Project Controls Manager:Rail projects
On-siteDublin, Leinster, Ireland
Job Summary
Oversee planning, risk, cost, and performance management functions across rail projects, ensuring schedule, cost, and scope baselines are accurately developed and maintained. Establish the Performance Measurement Baseline using project coding structures to support periodic updates aligned with contractual standards. Lead benchmarking initiatives, champion best practices in project controls and document management, and develop effective PMO frameworks for assigned programmes. Manage change requests, evaluate impacts on schedule and cost, and identify, assess, and mitigate project risks throughout the lifecycle. Prepare regular status reports for stakeholders outlining programme progress, budget performance, and emerging issues. Provide guidance to project teams on PMO processes and mentor a team of project controllers to drive continuous improvement in tools and reporting standards.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum Level 8 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, such as Project Management or Business Administration
- Proven experience as a Project Controls Manager and subject matter expert within a core project controls discipline, operating in a management capacity
- Strong knowledge of contractual and financial requirements associated with large, complex construction programmes
- Extensive knowledge of core project controls toolsets, including planning, cost management, risk, and performance measurement systems
- All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment
Desired Qualifications
- Understanding of quality management systems and process improvement methodologies, ideally within the construction sector
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