Project Controls Lead

We're seeking people who bring together a unique blend of personal strengths, technical know-how, and a genuine passion for the built environment and construction industry. TSA Riley is a global organisation, 1,000 people strong. We provide expert project consultancy across Advisory, Project Management, Cost Management, Asset Management, and ESG, and our people are at the centre of everything we do. We help clients create great places to work, live, shop, play, and produce. Visit our work and grow with us page for information about our graduate, apprenticeship, and professional development programmes, or apply for an advertised position below. We'd love to hear from you.

About TSA Riley

TSA Riley is a global project consultancy of close to 1,000 experts. Our people have experience across the full lifecycle of projects and asset portfolios — from planning to delivery and optimisation. We partner with public and private asset owners to support them to navigate the critical decisions that shape property and infrastructure projects. Our purpose is to help our clients and communities realise the transformative power of their built assets. We are committed to creating positive impact — creating spaces and places where people connect, learn, live, heal, protect, shop, work, and travel. Our offices span Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, and the United Kingdom. We aim to inspire, support and empower you to grow and thrive. Our values guide how we work together as a unified team : we win together, we own it, we focus on what matters, we are curious. We visit tsariley.com to learn more about our story.

About the role

We’re seeking an experienced Project Controls Lead to lead the project controls function across a portfolio of high-value, complex property and infrastructure projects in New Zealand. You’ll provide strategic oversight of cost, schedule, risk, and forecasting, enabling senior management and delivery teams to make informed, timely decisions. This is a unique opportunity to define and develop our Project Controls capability in NZ, leveraging an established local team while being supported by a global consultancy with international reach.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, define, and govern the full project controls function across cost, schedule, risk, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Oversee project portfolios from initiation to completion : baseline setup, progress monitoring, variance analysis, forecasting (EAC), and reporting.
• Develop and maintain schedule networks (critical path, resource loading), cost control systems, and risk / opportunity registers.
• Provide clear, actionable insights to senior leadership on cost, schedule, risk exposure, change control, and earned value metrics.
• Implement, optimise, and embed project controls tools, systems, dashboards, and analytics to improve transparency and efficiency.
• Facilitate project controls meetings, steering committees, and cross-functional forums, integrating controls with engineering, procurement, construction, contracts, finance, and supply-chain teams.
• Mentor and lead a high-performing project controls team, driving consistency and capability development across projects.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, contracts, standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Support tendering and bid activities with cost / schedule input, risk assessment, resource planning, and controls strategy.

About You

Why choose TSA Riley?

Your TSA Riley career promises personal growth, professional excellence, and a welcoming, inclusive workplace.

At TSA Riley we celebrate diversity and welcome individuals from all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and equitable workplace. For recruitment-related inquiries, please contact our People & Culture team.

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