Project Controls Manager:Rail projects

AECOM
Dublin
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: mastersSkills: ["Mentoring","Stakeholder management","Risk management","Continuous improvement","Governance"]

Lead project controls across rail projects by establishing and maintaining schedule, cost, and scope baselines to support governance and informed decision-making. Drive performance measurement using project coding structures (including EVM), manage change requests and monthly project reviews, and oversee risk identification and mitigation. Partner with stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely reporting, mentor a team of project controllers, and continuously improve PMO frameworks, tools, and reporting standards.

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Project Controls Manager:Rail projects

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Job Summary

Lead project controls across rail projects by establishing and maintaining schedule, cost, and scope baselines to support governance and informed decision-making. Drive performance measurement using project coding structures (including EVM), manage change requests and monthly project reviews, and oversee risk identification and mitigation. Partner with stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely reporting, mentor a team of project controllers, and continuously improve PMO frameworks, tools, and reporting standards.
Location: Dublin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee planning, risk, cost, and performance management functions across rail projects, ensuring schedule, cost, and scope baselines are accurately developed and maintained.
  • •Establish performance measurement baselines using project coding structures to support periodic updates and reporting aligned with contractual and professional standards (e.g., EVM).
  • •Lead monthly project review processes and support financial reporting activities.
  • •Manage change requests through efficient change control, evaluating impacts on schedule and cost.
  • •Lead and mentor a team of project controllers, building cross-functional relationships and driving continuous improvement in tools, processes, and reporting standards.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum Level 8 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as Project Management or Business Administration.
  • •Extensive knowledge of core project controls toolsets, including planning, cost management, risk, and performance measurement systems.
  • •Desirable: understanding of quality management systems and process improvement methodologies, ideally within the construction sector.
  • •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.
Experience:ConstructionRail projects
Education:Master's in Project Management or Business Administration (relevant discipline)
Skills:MentoringStakeholder managementRisk managementContinuous improvementGovernance
Languages:English
Tech Stack:EVMProject coding structuresProject controls toolsetsPerformance measurement

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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