Projects Control Engineer

Industry: Railway / Metro Rail / Infrastructure projects

Department: Project Planning \& Controls

Work Location: Head Office (Mumbai)

Reporting To: Project Director/MD

Experience: 5\-10 years (preferably in railway projects)

1\. Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced project controls engineer with a strong background in

railway and metro rail projects to manage project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring,

cost control, and reporting activities from the Head Office. The candidate will coordinate with

project sites, project managers, contractors, consultants, and other departments to ensure timely

project execution, effective cost management, and compliance with project milestones

.

2\. Key Responsibilities

a. Project Planning \& Scheduling

i. Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for railway infrastructure projects.

ii. Prepare baseline schedules, milestone charts, work breakdown structures (WBS), and

project execution plans using MSP/ Primavera P6\.

iii. Monitor project progress against Client approved schedules and identify delays and

critical activities.

iv. Review and consolidate project schedules received from various project sites for

preparing look ahead plans.

b. Project Monitoring \& Control

i. Monitor physical and financial progress across multiple projects on weekly/monthly

basis.

ii. Compare actual progress against planned progress and evaluate delay analyse, schedule

variances.

iii. Identify critical path activities, slippages, and potential bottlenecks and anticipate the

scheduled work accordingly.

c. Cost Control \& Budget Monitoring

i. Monitor project budgets, actual expenditure, commitments, and cost forecasts.

ii. Prepare cost variance reports and support project cost optimization.

iii. Coordinate with finance, procurement, and project teams for budget updates.

iv. Track billing progress, work orders, and cost\-related project documentation, wherever

applicable.

d. ERP \& Management Reporting

i. Prepare weekly, and monthly project progress reports for Head Office management.

ii. Develop project dashboards, progress charts, and performance reports using MS Excel

and ERP.

iii. Present project status, risks, delays, and action plans to senior management.

e. Railway Project Coordination

i. Coordinate with site teams handling civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and other

railway infrastructure works, as applicable.

ii. Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, and relevant railway authorities

through the designated project teams.

iii. Monitor procurement schedules, material availability, approvals, and interface

dependencies affecting project execution.

iv. Track project risks, change requests, variations, and extension\-of\-time issues in

coordination with the commercial and contracts teams.

3\. Educational Qualifications

a. PG, MBA/Bachelor's degree or diploma in Civil and Construction Engineering

discipline only.

b. Relevant qualifications in project planning, project controls, or project management

will be an added advantage.

4\. Required Experience \& Technical Skills

a. 5\-10 years of relevant experience in railway, metro rail, railway infrastructure, or

related EPC projects.

b. Prior experience in Head Office project monitoring, planning, scheduling is preferred.

c. Proficiency in Primavera P6/MSP and MS Excel is essential.

d. Understanding of railway project execution, contractual milestones, progress

measurement, and project reporting.

5\. Key Competencies.

a. Strong analytical and project monitoring and coordination skills.

b. Ability to analyse project delays and recommend corrective measures.

c. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

d. Ability to manage multiple projects and meet reporting deadlines.

Pay: ₹80,000\.00 \- ₹90,000\.00 per month

Work Location: In person