Senior project controller
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Date: 21 hours ago
City: Dubai
Contract type: Contractor

Job Description
About Edge Commercial
Role
EDGE Commercial is established to oversee the management of commercial activities across the group, enabling individual entities to concentrate on their core product portfolios. This centralized approach fosters an environment that is conducive to sustainable business growth. Designed to streamline processes and enhance the efficiency of commercial operations, EDGE Commercial plays a pivotal role in driving business growth through several key functions:
As part of EDGE Group’s International Operations team, the Senior Project Controller will support the Project Controls function across a portfolio of high-profile, multi-national defence programs. This role undertakes the set-up and execution of robust project planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management activities, in line with company and industry best practices, to deliver projects to global customers on time and within budget. The role also supports project decision-making by providing timely and insightful analytics and reporting to support successful project outcomes.
Key Accountabilities
Job Details
Role Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Contract Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Company Website: http://edgegroup.ae Job Function: Finance Company Industry/
Sector: Defense and Space Manufacturing
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About Edge Commercial
Role
EDGE Commercial is established to oversee the management of commercial activities across the group, enabling individual entities to concentrate on their core product portfolios. This centralized approach fosters an environment that is conducive to sustainable business growth. Designed to streamline processes and enhance the efficiency of commercial operations, EDGE Commercial plays a pivotal role in driving business growth through several key functions:
- Opportunity and Proposal Management
- Engineering Solutions
- Contracting & Project Procurement
- Contracts Management
- Commercial Planning
- International Contracts
- Strategic Program Management
As part of EDGE Group’s International Operations team, the Senior Project Controller will support the Project Controls function across a portfolio of high-profile, multi-national defence programs. This role undertakes the set-up and execution of robust project planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management activities, in line with company and industry best practices, to deliver projects to global customers on time and within budget. The role also supports project decision-making by providing timely and insightful analytics and reporting to support successful project outcomes.
Key Accountabilities
- Use Strategic & Functional Leadership
- Setup and implement project controls processes, and tools in line with defined processes and procedures tailored to complex international defence programs.
- Take the lead on Project Control activities on individual projects.
- Collaborate closely with Program Managers, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams across EDGE business units.
- Integrated Project Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and maintain integrated master schedules (IMS) for international programs using Microsoft Project.
- Perform critical path analyses, and scenario planning to support project decision-making.
- Align schedules to contract milestones, customer delivery requirements, and internal R&D phases.
- Project Cost Management & EVM
- Establish project budgets and control accounts in coordination with Program Managers and Finance.
- Track actual costs vs. planned budgets, forecast Estimate at Completion (EAC), and manage cost variances proactively.
- Risk & Opportunity Management
- Maintain project risk and opportunity registers and support the Senior Portfolio Controls Manager in performing risk identification workshops.
- Support the development of quantitative risk analysis to model schedule and cost impacts.
- Monitor mitigation actions and escalate critical risks to senior management within International Projects Execution team.
- Reporting & Governance
- Maintain project dashboards, performance reports, and KPI’s as required for the project execution team.
- Ensure timely data-driven insights to enable proactive decision-making.
- Continuous Improvement & Compliance
- Support initiatives to improve project controls tools and processes across EDGE’s International Programs.
- Identify non-compliance with internal policies, contractual requirements, and export control regulations.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and lessons learned initiatives.
- Supporting Accountabilities
- Undertake other assignments from time to time, depending on the needs of the Business.
- Support development of Process & Procedures that are attuned to the International Programs Organization.
- 8 years of experience in project controls, including at least 3 years in defense, aerospace, or advanced technology sectors with exposure to international programs.
- Experience in project cost control techniques, Earned Value Management (EVM) and integrated master scheduling.
- Proficiency in MS Project, SAP and cost control systems.
- Experience in national and/ or international projects and global supply chains.
- Experience of International Programs preferable.
- Knowledge of Critical Path Analysis and Schedule Risk analysis preferable.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field; Master’s preferred.
- Professional certification preferred (e.g. PMI, PMP, APM)
Job Details
Role Level: Mid-Level Work Type: Contract Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Company Website: http://edgegroup.ae Job Function: Finance Company Industry/
Sector: Defense and Space Manufacturing
What We Offer
About The Company
Searching, interviewing and hiring are all part of the professional life. The TALENTMATE Portal idea is to fill and help professionals doing one of them by bringing together the requisites under One Roof. Whether you're hunting for your Next Job Opportunity or Looking for Potential Employers, we're here to lend you a Helping Hand.
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