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Principal Specialist, Project Controls

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-29

Core

Develop, implement, and maintain integrated project control systems for planning, scheduling, cost management, and performance reporting across a portfolio of projects.

Role type

Principal Specialist, Project Controls

Builds

Integrated project schedules, cost control systems, management dashboards, and performance reports for asset lifecycle projects.

Domain

Energy transition, process plants, engineering, construction, and sustainability.

Required skills

Project cost controls, portfolio management, earned value analysis, schedule recovery planning, risk mitigation, commercial input, stakeholder liaison, KPI measurement, data integrity.

Preferred skills

SAP PS cost system, SAP WBS structures, Microsoft Excel, home office engineering cost controls, field maintenance and construction cost controls.

Technologies

SAP PS, SAP WBS, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain project planning and scheduling procedures; monitor project progress against schedules and budgets; establish cost control systems including budgeting and earned value analysis; prepare baseline and recovery schedules; liaise with engineering, procurement, and finance functions; measure project performance via KPIs and EVM; evaluate impact of scope changes and risks; provide commercial input for tenders and proposals; support project risk management; ensure compliance of control information systems.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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