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Senior Project Controls Manager | EPC / EPFCI Energy & Mission Critical Projects

Milano, Italy
Worldwide
Industrial Engineering Degree - St. Thomas D'Aquino University; Postgraduate in Nuclear Tech ICAI
Milano, Italy
Worldwide
Industrial Engineering Degree - St. Thomas D'Aquino University; Postgraduate in Nuclear Tech ICAI

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About me

Senior Project Controls Manager and Lead Planner with 25+ years of international experience in EPC, construction, energy, oil & gas and data centre projects. Expert in Primavera P6, scheduling, forecasting, progress control, critical path analysis and recovery planning. Available freelance/B2B.

Integrated Project Controls & Primavera P6 Scheduling
Over 25 years of experience in integrated project controls across complex EPC and EPFCI projects. Expertise in Level 3 integrated scheduling, schedule recovery, critical-path analysis, and earned value management using Primavera P6, Synchro 4D, and AWP Planning.

Cost Control & Forecasting
Comprehensive background in cost control, forecasting, cost and schedule variance analysis, subcontract cost control, and project forecasting across Oil & Gas, Chemical, Power, Nuclear, Offshore, and Mission Critical projects.

Risk & Opportunity Management
Proven capability in risk and opportunity management, including cost and schedule risk analysis, change control, and contractor oversight across major international EPC projects.

Performance Reporting & KPI Management
Extensive experience in executive performance reporting, KPI development and monitoring, progress measurement, and management reporting for senior project directors and stakeholders.

Procurement & Vendor Monitoring
Solid background in procurement and vendor monitoring, contract requirements management, and subcontract cost control across multidisciplinary EPC environments.

Team Leadership & Development
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop planning and project controls teams, raising standards, increasing individual responsibility, and fostering a constructive working culture.

Earned Value Management
Application of earned value principles for progress measurement, cost and schedule variance analysis, and project performance tracking on large-scale international projects.

Synchro 4D & AWP Planning
Certified in Synchro 4D and AWP Planning, with practical application in construction sequencing, look-ahead planning, and advanced work packaging on EPC projects.

MS Project, Excel & Schedule Reader
Proficient in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Schedule Reader for project scheduling, reporting, and data analysis in support of project controls functions.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2026

Languages

EnglishFluentFrenchGoodItalianNative speakerSpanishNative speaker

Project history

Lead Planner / Project Controls Consultant

AWS Data Center
Managed Primavera P6 planning and integrated Level 3 schedule updates for a hyperscale data center project in Milan/Rho, Italy. Responsibilities included progress measurement, critical-path analysis, forecasting, variance reporting, recovery planning, coordination of Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical and Commissioning interfaces, site look-aheads, construction sequencing, KPI and management reporting, and coaching junior planners and site engineers.

Lead Planner

Saipem
Lead Planner for offshore decks and jackets on the Saipem-Taqa-Al Rushid project, and Senior Planner for Saipem & Shell SSAGS in Nigeria. Also involved in FEED review in Russia (Saipem France).

Project Controls Consultant

Aramco-Technip/KJO Refinery
Project Controls Consultant for brownfield revamp at Aramco-Technip/KJO Refinery.

Data Center Project Controls

Colt Telecom (Italy/Spain)
Earlier data center and telecom experience with Colt Telecom in Italy and Spain.

Data Center Project Controls

UUNET (Milan)
Earlier data center and telecom experience with UUNET in Milan.

Data Center Project Controls

Digiplex/Letrix-Bechtel Carrier Hotel Data Center (Milan)
Earlier data center experience with Digiplex/Letrix-Bechtel Carrier Hotel Data Center in Milan.

Senior Planner

Yara (Koping & Casale, Sweden)
Senior Planner for ammonium nitrate project at Yara Koping & Casale, Sweden.

Project Controls

ADNOC
Project controls involvement in ADNOC refinery and sulphur terminal revamp.

Senior Lead Planner / Project Scheduling Manager

PROMAN Mexico
Managed project scheduling, progress measurement, KPI reporting, contractor performance monitoring and project forecasting during a critical phase of the 2,200 MTPD EPC Ammonia Plant. Improved planning governance, reporting discipline and management visibility. Led, coached and developed members of the Planning Department.

Senior Planner

INEOS / Solvay
Delivered KPI indicators, schedule governance, weekly reporting and three-week look-ahead analysis through project handover for the Spritz Chemical Plant Project in France.

Senior Project Controls Consultant

ENI Group - Agogo Offshore Project
Provided senior project controls support for a major offshore development in Angola Offshore / Paris, including schedule analysis, progress assessment, forecasting, interface coordination and management reporting.

Senior Planner / Project Control (Planning & Cost Control)

Fincimec S.p.A. (Cargill Butterfly Project)
Project Control (Planning & Cost Control) for the Cargill Butterfly Project at Cargill Flour Mill Plant in Krefeld, Dusseldorf, Germany. Delivered punctual and accurate KPI analysis, schedule governance, and cost of schedule reporting.

Project Controls Manager

Saudi Aramco / General Dynamics - UOSF Project
Led project controls activities across 31 offshore and onshore sites in Saudi Arabia, providing integrated planning, progress monitoring, forecasting, management reporting and coordination with project management, engineering, procurement, construction and subcontractors. Formally approved by Saudi Aramco as Key Personnel - Project Controls Manager (official reference OSPU/L-0002-2017).

Senior Project Controls Manager

EDF Flamanville EPR 3
Senior Project Controls Manager for the EDF Flamanville EPR 3 nuclear project in France.

Senior Project Controls Manager

ENEL Engineering & Innovation
Senior Project Controls Manager for gas and coal power plants in Russia.

Senior Project Controls Manager

Ansaldo Nucleare
Senior Project Controls Manager for nuclear projects in Romania and Bulgaria.

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