Project Controls Lead​/Senior Scheduler

Position: Project Controls Lead / Senior Scheduler
For industrial projects we are looking for a Project Controls Lead / Senior Scheduler. The primary focus is the development, integration, maintenance and analysis of project schedules. Candidates who can also establish and support robust cost control are strongly preferred. The assignment initially supports a current portfolio of approximately EUR 25 million. The role must also prepare the project controls foundation for the upcoming large projects.

The position is hands-on and combines detailed planning work with portfolio-level coordination and management reporting.

Purpose of the role

Make schedule and cost performance transparent, predictable and suitable for management decision-making

Develop and maintain integrated portfolio and project schedules across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning

Provide early warning on critical path movement, interfaces, resource constraints, cost deviations and forecast risks

Establish a scalable project controls approach that can grow with other large projects

Translate project data into clear, concise and actionable reporting for Project Managers and management

Responsibilities
Planning and scheduling

Develop and maintain integrated Level 1, 2 and Level 3 schedules, including milestones, logic, dependencies, interfaces and critical path

Integrate planning input from Project Managers, Engineering Managers, discipline leads, Construction Management, procurement, vendors and contractors

Set and maintain schedule baselines in line with approved scope and project phase

Perform critical path, float, delay, trend and scenario analyses

Prepare look-ahead schedules and identify emerging constraints, resource conflicts and knock-on effects between projects

Challenge planning input for completeness, realism, sequencing and interface consistency

Support phase-gate planning from early project development through detailed design, construction and commissioning

Maintain a portfolio-level overview and consolidate the schedules of individual projects

Cost control and integrated project controls

Establish and maintain a practical cost control structure aligned with the project WBS and approved budgets

Monitor commitments, actuals, forecasts, estimate to complete and estimate at completion

Analyse variances against baseline and identify cost trends, scope-related impacts and forecast risks

Support monthly cost control and forecasting reviews with Project Managers and relevant Finance stakeholders

Connect schedule progress, cost status, risks and changes into one coherent project controls view

Support cash-flow forecasting, change control and management of contingency where required

Ensure consistent definitions, cut-off dates, data quality and reporting logic across the portfolio

Reporting, governance and coordination

Prepare concise progress and project controls reports for Project Managers, portfolio reviews and steering meetings

Define and maintain a proportionate reporting rhythm, including schedule updates, cost forecasts and key early warnings

Develop fit-for-purpose dashboards and reporting templates without creating unnecessary administrative burden

Facilitate planning and project controls reviews and follow up agreed actions

Act as the focal point for schedule integration and, depending on experience, cost control coordination

Coach project contributors and contractors in supplying reliable, timely and traceable planning and cost data

Proven experience as a Senior Scheduler, Project Controls Engineer or Project Controls Lead in industrial, process, energy or other CAPEX projects

Strong hands-on experience in building and maintaining integrated project schedules across multiple project phases

Demonstrable competence in critical path analysis, schedule risk awareness,…