Cost Control & Planning Manager

• This document defines the minimum and preferred recruitment requirements for hiring a Cost Control & Planning Manager responsible for the integrated planning scheduling and cost management of all active projects within the construction department including utility-scale renewable energy projects (Wind and Solar PV) and industrial/commercial construction.
  

Integrated Project Controls Leadership

• Establish maintain and enforce project controls procedures standards and reporting frameworks across all construction and renewable energy projects.
  
• Oversee and unify the planning and cost control teams ensuring full alignment between project schedules resource plans and budget forecasts.
  
• Act as the primary escalation point for planning and cost-related disputes delays overruns and contractual control issues.
  
• Drive a project controls culture across the construction department ensuring consistent methodology and data quality from all project teams.
  
• Ensure all project controls deliverables align with Owner requirements contract obligations and company standards.
  

Master Scheduling & Progress Management

• Develop review and approve baseline schedules at Level 1 through Level 4 in Primavera P6 and MS Project for all active projects.
  
• Ensure resource- and cost-loaded schedules are properly integrated with budget forecasts and procurement plans.
  
• Monitor critical path total float schedule performance index (SPI) and progress metrics across the full portfolio on a rolling basis.
  
• Direct forensic delay analysis including Time Impact Analysis (TIA) Windows Analysis and As-Planned vs. As-Built methodology for dispute resolution and claims preparation.
  
• Review schedule recovery plans and acceleration programmes proposed by contractors or internal project teams.
  
• Ensure that planning engineers maintain live accurate schedules with progress updates logic integrity and alignment with actual site conditions.
  

Financial Oversight & Cost Control

• Own the project budget framework: approve project budgets cash flow forecasts cost breakdown structures (CBS) and financial cost models.
  
• Validate and report Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics including Estimate at Completion (EAC) Estimate to Complete (ETC) Cost Performance Index (CPI) Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and budget variance analysis.
  
• Mandate and follow up on corrective actions where cost or schedule deviations exceed agreed thresholds.
  
• Lead cost benchmarking exercises for labour materials and subcontractors across Wind Solar PV and construction scopes.
  
• Identify and drive cost-saving and value engineering opportunities without compromising schedule quality or contractual obligations.
  
• Prepare review and present monthly cost reports and financial forecasts for executive and senior management.
  

Claims Variations & Contract Compliance

• Supervise and technically lead preparation of Extension of Time (EOT) claims variation orders and disruption analyses.
  
• Ensure timely submission of interim payment applications milestone certificates and client certifications in accordance with contract provisions.
  
• Review all contractual correspondence related to schedule and cost matters to protect company interests.
  
• Maintain a comprehensive variation register and ensure all scope changes are formally notified quantified and approved before execution.
  
• Coordinate with the legal and contracts team on claims strategy dispute resolution and contractual risk mitigation.
  

Risk & Change Management

• Maintain a consolidated risk register covering schedule and cost exposures across all projects with regular review and update cycles.
  
• Evaluate and approve mitigation strategies for identified risks including delays overruns procurement delays and scope changes.
  
• Lead change impact assessments to support client negotiations variation pricing and schedule adjustment submissions.
  
• Provide quantified risk analysis input to management decision-making including Monte Carlo or equivalent probabilistic methods where required.
  

Executive Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Prepare and present executive-level status reports and dashboards integrating schedule performance cost performance earned value risk and forecast data across all projects.
  
• Deliver concise visually clear management presentations to senior leadership covering project health financial forecast recovery actions and decision points.
  
• Advise senior management proactively on recovery plans acceleration strategies and financial forecasts before issues escalate.
  
• Liaise directly with clients consultants Owners Engineers and EPC contractors on all project controls matters.
  
• Represent the construction department in Owner and client project review meetings as the project controls authority.