Project Controls Lead

Description

• Support claims analysis and dispute resolution when required.
• Establish and manage the project risk register; facilitate quantitative risk analysis (schedule & cost) using @Risk or Primavera Risk Analysis, update Monte Carlo simulations monthly.
• Chair regular progress review meetings with contractors, engineering teams, and owner's team.
• Oversee trend and change management processes; evaluate contractor change requests, prepare impact assessments, and maintain the change register.
• Lead the creation and ongoing management of the Level 3 baseline schedule (Primavera P6 or MS Project) incorporating engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.
• Develop and maintain the Project Controls Plan and all supporting procedures (scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, risk, change management, document control, reporting).
• Coordinate the production of high-quality internal and external reporting (weekly dashboards, monthly executive reports, gate reviews, lender/investor reports if applicable).
• Implement and manage an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tailored to the NPI scope, including establishment of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), progress measurement rules, and quantity tracking.
• Ensure compliance with company governance, auditing requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Produce accurate monthly cost and schedule forecasts, variance analysis, and recovery/mitigation plans.
• Manage the project controls team (planners, cost engineers, quantity surveyors, document controllers) and mentor junior staff.
• Ensure integration of contractor schedules and cost reports into the master project controls system.
• Drive schedule compression and cost-saving initiatives while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Requirements

• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Postgraduate qualification or certification (PMP, AACE, PSP, CCP, PMI-RMP).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplinary, multi-contractor environments in remote mine site locations (FIFO experience essential).
• Strong commercial acumen
• Proven experience on gold mining projects (or similar bulk commodities) with significant non-process infrastructure scopes.
• Expert user of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project; advanced Excel skills (Power Query, Power Pivot); experience with Prism, Candy, or similar cost management tools is highly regarded.
• Minimum 10-12 years of project controls experience, with at least 5 years in a Lead role on mining or heavy industrial projects valued >US$150M.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.
• Previous employment with Tier-1 mining owners or major EPCM contractors in Australia, Canada, West Africa, or South America.
• Exposure to Pronto, SAP, Prism G2, Acconex/Aconex, or similar enterprise systems.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Proactive problem-solving and decision-making under pressure
• Strong background in Earned Value Management, quantitative risk analysis, and forensic schedule analysis.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance