Project Control Manager

Project Controls Manager – Data Centres | Sydney, Australia

Take your career to Australia! 🦘

We're hiring for a Project Controls Manager to join a leading international contractor delivering a hyperscale data centre campus in Sydney, Australia.

You’ll work across programme, progress, productivity, cost and risk, providing senior project leadership with the information needed to make informed delivery decisions.

Australian visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates, with relocation support provided.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Develop and manage baseline programmes, construction schedules and recovery plans, including procurement and commissioning.
• Track progress, productivity and milestones, identifying delays and impacts to the critical path.
• Manage schedule risks, float and recovery opportunities, working with delivery teams to keep the project on track.
• Forecast completion dates, labour requirements, budget outcomes and project risk.
• Produce weekly and monthly project controls reporting, including dashboards, progress curves, delay analysis and risk summaries.
• Work closely with project, engineering, commercial, planning and site teams, providing clear insight into project performance and emerging risks.

Your Background:

We're open to construction professionals who have built their career in:

• Project Controls
• Planning / Project Planning
• Engineering
• Quantity Surveying
• Cost Engineering
• Site / Project Engineering

Key Requirements for Success:

• Proven experience in Project Controls, Planning, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Cost Engineering or Site/Project Engineering within the data centre sector.
• Strong understanding of programme logic, sequencing, critical path and schedule management.
• Experience monitoring progress, productivity, milestones and project performance.
• Strong analytical, forecasting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, delays and recovery opportunities.
• Experience producing weekly and monthly project reporting for senior project and client stakeholders.
• Strong practical understanding of construction operations and project delivery, ideally within a Tier 1/main contractor environment.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.

What's on Offer

• A$180,000–A$220,000 + 12% employer superannuation contribution
• Australian visa sponsorship
• Relocation assistance
• 4-6 weeks' accommodation provided on arrival
• International career experience within Australia's rapidly expanding data centre market
• The opportunity to relocate to Sydney and build your career in Australia

Interested?

Apply now or contact me directly to discuss the opportunity, project and relocation package.

Not quite the right fit? I'm recruiting across several positions on this project, so if your experience sits in one of the areas below, send me a message and I'll be happy to discuss the details.

• Methods Manager
• Logistics Manager
• Services Manager
• Completion Manager