Overall purpose of role
At International Maritime Industries, the Project Control Manager serves as an independent arbiter within the Operations Team. He or she possesses a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s operational principles and processes. This role contributes across the entire project lifecycle—from the Business Development phase through to final product delivery to the customer. The Project Control Manager aligns and integrates the efforts of the Operations Team to ensure adherence to the approved schedule and budget, conducts sanity checks on inputs from various multi-disciplinary departments, and monitors overall performance. Additionally, the role plays an active part in the Change and Claim Management process and is responsible for ongoing monitoring of operational risk management.
Primary responsibilities, authorities & accountabilities
Planning & Scheduling:
- Possess a detailed understanding of ITT (Invitation-to-Tender) objectives during the Business Development phase.
- Collaborate closely with Business Development and Operations teams to establish the core principles of the Project Execution Schedule based on the ITT.
- Define planning deliverables according to project complexity and ITT requirements, coordinating with the Project Management team.
- Facilitate interface management among multi-disciplinary departments throughout project execution.
- Coordinate planning-related matters with customers and suppliers during project execution.
Reporting:
- Understand industry fabrication norms and develop historical data on these norms at International Maritime Industries.
- Provide updated fabrication norms to the Business Development team.
- Establish the Progress Measurement Structure and design reporting templates (daily, weekly, monthly) based on internal and external requirements.
- Perform sanity checks on reports before distribution to ensure accuracy.
Cost Control:
- Understand cost configuration of each Work Breakdown Structure element.
- Collaborate actively with the Business Development team during ITT preparation on unit rates, informed by current fabrication norms.
- Facilitate smooth information flow between multi-disciplinary departments.
- Develop corporate historical data on unit rates based on feedback from various business units.
- Coordinate timely customer invoicing with the Finance department as required.
Change Management:
- Possess thorough knowledge of contract structure, scope of work, and terms and conditions.
- Understand and manage the Change Management process according to customer and supplier requirements.
- Work closely with multi-disciplinary departments to identify potential changes early, whether internal or external.
- Provide schedule and cost sensitivity analyses for potential changes and collect necessary data for review.
- Liaise with customers and suppliers to manage changes, providing documented evidence.
- Coordinate with Finance on the financial impacts and maintain an up-to-date Change Management Log.
Attainment
- Over 15 years of experience in industries including Rig/Shipbuilding, MRO, Oil & Gas, and Petrochemicals.
- 10–12 years of experience in Project Control, with 5–7 years specifically as a Project Control Manager.
- Strong ability to understand the “big picture” behind business decisions, with knowledge of financial, commercial, legal, and technological factors affecting the business and role.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate, inspire, and develop teams and individuals to achieve their highest potential.
- Fluent in English (reading, writing, and speaking); Arabic is not essential but considered an advantage.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to prioritize, plan, and manage both personal workload and that of the team, including resource allocation and effective time management.