Project Controls Manager | AI Data Centre | Helsinki
CMC is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to establish and lead the controls function for a AI data-centre development near Helsinki.
Reporting to the Project Director, the successful consultant will create an integrated view of programme, cost, risk, change and performance across the owner-side PMC team, GC and supply chain.
Responsibilities
- Establish the project controls strategy, procedures, governance and reporting calendar.
- Integrate schedule, cost, risk, change, procurement and progress information.
- Lead the development of project baselines, work breakdown structures and control accounts.
- Coordinate the Lead Planner, cost, risk, reporting and document-control functions.
- Validate progress information submitted by the GC, consultants and vendors.
- Develop project dashboards, executive reports, forecasts and performance narratives.
- Monitor earned value, productivity, milestone performance and estimate at completion.
- Maintain change-control processes covering scope, cost, schedule and approvals.
- Facilitate quantitative and qualitative risk reviews and track mitigation actions.
- Support monthly cost forecasting, cash-flow reporting and contingency management.
- Ensure alignment between the master schedule, procurement status, construction progress and commissioning plan.
- Identify negative trends early and provide decision-ready analysis to the Project Director.
- Support contractor claims assessments and change-impact analysis.
- Establish clear data ownership, reporting cut-off dates and audit trails.
Required experience
- Senior project-controls experience on hyperscale data centres, major infrastructure or complex capital programmes.
- Strong knowledge of integrated schedule, cost, risk and change control.
- Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6, Excel and Power BI.
- Experience with cost-control platforms such as Oracle Primavera Unifier, EcoSys, SAP, Deltek Cobra or equivalent.
- Demonstrable experience managing contractor reporting and independently validating progress.
- Good understanding of earned-value techniques, forecasting and change governance.
- Experience establishing controls on a project during early design or mobilisation is highly desirable.
- Previous owner-side, developer or PMC experience.
- Strong stakeholder-management and executive-reporting capability.
- Fluent professional English and EU working rights.
Assignment
- Location: Helsinki region, Finland
- Project: AI data-centre development
- Model: Contract consultancy engagement
- Rate: Day rate + expenses
- Working arrangement: Helsinki-based with regular site presence
- Duration: Long-term programme
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