Project Controls Manager – Puerto Caldera

About the role

Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT), a subsidiary of Hapag-Lloyd, is part of the Sunset Consortium with APM Terminals, which has won the tender to develop and modernise Puerto Caldera, the main port complex on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. The Project Controls Manager establishes, implements and maintains the project control framework to monitor and manage delivery of this 500-million-dollar investment, with operations starting in September 2027. The role reports to the Project Director, leads the project controls team and sits at the site in Puerto Caldera.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the integration across project and functional disciplines and define and drive the project execution management approach and control processes.
• Establish, own and control the scope, schedule, risk and budget baselines, approve changes through the change control process, and lead the Integrated Master Schedule including the phasing of works and live-port constraints.
• Develop and maintain the Visual Management System (including the war room) and the requirements, change, risk, KPI, document and reporting processes.
• Manage project control systems such as PMWeb, Primavera P6/OPC and SharePoint, and liaise with the corporate PMO.
• Track progress against baselines, validate forecasts with the CAPEX Controller and run an early warning system with recovery measures.
• Report performance, forecasts and key risks to the Project Director, Steering Committee, Head of Portfolio and corporate PMO, and present to the Project Director and Steering Committee.
• Build working relationships with head office counterparts, consultants, contractors and suppliers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance or a related discipline; professional project management certification (PMP, AACE CCP/PSP, PMI-SP or equivalent).
• 15 years of overall experience, including at least 10 in project controls (schedule, cost and risk management).
• At least 5 years leading project controls teams on large capital projects, with accountability on at least two large-scale capital infrastructure projects, one in ports, terminals, marine or major transport infrastructure.
• Experience in EPC, EPCM or multi-contract delivery and in brownfield projects; desirable: Latin American experience, preferably Costa Rica or Central America.
• Desirable: Master's degree and familiarity with the FIDIC contract framework.

Required skills

• Schedule, cost and risk management, forecasting and reporting
• Primavera P6, PMWeb, SharePoint
• Line management of project controls teams and strong stakeholder management