Monitoring, Evaluation & Project Controls Specialist

Bureau Veritas · Eritrea

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Position Summary

The Monitoring, Evaluation & Project Controls Specialist will establish and maintain the integrated 36-month project programme and the associated planning, monitoring, evaluation, risk and reporting systems. The Specialist will integrate design, procurement, manufacturing, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning and Defects Liability Period schedules into a single controlled baseline. The role will monitor critical-path performance, measure physical progress, administer the project risk register and project portal, maintain M&E indicators, and prepare accurate monthly and quarterly management reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain and update the integrated 36-month master programme covering design, approvals, procurement, manufacturing, factory testing, logistics, installation, testing, commissioning, handover and the Defects Liability Period.
• Develop and maintain the project work breakdown structure, activity coding, calendars, milestones, dependencies, constraints, resource assumptions and schedule-control procedures.
• Integrate contractor, supplier, consultant, utility and Client schedules into a single coordinated programme with clear interfaces and accountability.
• Review baseline and revised programmes for logic, durations, sequencing, resource feasibility, critical path, float, interfaces and contractual milestones.
• Maintain the approved baseline, schedule revisions, change history, assumptions, narrative reports and supporting records in a controlled manner.
• Monitor the critical and near-critical paths, identify emerging delays and recommend recovery, resequencing, acceleration or mitigation measures.
• Develop and administer progress-measurement rules, weighted milestones, quantity-based measures, earned-value indicators and evidence requirements.
• Validate reported progress against drawings, deliverables, procurement records, manufacturing status, delivery records, site measurements, test records and commissioning evidence.
• Prepare planned-versus-actual analyses, milestone tracking, look-ahead schedules, S-curves, progress curves, earned-value metrics and forecast completion dates.
• Conduct schedule variance, trend, slippage and delay analyses and assess the likely impact on key milestones and overall completion.
• Coordinate schedule interfaces among design, technical approvals, procurement, owner-direct purchases, logistics, construction, energisation, commissioning and operational readiness.
• Maintain the project risk register, including risk descriptions, causes, consequences, probability, impact, ownership, mitigation actions, due dates and residual ratings.
• Facilitate periodic risk reviews, identify emerging threats and opportunities, track mitigation actions and escalate overdue or high-priority risks.
• Develop the project M&E framework, results chain, indicators, baselines, targets, data sources, collection methods, responsibilities and reporting frequencies.
• Monitor output, outcome, schedule, cost, quality, HSE, environmental, social, procurement, commissioning and capacity-building indicators, as applicable.
• Establish data-quality protocols and verify that reported information is complete, accurate, consistent, traceable and supported by reliable evidence.
• Administer the project portal or management-information system, including document structure, permissions, workflows, dashboards, registers and reporting templates.
• Coordinate with document control to maintain current programme files, progress evidence, risk records, decisions, action logs and approved reports.
• Design and maintain management dashboards presenting schedule, progress, critical milestones, procurement status, risks, issues, decisions and forecast completion.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports with concise analysis of achievements, variances, critical issues, risks, corrective actions and decisions required.
• Prepare inputs for steering committee, Client, lender, donor, utility and stakeholder reports in accordance with agreed formats and reporting cycles.
• Support progress meetings, programme workshops, coordination meetings, risk reviews and performance-review sessions with clear data and action tracking.
• Maintain issue, action, decision, change and interface registers and ensure assigned actions are followed through to closure.
• Support assessment of programme impacts arising from variations, design changes, late information, access constraints, procurement delays and other project events.
• Coordinate with the Contract Management / Claims Specialist on contemporaneous schedule records, delay events, programme updates and extension-of-time analyses.
• Coordinate with the Quantity Surveyor / Cost Engineer to align physical progress, commitments, expenditure, cash-flow forecasts and final-cost projections.
• Monitor commissioning readiness, system completion, punch-list closure, performance testing, handover milestones and Defects Liability Period obligations.
• Prepare lessons-learned reviews, completion evaluations, final performance reports and recommendations for future programmes.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to Client and project personnel on planning, progress measurement, risk management, M&E systems and reporting tools.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in project controls, planning, scheduling and monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience on at least two infrastructure or energy programmes with individual values of at least US$10 million, or equivalent multi-site project complexity.
• Strong practical experience developing and maintaining integrated master schedules using Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.
• Demonstrated capability in progress measurement, critical-path analysis, schedule updating, variance analysis, risk management, dashboards and management reporting.
• Experience integrating design, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, installation, testing, commissioning and Defects Liability Period schedules.
• Experience establishing M&E frameworks, indicators, baselines, targets, data-collection systems and results reporting.
• Experience developing project dashboards, management-information systems, project portals, risk registers and action-tracking tools.
• Experience supporting multi-contract, multi-site or owner-direct procurement programmes is desirable.
• Experience coordinating with engineers, planners, procurement teams, contractors, suppliers, cost specialists, contract managers and project leadership.
• Experience in East Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa or internationally financed infrastructure programmes is an advantage.

Technical Competencies

• Integrated master scheduling, work breakdown structures, logic development, baselining, updating and schedule governance.
• Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 or equivalent professional planning and scheduling software.
• Critical-path and near-critical-path analysis, float, constraints, out-of-sequence progress and recovery planning.
• Physical progress measurement, weighted milestones, earned-value concepts, S-curves and forecast completion analysis.
• Design, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, installation, commissioning and Defects Liability Period schedule integration.
• Project risk and opportunity management, including identification, assessment, mitigation, ownership and escalation.
• M&E frameworks, results chains, indicators, baselines, targets, data-quality assurance and performance evaluation.
• Dashboard design, data visualisation, project portals, management-information systems and automated reporting tools.
• Monthly and quarterly reporting, executive summaries, trend analysis, milestone reporting and decision-support information.
• Change, issue, action, decision and interface management with complete audit trails.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and familiarity with Power BI or comparable business-intelligence tools is desirable.
• Strong analytical writing, facilitation, presentation, stakeholder coordination and knowledge-transfer capability.

Professional Credentials and Attributes

Professional certification in project management, scheduling, project controls, risk management or monitoring and evaluation is preferred. Relevant credentials may include PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, PRINCE2 or equivalent. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical capability, disciplined data management, attention to detail, independence, sound judgement, proactive coordination and the ability to convert complex project information into clear, decision-oriented reports and dashboards.

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