Experienced Project Controls Manager | Cost & Schedule Management | Change ManagementResults-driven Project Controls Manager with a proven track record in overseeing project cost, schedule, estimating, progress measurement, and change management. Adept at managing projects throughout their life cycle, ensuring adherence to scope, contractual requirements, and major milestones. Committed to driving project success through effective leadership, mentorship, and expertise in project controls. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors, to align project controls requirements.Key Skills:Project Cost & Schedule ManagementEstimating & Progress MeasurementChange Management LeadershipStakeholder Alignment & EngagementMentorship & Team DevelopmentProcess Improvement ChampionBudgeting & Financial ManagementProject Analysis, Reporting & ForecastingIn my role as a Project Controls Manager, I excel at leading the development of cost and schedule estimates for critical Gate reviews, ensuring accurate and comprehensive information in Gate packages. Mentoring junior project controls engineers is a passion of mine, ensuring their work meets the highest technical standards while maintaining timeliness.To maintain effective project controls, I develop and maintain comprehensive plans and procedures, championing process improvements for enhanced efficiency and accuracy. By participating in kick-offs and ongoing meetings with EPC contractors, I establish a common understanding of project controls requirements, enabling seamless collaboration and coordination.As a budget custodian, I lead the financial close-out of projects, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial aspects. Throughout the project life cycle, I diligently steward project cost and schedule, conducting ongoing analysis, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting. By administering the change control process, I effectively communicate the implications of changes and champion the overall Change Management process.I possess a keen eye for monitoring and appraising contractor performance in areas of cost control, progress measurement, and control. By reviewing and endorsing contractor plans, procedures, progress, and cost/schedule baselines, I ensure the implementation of effective project control measures. Analyzing cost/schedule and progress reports, as well as contractor-developed trends, empowers me to identify opportunities, vulnerabilities, and necessary cost corrective actions.