risks and opportunities.
• Establish project controls assurance and independent review mechanisms to validate programme performance data and strengthen governance.
• Lead the development and implementation of schedule and cost risk management strategies to identify threats and develop mitigation measures.
• Review, analyse and maintain an independent assessment of the integrated master programme schedule and contractors; coordinate with stakeholders for accurate reflection in reporting.
• Establish and maintain project cost control systems, budgets, commitments, forecasts and cash flow projections.
• Establish Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies, performance baselines and reporting frameworks to monitor performance.
• Review and validate contractor and consultant schedules, cost reports, progress updates and forecasts for accuracy and contractual compliance.
• Monitor critical path activities and identify delays; provide early warnings and corrective actions.
• Coordinate monthly project controls reporting; maintain dashboards, KPIs and trend reporting.

Skills

Schedule management

Cost control

Governance reporting

Performance analytics

CPM

EVM

Risk management

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Tools

CPM

EVM

Job description

Qatar Aviation Services is seeking a senior professional to lead the project controls for the CT2 programme in Doha. You will own schedule, cost, risk and performance assurance, delivering independent governance reporting and robust forecasting for executive leadership.

Essential requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in integrated schedule and cost control on large capital projects, with strong CPM/EVM knowledge and experience in executive reporting and analytics.