Project Controls Director

Our client is seeking to appoint a Project Controls Director who shall assume duties from the Operational Director to provide oversight on the one of their key projects. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Ensure that the refurbishment project is completed within the allocated budget, schedule and applicable quality requirements, managing all the risks that may affect its execution;
• Ensure the development, review and issue, in collaboration with all stakeholders (i.e. contractors, regulator, etc.) of the integrated project execution plan including the integrated execution schedule;
• Implement processes for monitoring and control of the overall project execution;
• Develop, analyse and accept opportunities to optimize the execution schedule in line with project needs and implement corrective measures to address the associated risks;
• Monitor the progress of all project activities from quantitative and quality point of view;
• Monitor, update and revise the project execution schedule to ensure compliance with the critical path;
• Develop and monitor project specific performance indicators, including coordination and monitoring of vendor’s specific KPIs and initiate the necessary corrective actions;
• Support the preparation of third-party contracts and participate in the negotiations with various suppliers, as required;
• Develop integrated risk management plan, monitor and manage project risks, including the identification of new risks or changes in the risk profile, and develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies;
• Develop reporting templates for the overall refurbishment project and third-party progress reports;
• Establish/modify the existing processes, policies, practices to create an appropriate project interface and facilitate efficient collaboration and communication between internal and external stakeholders;
• Monitor the overall budget, prepare forecasts based on data collected from stakeholders, including the impact of proposed scope changes on the accepted budget and schedule;
• Evaluate deviations from the scope, cost and schedule baseline and the associated proposed contract changes with emphasis on contractor performance;
• Develops and implements individual development programmes for the staff reporting to him and assesses the subordinated staff leadership potential to identify potential future managers/successor
• Further Roles and Responsibilities as required and discussed with the Manager.

Professional Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* is required
• At least 3 years of experience from previous CANDU unit refurbishment projects in a similar position.
• Fluency in English is Mandatory
• Ability to communicate verbally and in written form to an exceptional standard, in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to define high standards and expectations in order to increase the performance of subordinate staff.
• Ability to use analysis, value judgments, experience and logical methods to make the right decisions, leading to effective solutions
• Experience of building strong teams within the organization, building constructive and successful relationships to help the team excel and achieve.
• To set clear, realistic and measurable objectives, to correctly determine the duration and difficulty of activities and projects and to establish priorities and schedules for their completion.
• To anticipate the factors that favour but also the obstacles to achieving the objective.

- Competitive Salary

- Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels

- Non Contributory Pension Scheme

- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30