The Principal Consultant – Project Controls will play a key role in driving best‑practice project planning, controls, reporting, and governance across the UK Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I;) PMO portfolio. This role leads project controls delivery, supports program performance insights, and enables effective decision‑making for internal stakeholders and client organisations. The ideal candidate brings robust analytical capability, leadership, and extensive hands‑on experience in planning, controls, forecasting, and digital reporting.
Responsibilities
Project Planning & Scheduling
Develop, review, and maintain integrated project schedules across multiple programs.
Ensure schedule logic, critical path, milestones, risk allowances, and dependencies meet PMO standards.
Facilitate schedule workshops with project managers and discipline leads.
Cost Management & Forecasting
Develop and manage project budgets, cashflows, cost forecasts, and variance analyses.
Monitor earned value metrics and report deviations with actionable insights.
Support contingency planning and cost risk analysis.
Project Controls Governance
Implement WSP/T&I; PMO project controls frameworks, ensuring compliance across projects.
Establish baselines and oversee change control processes.
Drive adoption of best practices, templates, and standards.
Reporting & Dashboarding
Produce accurate and timely project and portfolio reports covering schedule, cost, risk, and progress.
Work closely with digital teams to develop automated dashboards and reporting tools.
Present performance insights to leadership and client stakeholders.
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
Collaborate with project managers, design leads, finance teams, and external partners.
Mentor junior planning and controls staff; provide technical guidance to the PMO.
Participate in continuous improvement, innovation initiatives, and capability building.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Proje
📌 Principal Consultant (Mumbai)
🏢 Wsp
📍 Mumbai