SHANELLE GOUNDEN

Proven leader in delivering full-spectrum project controls across diverse, high-value EMEA projects, skilled in uniting global teams, standardizing best practices, and driving performance excellence through rigorous planning, cost control, scheduling, risk management, and reporting.

• Strategic Leadership: Direct all facets of project controls - including planning, cost tracking, scheduling, risk mitigation, and performance reporting - ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices.
• Global Team Management: Lead and mentor a team of international project controllers, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and consistent application of company standards across regions.
• Integrated Scheduling and Planning: Develop and manage fully integrated project schedules; collaborate with project teams to define work breakdown structures (WBS), critical paths, and optimal resource allocation.
• Financial stewardship: Oversee budget development, produce precise cost forecasts, and perform detailed variance and earned value analyses to deliver actionable insights for decision-making.
• Risk & Change Management: Proactively identify and mitigate project risks; lead structured change control processes, ensuring clear documentation and control over scope, cost, and timeline impacts.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong cross-functional relationships, driving seamless collaboration between departments, and aligning stakeholders toward common project objectives.
• Business Expansion Support: Conduct in-depth analysis of new business divisions to prepare and optimize them for successful Project Controls implementation.
• Control Plan Development: Created detailed project control plans, clearly communicating goals, timelines, and expectations to all team members.
• Documentation Management: Maintained thorough records of all project activities, enabling smooth transitions during personnel changes or project handovers. Managed a diverse portfolio of projects, successfully navigating challenges across varying industry sectors and project scopes, to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes.

Delivered critical support to project managers, ensuring contractual commitments were met through financial tracking, milestone monitoring, and proactive client engagement.

• Contract & Compliance Oversight: Reviewed contracts and implemented control measures to ensure alignment with project objectives and contractual requirements.
• Financial Control: Audited project expenditures, validated billed costs, and ensured financial accuracy to support effective decision-making.
• Milestone & Delivery Tracking: Monitored milestone completion, driving on-time delivery, and maintaining project momentum.
• Reporting and Data Integrity: Developed and implemented reporting frameworks to enhance the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of project data.
• Client Engagement: Coordinated with clients to address project concerns, resolve issues promptly, while maintaining high levels of satisfaction.
• Control Plan Development: Created detailed project control plans, clearly communicating goals, timelines, and expectations to all team members.
• Documentation Management: Maintained thorough records of all project activities, enabling smooth transitions during personnel changes, or project handovers.

Delivered financial governance and commercial support across multiple business units, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all project-related transactions.

• Business Unit Support: Provided commercial and financial oversight for diverse business areas including Turnaround, Engineering, and Proposals.
• Audit & Compliance: Conducted project audits, investigated overtime claims, and prepared accurate financial reports to maintain transparency and accountability.
• Billing & Invoicing: Processed invoices and managed client billing in strict adherence to contractual rates and terms.
• Forecasting & Cost Validation: Analyzed cost forecasts and verified the accuracy of material requisitions to support informed financial decision-making.
• Bid Support: Compiled and reviewed detailed supporting documentation for competitive bid submissions. Provided commercial and financial oversight for diverse business areas, including Turnaround, Engineering, and Proposals.
• Audit & Compliance: Conducted project audits, investigated overtime claims, and prepared accurate financial reports to maintain transparency and accountability.
• Billing and Invoicing: Processed invoices and managed client billing in strict adherence to contractual rates and terms.
• Forecasting and Cost Validation: Analyzed cost forecasts and verified the accuracy of material requisitions to support informed financial decision-making.
• Bid Support: Compiled and reviewed detailed supporting documentation for competitive bid submissions. Provided commercial and financial oversight for diverse business areas, including Turnaround, Engineering, and Proposals.
• Audit & Compliance: Conducted project audits, investigated overtime claims, and prepared accurate financial reports to maintain transparency and accountability.
• Billing & Invoicing: Processed invoices and managed client billing in strict adherence to contractual rates and terms.
• Forecasting & Cost Validation: Analyzed cost forecasts and verified the accuracy of material requisitions to support informed financial decision-making.
• Bid Support: Compiled and reviewed detailed supporting documentation for competitive bid submissions.