Project Control Lead & Contract Engineer at Zigma Limited

Activities

Contract Administration & Governance

• Coordinate and supervise the administration of the EPCC contract(s) for the IMA WHP/CSP package in full compliance with TotalEnergies procedures, including contract implementation, correspondence management, variation control, claims assessment, and contract close-out.

Project Controls, Documentation & Reporting

• Ensure proper implementation of project control standards, including cost, schedule, and change control reporting. Coordinate with the DCC function to ensure accurate documentation management and preparation of execution, monthly, and management reports with appropriate quality and consistency.

Planning & Scheduling Control

• Develop, maintain, and control the package execution schedule, monitor progress against the baseline, identify critical paths and deviations, and support the Package Manager with mitigation measures and recovery actions where required.

Cost Control & Budget Management

• In close coordination with Finance/Cost Control, supervise cost monitoring, commitment tracking, forecasting, and budget performance for the WHP package. Ensure early identification and proper justification of cost deviations and change impacts.

Change & Variation Management

• Consolidate, assess, and document all technical, schedule, and commercial changes, ensuring compliance with TotalEnergies change management processes. Advise the Package Manager on the cost and schedule implications of changes and support negotiations where required.

 Contractual & Commercial Support

• Provide contractual and commercial advice to the Package Manager, including assessment of Contractor positions, review of estimates, and support for SMRs, variations, and claims resolution, ensuring robust justification and documentation.
• Monitor and control project performance including:
  • Cost => at any time be able to provide EFC
  • Planning => at any time have an updated P50 planning and a good understanding of P10 and P90
  • identify any deviation in cost and schedule and make proposals/implement to corrective actions.

 Nigerian Content Compliance

• Monitor and ensure compliance with Nigerian Content requirements applicable to the WHP package,
• including reporting obligations, coordination with relevant stakeholders, and consolidation of Nigerian Content performance data.

Team Leadership & Coordination

• Manage and coordinate the Project Control and PMC resources dedicated to the WHP package, ensuring alignment of activities, workload prioritization, and consistent application of project control and contract management standards.

Accountability

• Budget Control Support- Monitor and control commitments, forecasts and trends and escalate to Package manager
• Schedule Control Support- Monitor and control WHP package schedule, critical path and trend analysis, flag deviations with potential impact on other packages or first gas
• Project Control Team Leadership- Coordinate effective workload management and application of controls for team and resources
• Invoice & Progress Validation- Review and validate all reports, progress statements, and contractual documentation supporting invoices, ensuring alignment with actual progress, contract terms, and approved changes prior to Package Manager endorsement.
• Contract Administration & Change Control- handling of claims, risks and formal correspondence

Qualifications

• Professional Experience (number of years) : 15
• Experience within project and project Control and contract administration: (number of years) : 10