Project Control Lead at Undisclosed Company via Clinton Oilfield Limited – Rivers

An undisclosed upstream oil and gas company is recruiting a Project Control Lead in Rivers State through Clinton Oilfield Limited. This hybrid consultancy role coordinates project planning, cost control, risk management and performance reporting for projects working towards first-oil delivery.

Responsibilities

• Establish integrated project schedules, reporting frameworks, measurement baselines and control procedures.
• Monitor progress, spending and resources against plans, highlighting variances and recommending corrective action.
• Lead budget tracking, accruals, cost forecasting, cash-flow analysis, risk controls and change management.
• Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports for project leaders and stakeholders.
• Review contractors’ schedules and project-control deliverables for compliance.
• Coordinate with project managers, technical teams and contractors to help deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

First-year deliverables

• Q1: Establish a standard project-controls framework and baseline all active projects.
• Q2: Introduce integrated scheduling, cost and risk management systems and executive dashboards.
• Q3: Implement earned value management and target forecasting accuracy within ±10%.
• Q4: Achieve more than 85% project-controls compliance and embed sustainable processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• At least five to seven years of project-controls experience in upstream oil and gas projects.
• Expertise in earned value management, risk management, change control and EPC/EPCM or greenfield and brownfield project work.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Excel and Power BI.
• PMP, AACE or PSP certification is highly desirable.