Project Controls Manager

What you will do:

Silent-Aire, a Johnson Controls company, is a global leader in data center solutions, specializing in AHU, FWU, CDU, CRAC and Modular Data Centers systems. We focus on energy efficiency, scalability, and reliability to meet the growing demands of digital connectivity.

Under the direction of the Associate PMO APAC Director, the Project Controls Manager is responsible for leading the project controls, planning and document control functions, ensuring projects are executed in accordance with established governance standards, delivery methodologies, project management practices and reporting requirements. The role owns project execution governance, portfolio performance visibility, project engineering standards, project controls and planning processes and PMO continuous improvement initiatives.

What you will do:

• Own and maintain the project execution governance.

• Own and maintain tracking and reporting of margin and delivery performance for the APAC portfolio

• In collaboration with relevant stakeholders, analyze and resolve resource loading bottlenecks pertaining to manufacturing, logistics and technical writing

• Own and maintain project management processes and training program

• Ensure consistency in scheduling, forecasting, risk management and change management practices.

• Lead PMO governance reviews, audits and project health checks.

• Drives continuous improvement initiatives to optimize project management processes

• Directly supervise Project Engineers, Project Controls Engineers and Document Controllers

• Allocate project engineers, project controls engineers and document controllers across projects and monitor utilization.

People Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop Project Engineers, Project Controls Engineers and Document Controllers

• Conduct performance reviews and development planning.

• Support recruitment, onboarding and succession planning.
  

Key Accountabilities

• Project execution governance.

• Portfolio margin and delivery performance tracking and reporting.

• PMO processes, training, reporting and continuous improvement.

• Project controls methodologies and standards.

• Portfolio reporting accuracy and forecasting discipline.
  

What we look for:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience.

• Familiar with the full product development lifecycle, from concept and design through testing and commercialization.

• Proven experience in project management and execution.

• Proven experience in managing multiple global stakeholders and large project teams.

• Strong business acumen

• Experience handling commercial, industrial, healthcare, data center, or large infrastructure projects is preferable

• Familiar with quality assurance standards like ISO or product lifecycle management methodologies

• Strong communication, planning, and leadership skills

• PMP or equivalent certifications