Senior Project Controller Team Coordinator

Role Purpose

The Project Controls Team Coordinator is responsible for leading coordinating and developing a team of approximately 8 Project Controls professionals across Business Intelligence Reporting Planning Scheduling and Cost Management disciplines.

This role forms part of the Project Controls leadership structure and acts as a first-line coordination and development role within the team. The Team Coordinator will support day-to-day team leadership workload allocation quality assurance capability development stakeholder engagement and the consistent delivery of high-quality Project Controls services across multiple project portfolios.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical Project Controls expertise with excellent leadership potential coaching ability communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities. The role is suitable for experienced Project Controls professionals who are ready to take a stronger leadership role while continuing to contribute technical expertise and delivery oversight.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate and support a team of approximately 8 Project Controls professionals across Business Intelligence Reporting Planning Scheduling and Cost Management activities.

Provide day-to-day leadership guidance and technical support to team members helping ensure clarity of priorities delivery expectations and performance standards.

Support workload allocation capacity planning utilization visibility and resource prioritization across the team escalating risks where workload deadlines or capability gaps may impact delivery.

Act as a first point of escalation for Project Controls delivery issues supporting timely resolution and ensuring appropriate communication with relevant stakeholders.

Conduct regular performance development and career conversations with team members supporting clear development plans and continuous professional growth.

Coach mentor and train team members to strengthen technical capability delivery confidence stakeholder management and overall Project Controls maturity.

Oversee the quality and consistency of key Project Controls deliverables ensuring appropriate peer reviews quality checks governance standards and reporting requirements are applied.

Support Project Managers Business Line stakeholders and portfolio leads with project performance insights reporting outputs cost and schedule information and data-driven recommendations.

Act as a key interface between stakeholders and the Project Controls team helping clarify requirements manage expectations prioritize work and ensure timely delivery of agreed outputs.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including process standardization reporting improvements automation opportunities knowledge sharing and lessons learned.

Support project audits governance requirements compliance activities and internal reporting obligations.

Promote collaboration accountability ownership and a positive team culture within the Project Controls function.

Qualifications :

Bachelors degree mandatory in engineering Construction Management Project Management Quantity Surveying Business Administration Finance or a related discipline.

Professional certifications such as PMP APM PMI-SP PSP CCP or equivalent are desirable.

Required Experience

Minimum 5 years of applied Project Controls experience acquired within AECOM and/or external organizations.

Strong experience in at least one core Project Controls discipline such as Planning/Scheduling Cost Management Business Intelligence Reporting Forecasting or Performance Management.

Good working knowledge across multiple Project Controls disciplines with the ability to understand dependencies between cost schedule reporting forecasting governance and project performance.

Experience providing technical guidance coaching training or informal leadership to colleagues or junior team members.

Experience working with Project Managers stakeholders or delivery teams to support reporting decision-making issue resolution and project performance management.

Previous people management or formal team leadership experience is desirable but not essential. Strong leadership potential ownership maturity and the ability to develop others are essential.

Technical Skills

Strong understanding of Project Controls principles processes and best practices.

Strong knowledge of cost control forecasting budgeting performance reporting and project delivery governance.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including the ability to analyze validate structure and present project data effectively.

Good understanding of project reporting cycles data quality requirements financial performance indicators and stakeholder reporting needs.

Ability to review Project Controls outputs critically and identify inconsistencies risks gaps or improvement opportunities.

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

Strong people leadership team coordination and coaching capability.

Ability to motivate support and develop team members with different experience levels and technical backgrounds.

Strong communication presentation and interpersonal skills.

Ability to influence build trust and maintain strong working relationships across all organizational levels.

Strong stakeholder management skills including the ability to clarify expectations manage competing priorities and communicate delivery risks effectively.

Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to balance multiple demands across people projects deadlines and stakeholders.

High level of ownership accountability professionalism and judgement.

Collaborative mindset with a focus on knowledge sharing continuous improvement and team development.

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1