Project Control Manager

Role Summary: The Manager, Project Control architect the company’s project execution framework. This role governs the entire OEx and industrial project portfolio, ensuring every initiative is standardized, tracked, and strategically aligned. Leads a centralized team, including Engineering Control & Reporting Engineers, to provide a single "source of truth" regarding project health, costs, and operational impact. Roles and Responsibilities: Design and enforce the "Stage-Gate" governance process for all industrialization and continuous improvement projects, ensuring no initiative advances without validated business cases and technical readiness. Manage the project intake process, scoring and prioritizing initiatives to ensure high-value, strategically aligned projects receive the necessary funding and SME resources. Conduct regular audits to ensure projects adhere to the established timelines, budgets, and corporate quality standards . Develop and maintain real-time digital dashboards (Control Towers) that consolidate data from all plants to provide an integrated view of portfolio health and efficiency gaps. Directly lead the Engineering Control & Reporting team at each plant to ensure the accuracy of project data, cost tracking, and progress updates. Establish the metrics and post-mortem protocols to validate whether completed projects achieved their intended industrial performance and ROI. Define and deploy a common project management methodology (e.g., Lean, Agile, or WCM) to be used consistently by all Project Managers and SME communities. Oversee the selection and implementation of PMO software and digital tools (e.g., PMIS) to optimize administrative workflows and eliminate manual errors. Maintain a repository of templates, risk registers, and reporting formats to ensure a "common language" across the entire OEx division. Coordinate with the Director of Process Experts and Director of Maintenance Experts to allocate technical SMEs across projects, preventing bottlenecks in critical-path activities. Manage the organizational memory by archiving post-project reviews and "Lessons Learned" to ensure continuous improvement in project execution. Directly manage and develop the PMO staff (analysts and plant controllers) and provide coaching to project managers to elevate the organization's PM maturity. Qualification and Education: Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering or Electrical Engineering. Preferred MBA or master’s degree in project management. Experience: Minimum of 8 years in industrial project management leadership or engineering leadership within heavy industry (Steel, Oil & Gas), working as PMO. Skills: Strong technical knowledge Data analytics Project Management Risk Management Change Management Leadership Excellent communication Lean methodology/CI/RCA MS Office and ERP Business Acumen Conflict resolution Show more Show less