Reports To - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Direct Reports - Planning Engineers; Cost Control Engineers; HSE Team; Quality Control (QC) Team

Role Purpose

• The Head of Project Controls is responsible for establishing and maintaining independent, end-to-end control over project planning, cost control, health & safety, and quality across all company projects. The role ensures approved baselines (time, cost, quality, safety) are respected, deviations are identified early, and senior management receives accurate, timely, and objective information for decision-making. This is a governance and control role, not an execution role.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, approve, and control project schedule baselines.
• Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify delays early.
• Establish and control project cost baselines aligned with approved budgets.
• Monitor budget versus actual costs and forecast final project outcomes.
• Identify and escalate schedule, cost, quality, and safety risks.
• Ensure HSE policies and legal requirements are implemented across all sites.
• Oversee quality control processes and non-conformance management.
• Provide clear, factual, and timely reports directly to the CEO.

Authority & Accountability

• The role has authority to challenge, suspend, or escalate decisions that pose material schedule, cost, quality, or safety risks. The Head of Project Controls acts as an independent internal control function and cannot be overruled by Operations on control matters without CEO awareness.

Key Interfaces

• CEO; COO/Operations; CFO; Commercial&Procurement; External auditors and regulators (as required).

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in EPC/EPCm or large construction projects.
• Proven leadership in Project Controls, Planning, and Cost Control roles.
• Strong understanding of construction project lifecycles and risk management.
• Experience with planning and cost control systems (e.g. Primavera P6).
• Exposure to HSE and QC governance frameworks.

Working conditions

• Salary: based on interview
• Work schedule: 5 working days per week, Saturday and Sunday off
• Location: Caspian Plaza (Head Office)

Qualified candidates are invited to send their CV to the e-mail address in the Apply for job button, indicating their salary expectations, with the subject line “Head of Project Controls”