Purpose of the position
The Lead Project Controls Engineer is responsible for providing comprehensive project controls leadership across planning, scheduling, cost management, budgeting, forecasting, risk assessment, and performance reporting for EPC and capital projects. The role ensures projects are executed within approved cost and schedule baselines through effective monitoring, analysis, stakeholder coordination, and implementation of project control best practices, while delivering accurate forecasting, commercial insights, and management information to support informed decision-making and successful project delivery.
Principal responsibilities
Establish project budgets, cost baselines, and control systems.
Perform monthly cost reporting, forecasting, Estimate at Completion (EAC), and Estimate to Complete (ETC) analysis.
Prepare Project Cost Status (PCS), Forecast Cost Status (FCS), cash flow forecasts.
Monitor project expenditures, commitments, accruals, and purchase orders.
Analyse cost variances and recommend corrective actions.
Develop cost reports, waterfall charts,
S-curves, and financial dashboards.
Perform project risk assessments and contingency analysis.
Identify risks, opportunities, and potential cost overruns.
Support preparation and evaluation of change orders and variation claims.
Conduct delay analysis and schedule recovery assessments.
Participate in commercial negotiations and claim management activities.
Maintain project risk registers and mitigation plans
Interface with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commercial, and Finance teams.
Coordinate with clients, contractors, vendors, and project stakeholders.
Support project reviews and governance meetings.
Provide guidance and mentoring to junior project control professionals.
Deliver training and knowledge-sharing sessions on project control methodologies and systems.
Generate reports and dashboards through Power BI and Excel.
Manage cost and schedule data within SAP and project contro
📌 Lead Project Controls (Kolkata)
🏢 Linde
📍 Kolkata