Senior Manager, Project Controls (Head of Project Controls, India)

About the role

KBR's Senior Manager, Project Controls (Head of Project Controls, India) leads, governs and develops the Project Controls function across India under broad direction. The role sets strategic direction and functional oversight for Scheduling, Cost Control, Project Risk Management, Performance Reporting and Project Services on large-scale Oil & Gas, Refining, Petrochemicals, LNG, Energy Transition, Offshore and Industrial Infrastructure projects. It works closely with Project Directors, Engineering Managers, Commercial, Finance, Procurement, Construction and global functional leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the India Project Controls organization, set its roadmap and establish standards, procedures, frameworks and performance metrics.
• Lead Project Services (Commercial, Cost Control, Planning & Scheduling, Progress Measurement, Change Management), manage the workforce of about 80-90 professionals and act as liaison with stakeholders, joint venture partners and clients.
• Oversee planning and scheduling across FEED, EPC, EPCM and PMC projects, maintain Level 1 to Level 4 schedules, run schedule assurance reviews and recovery planning workshops, and champion Primavera P6.
• Lead cost control, implement forecasting and reporting frameworks, review budgets, commitments, ETCs, EACs and cash flow, and use Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Set up project performance monitoring and reporting, deliver executive dashboards, monitor KPIs, lead controls reviews, audits and assurance, and support risk identification, quantitative risk analysis and change management.
• Support proposals, bids and project strategy, including cost estimating and resource planning.
• Drive digitalization of Project Controls, reporting automation, dashboard standardization and data analytics, including Power BI and AI-driven analytics.
• Represent Project Controls to clients and executives, and lead, mentor and develop the team, including competency frameworks and succession planning.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 15+ years of Project Controls experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, LNG, Refining, Offshore, Energy Transition and Industrial Infrastructure.
• Minimum 5 years in senior functional or departmental leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading large Project Controls organizations in EPC, EPCM, PMC or engineering consulting environments.
• Experience across all project phases and with global delivery centers and multicultural teams.

Required skills

• Planning & Scheduling, Cost Control, Performance Management, Risk Management and Change Management.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6, Earned Value Management (EVM) and forecasting methodologies.
• Preferred: Power BI and digital transformation of project controls.