Project Controls Department Manager

Hill International Inc; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hill International Inc. seeks a Project Controls Department Manager to lead budgeting, scheduling, cost management, and change control across complex projects worldwide, with relocation to KSA as part of a multinational program. The role emphasizes staff development, process standardization, and robust reporting.

International experience is preferred, including KSA exposure. Candidate will oversee EDMS usage, ensure timely dashboards, and manage cost reporting for portfolios while aligning with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in project controls (cost and schedule) on large projects with overall responsibility.
• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience in directing cost engineering, cost estimating, control and analysis; establishing criteria and system setup for all project control activities.
• Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up/setup work processes.
• Involvement in continuous improvement and capacity building/talent development.
• Demonstrated skill in management, supervisory and personnel administrative functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working internationally (preference KSA experience).

Responsabilités

• Oversee budgets, cost, planning/scheduling, and change management across projects.
• Assess project control staff capability and assign roles/responsibilities.
• Develop department operating structures and procedures aligned with PMM processes.
• Control and monitor project schedules from registration to handover.
• Ensure input to monthly dashboards and maintain portfolio-level schedules.
• Prepare consolidated cost reports and monitor cash flow and funding.

Connaissances

Project controls

Cost engineering

Cost estimating

Planning

Scheduling

Leadership

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Outils

EDMS

Description du poste

Hill International is seeking a Project Controls Department Manager in the United States, Australia, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Netherlands. Position will require relocation to Saudi Arabia (KSA). Arabic-speaking candidates are preferred.

• Has overall responsibility for managing and monitoring budgets, cost, planning/scheduling, and management of change. This includes managing the development and implementation of budgets and baselines to meet the project objectives and ensure adherence to the project policies and procedures.
• Assessing the capability of project control staff and recommending appropriate roles and responsibilities
• Inputting to the project control department knowledge transfer program, which includes comprehensive on-the-job learning.
• Developing and getting ratified section operating structure and department operating processes and procedures based on the PMM processes and procedures.
• Controlling and monitoring project schedules from registration to handover.
• Implementing the relevant Stage Gate Process on all new and existing projects.
• Ensuring that all projects provide input to monthly dashboards, consistent with project guidelines
• Undertaking cost related activities.
• Prepared and maintained portfolio cost reports, showing the budget for each project and forecasting commitments and actual costs.
• Defining cost requirements for contracts.
• Preparing financial input for contracts.
• Preparation of consolidated cost report.
• Establishing project invoice registers and update them on a monthly basis.
• Monitoring the project's cash flow and available funds.
• Implementing PMM standard planning and scheduling processes and procedures Qualifications.
• Undertaking all planning and schedule-related activities.
• Preparing and maintaining portfolio level 1 management schedule, showing plan/actual/forecast for each project in a single line and highlighting critical projects.
• Preparing and maintaining a level 1 stage gate schedule for each project.
• Preparing schedules for projects prior to bidding.
• Defining schedule requirements for contracts.
• Evaluating bidders schedule submittals.
• Preparing milestones and schedule input for contracts.
• Maintaining Master Schedule.
• Preparing consolidated schedule performance report.
• Reviewing and approving baseline schedules submitted by the contractor.
• Reviewing the recovery plans and corrective actions as proposed by contractors and accepted by the supervision consultant.
• Implementing an Enterprise Documents Management System (EDMS) in accordance with relevant retention legislation.
• Developing a structure and archiving project documents.
• Preparing document management input for contracts.
• Preparing the Document Management department knowledge transfer program, which includes comprehensive on-the-job learning.
• Monitoring and audit clusters' document management performance, including spot checks and other verification of adherence to project record filing requirements per project.
• Preparing testing and commissioning scope of work for construction RFPs.
• Reviewing testing and commissioning aspects of the contractor's proposed Project Execution Plans.
• Preparing testing and commissioning input to contracts.
• Assigning testing and commissioning resources to projects.
• Maintaining functional responsibility for testing and commissioning resources assigned to projects.
• Maintaining overall responsibility for construction contractor/subcontractor testing and commissioning performance and adherence to their respective contracts.
• Development and rectification of department operating structure [Org. Chart, Roles, Responsibilities] as well tools to be deployed [software, apply Int'l best practice].
• Informs themselves of the relevant quality, environmental, safety, and occupational health policies, as well as manuals and procedures within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in project controls (cost and schedule) on large projects, including overall responsibility for project controls on large-scale projects.
• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience in directing cost engineering, cost estimating, control and analysis, planning and scheduling, schedule development, control, and analysis. Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria and system set-up for all project control activities.
• Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up/set-up work processes.
• Involvement in continuous improvement and capacity building/talent development.
• Demonstrated skill in management, supervisory and personnel administrative functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working internationally (preference KSA experience).

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at www.gisiconsulting.com.

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.