Senior Manager - Projects Control

Lead and oversee project controls for the mega master plan development, ensuring robust planning, monitoring, cost management, and risk control. Provide the COO and leadership team with reliable data and insights to drive informed decisions and secure successful delivery of the development within agreed cost, time, and quality parameters.

Location: Dubai South, Dubai

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the integrated Master Program across all project phases (design, procurement, infrastructure, verticals, enabling, and handover).

• Monitor progress, highlight delays, and recommend recovery/acceleration strategies.

• Ensure program consistency and integration across multiple workstreams and packages.

• Establish project budgets, cost baselines, and cashflow forecasts.

• Track project expenditures, cost commitments, and variances against budget.

• Review and validate payment applications, claims, and variations.

• Provide accurate cost forecasting and EAC (Estimate at Completion) reporting to COO.

• Develop and maintain risk registers with mitigation and contingency planning.

• Oversee the change management process, ensuring all variations are reviewed, justified, and approved in line with governance.

• Provide early warnings to COO on critical risks and recommend corrective measures.

• Deliver executive-level dashboards and progress reports (weekly/monthly) on cost,

schedule, and risk.

• Ensure project controls systems, policies, and reporting standards are consistently applied across all packages.

• Present analysis and recommendations to COO and senior leadership.

• Interface with Development, Design, Delivery, Commercial & Contract, and Infrastructure teams to maintain aligned project controls.

• Support COO in executive decision-making through accurate and timely reporting.

• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and external stakeholders on schedule and cost issues.

• Lead and mentor a team of project control professionals (planning, cost control, document control).

• Establish a high-performance culture and promote best practices in project controls.

• Ensure team capability to support current and future phases of the mega project.