Project Controller

6 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa WSP Africa Full time
Job Description

The Project Controller will be responsible for project controls required to deliver the project and to support the Project Manager and Project Controls Manager with project, schedule, and cost reporting - which includes forecast to complete, deliverable tracking, schedule and commercial performance.

Accountabilities:

  • Integration of schedule
  • Agree the progress measurement practice and methods
  • Compile progress achieved per intervals for reporting and invoicing requirements and resolve any discrepancies.
  • Progress achieved shall be in accordance with set guidelines and protocols as previously agreed.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Project Coordination: Work closely with the Project Manager and Controls Manager to ensure project timelines and budgets are adhered to.
  • Progress Reporting: Create and present project progress reports, highlighting financial standing, potential risks, and deviations from the plan.
  • Resource Management: Assist in managing project resources, including human resources.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Liaise with stakeholders to provide timely updates and gather feedback.
  • Risk Mitigation: Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to address potential project challenges.
  • Performance Analysis: Analyse performance data to establish metrics and identify areas for improvement

Health and Safety:

  • Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
  • Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
  • Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is always maintained

Qualifications

  • Relevant Built Environment Bachelors degree (Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management)
  • 4 to 8 years’ experience
  • Demonstrable experience on multi-disciplinary projects, preferably mining, industrial, building or capital projects
  • Contract management experience advantageous in FIDIC, NEC3, JBCC or GCC.
  • Project experience in cost, deliverable and schedule management
  • Experience in supporting project manager attending to all related PMBOK project management functional areas
  • Proficient in MS Projects and Primavera P6 (advantageous)
  • Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel (advanced), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook

Key Competencies and Generic Skills:

  • Demonstrated skills in programmes management across multiple construction disciplines
  • Demonstrated skills in contract management of standard contracts in the South African market (JBCC, FIDIC, NEC3 or GCC)
  • Strong competence ins supporting and advise on the definition of Project Controls and Earned Value Management policies, procedures and the standards required to deliver projects
  • Demonstrated knowledge of project control systems
  • Knowledge of BIM
  • Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities to work closely with the Project Manager and Project QS


Additional Information

What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.


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