Project Controls & Advisory Manager

ACG_3692_JOB Our client is a large corporate group managing a portfolio of complex investment, construction, industrial, and technical projects. Project Portfolio Monitoring and Reporting Develop and standardize reporting templates covering project progress, costs, risks, key issues, and matters requiring management attention.

Establish and maintain consolidated dashboards providing visibility into the overall status of the Group’s project portfolio. Classify projects based on their current status, including on track, requiring monitoring, delayed, or involving critical issues requiring management intervention. Develop a regular and consistent information-sharing mechanism between the Group, project management teams, and project entities.

Continuously improve project reporting processes, dashboards, risk indicators, and portfolio control mechanisms. Progress Monitoring and Risk Management Receive and consolidate periodic reports from the designated focal point of each project. Monitor key project milestones against approved plans, schedules, budgets, and investment objectives.

Compare actual progress with approved schedules and identify delays, root causes, dependencies, and potential impacts. Provide early warnings regarding risks related to schedule, cost, legal and regulatory matters, contracts, technical issues, equipment, contractors, and project implementation. Prioritize detailed analysis of projects experiencing significant delays, cost overruns, high-risk issues, or matters requiring senior management decisions.

Review of Project Reports and Proposals Review the completeness, consistency, and logical basis of project reports before consolidation and submission to senior management. Assess major proposals involving schedule adjustments, cost changes, contracts, contractors, design modifications, technology, equipment, and other significant project matters.

Request additional information, supporting documents, or clarification from project management teams and project entities when reports or proposals lack sufficient justification. Provide independent assessments of the risks, impacts, and reasonableness of project proposals before they are submitted to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer.

Identify unusual information, inconsistencies, or potential concerns within project reports and escalate them appropriately. Executive Advisory Support Prepare periodic consolidated reports on the performance and status of the Group’s project portfolio. Summarize critical issues, decisions requiring approval, and matters requiring management direction.

Recommend potential solutions, decision options, and key questions that should be clarified before management approval. Provide independent project control insights and recommendations to support executive decision-making. Monitor and follow up on the implementation of instructions and decisions issued by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer in relation to projects.

Stakeholder Coordination Work closely with designated project focal points to collect, review, clarify, and update project information. Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Accounting, Technical, Procurement, Construction, and other relevant functions to assess project-related issues when necessary. Participate in project meetings as assigned by senior management.

Document meeting conclusions, monitor agreed action items, and report on implementation progress. Maintain effective communication and professional working relationships with internal departments, project management teams, project entities, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Construction Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Minimum 5–8 years of experience in project management, project controls, PMO, planning and scheduling, or project portfolio management. Proven experience in monitoring multiple complex projects, preferably within construction, EPC, infrastructure, energy, industrial, or manufacturing environments.

Strong knowledge of project lifecycle, scheduling, cost control, risk management, contract management, change management, and project reporting. Ability to review project schedules, budgets, contracts, progress reports, and major adjustment proposals, while identifying key risks and providing independent recommendations.

Strong analytical, critical-thinking, reporting, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with MS Project, Primavera P6, Power BI, or similar tools is preferred. Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, AACE PSP/CCP, or equivalent are an advantage.

Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, maintain confidentiality, and communicate effectively with senior leadership. Contact: Nga Nguyen Due to the immense number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.