Project Controls Manager
Planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, EVM & programme governance — 25+ years delivering mega projects
Project Controls Manager Expertise
Ashraf El Desoky is a highly experienced Project Controls Manager with over 25 years of hands-on expertise in planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, earned value management and programme governance across major telecommunications, construction, infrastructure and capital investment programmes in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Sudan.
As a Project Controls Manager, his career began at Siemens AG Egypt where he developed foundational skills in schedule management and ERP reporting. This was elevated during 10 years at Norconsult/STC where he managed the full project controls function for STC's national FTTH rollout – the most complex telecom programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Currently serving as Project Controls Manager at AlSharq Office Company in Riyadh, KSA, Ashraf leads planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting for telecommunications and electrical infrastructure programmes. He is proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, Advanced Excel and MS Access VBA, delivering controls that provide genuine programme visibility and executive insight.
A PMP®-certified Project Controls Manager, Ashraf combines deep technical knowledge with executive-level reporting to ensure projects stay on time, within budget and aligned with strategic objectives. His project controls management expertise spans cost control, risk registers, change control, KPI dashboards, baseline management and progress monitoring across multi-billion-dollar programmes.
Controls Proficiency
Key Project Controls Manager Deliverables
Master Programme Schedules
Baseline programme schedules using MS Project and Primavera P6 with resource loading, logic links and critical path analysis.
KPI Dashboards
Custom Power BI and Excel KPI dashboards for real-time programme performance monitoring and executive reporting.
Progress Reports
Weekly, monthly and executive progress reports with earned value analysis, forecasting and variance reporting.
Risk Registers
Comprehensive risk registers with probability/impact assessments, mitigation plans and risk response tracking.
Change Control Log
Formal change control process management with scope change impact analysis, approval tracking and baseline updates.
ERP Systems
Custom ERP systems built in MS Access VBA and SQL for project tracking, materials management and programme data management.
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