Project Controller/Project Engineer

Are you ready to take charge and elevate project management to new heights? We're seeking a dynamic and skilled Project Controller to join our innovative team! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love overseeing projects from start to finish, this opportunity is for you!

Join our Industry and Energy team in Chennai
We are part of the Wind Energy & Renewables department, consisting of 200 enthusiastic colleagues working from India, Denmark, Germany, Norway, South Korea, and Taiwan, while collaborating closely with colleagues in the United Kingdom and North America. We are part of COWI's International business line, we embrace cultural diversity and highly value our social and friendly environment. Since 1980, we have been involved in more than 1,000 wind power projects in 70 countries.

As a Project Controller, you will be responsible to:

• Collaborate with the project managers right from the project start itself in developing the project execution plan, QA and documentation set-up, project schedule and project monitoring and control procedures, reporting templates, etc.
• Assist project managers and technical leads in monitoring the project by keeping track of various activities as per the project schedule and highlighting slips, if any, and providing a periodic look ahead
• Track the development of the project and its deliverables by following up with technical leads and helping to create project status reports
• Be in charge of monitoring the status of the document control plan's development and informing all parties concerned of any deadlines or general information sharing
• Update management on the status of project schedules and progress as needed. Produce reports, and presentations, keep an eye out for inconsistencies, and suggest remedies
• Assist the project manager in setting up meetings for various design reviews, project progress reviews, and keeping track of the action list
• Assist the project manager with periodic effective mitigation implementation and assessment of the project risk register
• Work with technical leads to manage the design change log and make sure the customer consistently approves variation/engineering change orders
• Prepare and manage the compilation of final project dossiers, lessons learned, etc

Your Skills, Our Team. Together, we design the future
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways, but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

Additionally, you will have:

• Bachelor's degree and 8–12 years of relevant experience working as a project engineer or controller
• Knowledge of the whole project life cycle and experience as a project controller or engineer for oil and gas, offshore infrastructure, and EPC consultants
• Knowledge of the WBS, project planning software like Primavera and MS Project, and creating work breakdown structures.
• Capabilities for tracking project progress and creating project status reports
• Knowledge of the systems and tools for project document control and document management
• Knowledge of a typical project life cycle and proficiency in engineering and construction environments' documentation processes
• Proficient user of software programs like Microsoft Office
• The capacity to analyze and communicate critical findings from huge data
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities
• Experience in cost estimation (AACE) and its tools would be an added advantage

A place to work and so much more
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100 percent of our revenue come from activities that move our customers toward sustainability.
We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently 7,300 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and environment into play.

Get to know us even better at our website, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve, and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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