Project Controls Engineer - Defence (Construction)
Core
Establish cost and schedule baselines, monitor performance against them, and drive value for the client in defence construction projects.
Role type
Senior Project Controls Engineer (Defence Construction)
Builds
Master project schedules, cost baselines, risk impact analyses, and executive dashboards for defence infrastructure projects.
Domain
Defence, Construction, Infrastructure
Required skills
Project controls coordination, Cost estimation, Schedule management (Primavera P6), Risk evaluation (Monte Carlo), Change management, Procurement principles, MS Office, Root cause analysis, Governance controls, Vendor management
Preferred skills
Conceptual estimating, Funding stage gates, Basic contingency principles, Critical path analysis, Lead/lag indicator analysis
Technologies
Primavera P6, MS Office, Monte Carlo
Responsibilities
Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline; Lead evaluation of time, cost, and quality targets; Guide and influence the general contractor on schedule and cash flow; Act as key point of contact to the client for delivery and commercial issues; Control costs using estimating and procurement knowledge; Create executive-level cost dashboards; Coordinate planning sessions to compile master schedules; Participate in risk evaluations and output quantitative impacts; Hold vendors accountable for schedule updates.