Project Control Manager (FSRU / LNG Infrastructure Project)

Location: Singapore (Jurong / Jurong Island)
Project Type: LNG Terminal
Reporting To: Project Director
Functional Reporting: Commercial Director (Cost & Forecast Governance)

The Project Control Manager (PCM) is fully accountable for the integrity of schedule, cost, and forecast for a large-scale LNG / marine EPC project.

• Programme status

• Cost performance

• Forecast at Completion

• Time–cost risk exposure

Key Accountabilities

1. Schedule Management & Governance (Primavera P6)

• Establish, review, and maintain the integrated EPC master schedule in Primavera P6 (L1–L5)

• Ensure schedule logic integrity across:

  • Engineering deliverables

  • Procurement & vendor data

  • Fabrication / shipyard activities

  • Marine, offshore, and onshore interfaces

• Identify and analyze:

  • Critical Path

  • Near-critical paths

  • Logic density and constraint risks

• Define and enforce progress measurement rules (physical %, milestones, quantity-based)

• Perform schedule impact analysis for:

  • Design changes

  • Delays

  • Variation events
    

2. Cost Control, Forecasting & Earned Value

• Establish and manage the Control Budget, including approved variations

• Track and control:

  • Committed cost

  • Incurred cost

  • Accruals

  • Forecast to Completion (EAC / FAC)

• Perform earned value analysis (SPI, CPI) with professional judgement

• Identify productivity drift, manpower inefficiencies, and indirect cost exposure early

• Produce credible, defensible forecasts — not optimistic projections

3. Estimation & Change Impact Assessment (Critical Skill)

• Prepare ROM / Class 4 estimates for:

  • Variations

  • Delay and disruption impacts

  • Scope growth

• Assess time–cost relationships:

  • Prolongation costs

  • Manpower and equipment standby

  • Indirect cost escalation

• Support commercial and claims teams with:

  • Time impact analysis (TIA)

  • Cost substantiation inputs

4. Reporting & Executive Communication

• Develop and issue:

  • Weekly progress dashboards

  • Monthly project control reports

  • S-curves and trend analysis

• Translate complex data into clear executive and client-facing narratives

• Provide early warning to Project Director on:

  • Schedule slippage

  • Cost overrun risks

  • Forecast deterioration
    

5. Stakeholder & Interface Management (Chinese-Speaking Requirement)

• Interface directly with:

  • Shipyards

  • Fabricators

  • Vendors

  • Overseas project control teams

• Conduct technical schedule and progress discussions in Mandarin

• Resolve inconsistencies between site, vendor, and internal reporting

Business-level Mandarin is required for this role.

6. Governance, Audit & Claims Readiness

• Maintain schedule and cost records suitable for:

  • Client audits

  • Internal governance reviews

  • EOT and claims substantiation

• Preserve baseline integrity and contemporaneous records

• Ensure all changes are traceable, approved, and documented
  

Required Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum 10–15 years experience in Project Controls on EPC / Oil & Gas / LNG / Marine projects

• Proven ownership of:

  • Integrated schedules (P6)

  • Cost control and forecasting

• Strong hands-on Primavera P6 capability

• Demonstrated experience in estimation and variation impact assessment

• Fluent Mandarin (spoken and professional working level)

• Experience interfacing with overseas yards or fabrication facilities

Highly Desirable

• LNG, FSRU, offshore, or marine construction experience

• Claims or EOT support exposure

• Experience working under tight client governance frameworks

• Multi-country project interface experience (Asia)

Systems & Tools

• Primavera P6 (mandatory)

• Excel (advanced, analytical use)

• Cost control / ERP systems (e.g. SAP, EcoSys, Prism, or equivalent)

• Power BI or similar reporting tools (advantage)