Project Control Manager

Ref: IGS-PCM-002 🔥 URGENT ✨ NEW

📋 About This Role

Our client, a leading global EPC contractor with a strong track record in delivering complex offshore FPSO projects, is seeking an experienced Project Control Manager to join their team in Kuala Lumpur for a new greenfield FPSO project.

As Project Control Manager, you will be responsible for leading the entire project controls function — encompassing cost estimating, scheduling, risk management, and earned value analysis — across engineering, procurement, and construction phases. Reporting directly to the Project Director, you will oversee the project control team and ensure that all project financial and schedule objectives are met.

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the controls framework from the ground up on a brand-new FPSO build, working with one of the industry's most respected EPC contractors.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all project controls activities including cost control, scheduling, risk management, and earned value analysis throughout the FPSO EPCI project lifecycle
• Develop and implement the project controls execution plan, including WBS, CBS, and progress measurement systems
• Provide input to project execution plans, baseline, and control budgets; report project status and forecasts to the Project Director
• Monitor project expenditures including material costs, labor expenses, and subcontractor fees to identify cost savings opportunities and prevent overruns
• Take ownership of schedule integrity, proactively monitor productivity, and drive the project team to on-time completion
• Conduct regular cost performance reviews and variance analyses; prepare and review monthly forecasts and S-curve reports
• Implement and manage the Change Management process, ensuring all schedule and cost impacts are properly evaluated
• Lead and develop the project control team, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations
• Collaborate with procurement and contract management teams to evaluate vendor contracts for cost-effectiveness and compliance
• Prepare and review bids, estimates, change orders, and cost-to-complete estimates for the project

✅ Core Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of project controls experience in oil & gas EPCI projects
• Proven track record as Project Control Manager on FPSO or large-scale offshore EPC projects
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, Earned Value Management (EVM), cost forecasting, and risk assessment
• Proficiency in producing logically linked activity schedules and assessing progress curves, variance reports, and critical paths
• Thorough understanding of contract requirements and commercial awareness in EPCI project environments
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field
• PMP or AACE CCP certification preferred
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills

💡 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with major EPC contractors on greenfield FPSO projects in Southeast Asia
• Familiarity with tier-1 EPC contractor systems and processes
• Knowledge of Malaysian local content requirements and procurement regulations
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems for cost reporting
• Advanced degree or additional certifications (RMP, CCP, CEP) would be advantageous

🎁 What We Offer

• Competitive monthly salary: MYR 20,000 – 35,000 (commensurate with experience)
• Contract duration: 12-18 months with potential extension
• Opportunity to work on a high-profile greenfield FPSO project from inception
• Direct reporting line to Project Director with significant decision-making authority
• Work-life balance with KL-based office role (no offshore rotation required)
• Professional development and certification support
• Exposure to a globally recognized EPC contractor's project execution methodology
• IntelliS Global's proprietary 9-dimension AI assessment for career positioning