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Construction Project Controls Consulting

Specialist project controls consulting for owners and contractors. Improve visibility of schedule, cost and risk, identify emerging issues earlier, and make better-informed project decisions.
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What we offer

Project Controls Services

We bring schedule, cost and risk information together to give your team a clearer view of project performance, supported by practical controls, reporting processes and ongoing specialist support.

Integrated performance reporting

Bring schedule, cost and risk information into a consistent reporting view, helping project teams and sponsors understand performance, emerging variances and the actions needed.

Change control and re-baselining

Assess proposed changes for their impact on scope, schedule and cost. Maintain an approved baseline and update it through the agreed change-control process.

Project controls framework set-up

Establish the work breakdown structure, coding, roles, reporting requirements and control processes needed to manage schedule, cost and risk consistently from mobilisation, on a single project or as an enterprise project controls framework across your portfolio.

Embedded project controls support

Add an experienced project controls consultant or specialist team to strengthen planning, reporting and performance monitoring while building on your existing capabilities.

Capability

Specialist project controls leadership that gives owners and contractors a defensible view of performance.
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How we help

Senior project controls expertise, accountable delivery

Every project has different requirements, risks and constraints. We assess your existing controls, understand where support is needed and develop a practical approach to improve schedule, cost and risk visibility without imposing unnecessary complexity.
  • Controls strategy and mobilisation
  • Governance, assurance and audit-ready reporting
  • PMO set-up, systems and reporting
  • Controls health checks and capability reviews

From requirements to practical delivery.

We start by understanding your project objectives, existing controls and immediate challenges. Together, we define the scope, responsibilities, deliverables and reporting cadence needed to support informed decisions throughout the project.
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FAQs

What clients ask us first.

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What do project controls consultants do?

Project controls consultants help organisations plan, monitor and forecast project performance across scope, schedule, cost and risk. Their work can include establishing baselines, developing and reviewing schedules, tracking costs, analysing earned value, managing change and preparing performance reports. This helps project teams identify variances and make informed decisions. A project controls consultancy can provide this as a defined scope of work or as embedded specialists within your team.
Project management coordinates the work needed to achieve project objectives. Project controls provides the planning, measurement, analysis and forecasting that help teams understand performance against those objectives. The two disciplines work together to identify issues, assess their impact and determine appropriate actions.
Ideally, engage a project controls consultant during planning and mobilisation, before project baselines and reporting processes are established. However, independent support can also help when a project is experiencing delays, cost variances, inconsistent reporting or gaps in existing controls.
Look for senior practitioners with experience on live capital projects of similar size and complexity, and fluency in the tools you already use, such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and Power BI. Good project controls consulting firms integrate schedule, cost and risk rather than treating them separately, produce audit-ready reporting, and can show documented outcomes from comparable work. They should also leave your own team stronger, not more dependent.
Compass Consult can support your existing team and work with established tools and processes, subject to the project’s requirements and system capabilities. Relevant platforms may include Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and Power BI. We agree the scope of support based on your current systems, data and team capabilities.
Where appropriate, AI-assisted analysis can help review project information, identify patterns, and more efficiently flag potential issues for further investigation. Experienced project controls practitioners assess the findings and apply professional judgement before making recommendations. The specific applications depend on the tools, data and agreed scope of work.

Our Plans

Flexible Options Tailored To Your Needs

Have a question or want to discuss your next project? Reach out to us and we’ll get back to you with a tailored plan.

Engagement models

Fixed

A fixed price for the project or work, based on the work to be done. Suitable where all project inputs, specifications and requirements are defined.

Time & Material

Hourly rates based on the required work. Works well where not all inputs are readily available.

Dedicated Team

Retainer pricing based on the type of work and its duration. A dedicated team works as an extension of the client’s own team.

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Work with experienced specialists to strengthen project controls, implement the right technology and gain earlier visibility into schedule and cost risk.

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