Junior Project Controller

We are looking for a Junior Project Controller to join our team in a fully remote capacity. Gulf Associates provides specialized commercial advisory services, moving away from generic models to focus on ground reality and commercial judgment. We are supporting a major infrastructure development program led by a sovereign entity, involving multiple joint venture partners and complex capital deployment. This role is designed to provide administrative and analytical support, ensuring that project tracking remains accurate and reflects the actual progress of these high-stakes investments. You will work closely with our partners to maintain the integrity of project data and support the decision-making process for our clients.

What you will do

• Maintain detailed project logs to track milestones and timelines for the infrastructure development program.
• Assist senior team members in monitoring budget allocations and spending across various workstreams.
• Update and organize project documentation to ensure partners have immediate access to current commercial details.
• Prepare periodic status updates that reflect actual progress on the ground rather than theoretical reports.
• Support the preparation of briefing materials for meetings with joint venture partners and sovereign stakeholders.
• Verify information provided by counterparties to ensure that reporting remains grounded in reality.
• Monitor resource commitments and help flag potential deviations from the established project plan.
• Draft clear summaries of project data to assist partners during regulator conversations and negotiations.

What you bring

• Exceptional attention to detail and a disciplined approach to maintaining accurate records.
• Basic familiarity with spreadsheet software and an ability to organize complex data sets logically.
• Clear and concise writing skills, with an ability to communicate facts without unnecessary fluff.
• Commercial curiosity regarding how large-scale capital projects are structured and managed.
• A habit of verifying information and a healthy skepticism of unverified data.
• A degree or ongoing studies in business, finance, project management, or a related field.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to remain productive in a fully remote work setting.
• A preference for practical outcomes and evidence-based reporting over abstract theories.

What we offer

• A fully remote working arrangement that allows for flexibility and a focus on results.
• Direct exposure to senior partners who are deeply involved in negotiations and high-level strategy.
• The opportunity to work on complex engagements involving sovereign entities and significant capital deployment.
• A competitive and attractive compensation package for an entry level professional in this market.
• A professional environment that values direct honesty and commercial judgment over corporate hierarchy.

Working at Gulf Associates

Gulf Associates operates on a model that prioritizes senior involvement and commercial reality. Our clients, including family groups and sovereign entities, come to us when they need advice that can be acted upon immediately. We avoid the distant head office perspective, choosing instead to focus on how counterparties and competitors are behaving in the territory right now. As a remote firm, we rely on clear communication and a shared commitment to quality. We do not value long hours for their own sake: we value the accuracy of our positions and the success of the projects we support. This is an environment for those who want to see how deals are actually settled and how state capital is deployed within private frameworks.

Our culture is grounded in the belief that smaller, specialized teams can achieve better outcomes by staying close to the work. You will be expected to take ownership of your tasks and provide the reliable data our partners need to advise on complex partnership decisions. Because we hold a small book of active engagements, every team member contributes directly to the success of the firm and the satisfaction of our clients.