Project Controls Manager

Tokiye Integrated Medical Services

Job Location:

Uyo - Nigeria

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Project Controls Manager will serve as the custodian of schedule cost progress measurement and performance reporting for the delivery of an international-standard healthcare facility of national significance. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining robust project control systems that ensure transparency predictability and disciplined execution across the project lifecycle. The Project Controls Manager will provide accurate data-driven insights to support executive decision-making prevent schedule and cost overruns and enable successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Project Controls Leadership and Governance

Establish implement and manage the Project Controls Framework covering planning scheduling cost control risk management and performance reporting.
Develop and maintain project controls policies procedures and standards aligned with international best practices.
Define baseline scope schedule and cost parameters and ensure strict change control governance.
Serve as the single source of truth for project performance data.

Planning Scheduling and Progress Control

Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
Ensure full integration of design procurement construction testing and commissioning schedules.
Establish schedule baselines milestones and critical path analyses.
Monitor schedule performance identify slippages and recommend recovery and acceleration strategies.
Validate contractors schedules and progress updates for accuracy and realism.
Implement earned value management (EVM) techniques to track schedule performance objectively.

Cost Control Forecasting and Performance Management

Establish and maintain the project cost control system ensuring accurate tracking of budgets commitments actual costs and forecasts.
Monitor cost performance against approved budgets and forecasts.
Prepare detailed variance analyses and identify trends that may impact project financial outcomes.
Support cash flow forecasting and funding alignment in collaboration with Finance and Commercial teams.
Review contractors cost reports payment applications and change cost proposals from a controls perspective.

Change Management and Risk Control

Manage the change control process ensuring all variations are properly evaluated for schedule and cost impacts before approval.
Maintain a comprehensive project risk and opportunity register.
Quantify risk impacts and support mitigation and contingency planning.
Provide early warnings to management on emerging risks and potential deviations from baseline plans.

Reporting Dashboards and Executive Communication

Prepare and issue weekly monthly and executive-level project controls reports.
Develop performance dashboards covering schedule cost risk procurement and progress KPIs.
Present clear concise insights to executive leadership highlighting risks trends and required decisions.
Ensure reporting accuracy consistency and audit-ready documentation always.

Interface with Project Commercial and Construction Teams

Work closely with the Project Manager Design Manager Commercial Manager and Construction teams to ensure alignment between plans and execution.
Support commercial and contract teams in evaluating claims extensions of time and variations.
Validate progress measurements and earned value claims from contractors.
Ensure procurement and long-lead items are fully integrated into the master schedule.

Systems Data Integrity and Digital Controls

Implement and manage project controls software and digital tools including Primavera P6 ERP systems Power Bi and reporting platforms.
Ensure high data integrity traceability and version control across all planning and reporting outputs.
Support digitalization and continuous improvement of project controls processes.

Team Leadership and Capability Development

Lead and mentor project controls engineers planners and cost controllers.
Set performance expectations and ensure high standards of professionalism and accountability.
Build project controls capability and promote best practices across the project team.
Support knowledge transfer and documentation of lessons learned.

Project Close-Out and Performance Evaluation

Support final costs and schedule close-out activities.
Ensure final project performance metrics reports and records are completed and archived.
Participate in post-project reviews and performance evaluations.
Capture and document lessons learned for future projects.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
Masters degree or professional certification (PMP AACE PRINCE2) is an advantage.
Minimum 1215 years of experience in project controls on large-scale construction or infrastructure projects.
Proven experience managing schedules and cost controls for multi-million-dollar projects.
Strong hands-on expertise in Primavera P6 MS Project and project reporting systems.
Experience in hospital or complex institutional projects is highly desirable.

Skills and Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
Ability to communicate complex performance data clearly to senior stakeholders.
Strong commercial and contract awareness.
Proactive mindset with strong risk identification capability.
High integrity objectivity and professional discipline.

Benefits

This role offers a unique opportunity for an experienced Nigerian or international project controls professional to play a pivotal role in delivering one of Nigerias most prestigious healthcare infrastructure projects. You will operate at the heart of executive decision-making providing insights that directly influence project success. The position offers exposure to international best practices advanced project controls systems and a highly governed delivery environment.

We offer a competitive remuneration package performance-based incentives and long-term career growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding healthcare infrastructure organization.