Project Controls Lead

Job summary

The Project Controls Lead will manage project costs, budgets, and financial reporting while overseeing change management and performance analysis. They are responsible for preparing progress reports and ensuring project controls governance across engineering, construction, and management teams.

Job details

Overview Airswift is partnering with a key Oil and Gas company to seek an experienced Project Controls / Cost Control Lead professional to support major projects in St. John’s, NL. This is a 1-year contract with possibility of extension. This role focuses on cost control, forecasting, change management, performance reporting, and project controls governance. The ideal candidate has strong leadership and communication skills and can work effectively with project teams, contractors, and management. Offshore drilling campaign experience is highly valued, particularly involving daily cost reporting, progress tracking, and execution monitoring. Key Responsibilities Manage project costs, commitments, forecasts, budgets, and financial reporting. Perform cost variance, trend, and performance analysis. Prepare daily and periodic cost/progress reports during project execution. Maintain change logs and coordinate Project Change Notices (PCNs). Evaluate cost and schedule impacts of project changes. Identify risks, issues, and cost deviations and recommend corrective actions. Work across Engineering, Construction, Finance, Supply Chain, Scheduling, and Project Management. Support project controls governance, quality requirements, and project closeout. Qualifications Approximately 15 years of Project Controls experience, with strong cost control expertise. Degree, diploma, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience on major capital projects in Owner and/or EPC environments. Offshore project experience preferred; offshore drilling campaign experience is a significant asset. Experience with daily cost reporting, progress tracking, forecasting, change management, and contractor performance. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Power BI knowledge preferred; SAP experience is an asset. Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills. Working Conditions Location: St. John’s, NL (successful candidates must be local to NL) Schedule: Monday to Friday, 40 hours/week Work arrangement: 100% office-based, no hybrid or remote option About Airswift: Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

What you’ll do

The Project Controls Lead will manage project costs, budgets, and financial reporting while overseeing change management and performance analysis. They are responsible for preparing progress reports and ensuring project controls governance across engineering, construction, and management teams.

Requirements

Candidates must have approximately 15 years of project controls experience, specifically in cost control for major capital projects. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required, with preference given to those with offshore drilling experience and knowledge of Power BI or SAP.

Listed skills

• Power BI · Preferred
• SAP · Preferred
• Change Management · Preferred
• Performance Reporting · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Cost Control · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Controls
• Cost Control
• Forecasting
• Change Management
• Performance Reporting
• Governance
• Leadership
• Communication
• Offshore Drilling
• Progress Tracking
• Microsoft Excel
• Power BI
• SAP
• Budgeting
• Financial Reporting
• Stakeholder Management

Job areas

• Energy
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Construction
• Finance & Accounting