Construction Project Controls Specialist

BGIS; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

BGIS is seeking a Construction Project Controls Officer to establish and enforce standardized controls across the project lifecycle. You will support schedules, budgets, forecasts, change management, and reporting, while coordinating training for project staff.

The role emphasizes governance, data integrity, and continuous process improvement. The successful candidate will drive budgeting, scheduling, earned value tracking, and risk mitigation, partnering with Contract Administrators and

Qualifications

• Experience as a Project Controls Officer in a construction environment.
• Advanced knowledge of construction scheduling and cost control principles.
• Proficiency with MS Project and construction tools.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple construction projects concurrently under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of contracts, change management, and procurement.
• Willingness to work flexible hours to support site demands.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a construction project controls framework for effective monitoring and administration across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, safety, and change.
• Support development and control of construction schedules and execution plans with resource loading and coordination.
• Identify discrepancies between baseline, forecast, and actual costs and durations, including productivity and delays.
• Coordinate budgeting, scheduling, earned value tracking, variance analysis, progress measurement, and forecasting.
• Apply governance controls to evaluate schedule adherence, cost performance, cash flow, and quality against baselines and contracts.
• Identify trends and risks of delays, overruns, and scope growth; recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate multi-discipline estimating to validate budgets for each phase.
• Lead planning workshops on baseline schedules, critical path, and look‑ahead planning.
• Ensure contractual deliverables meet client and contractual standards; track progress.
• Escalate risks and propose mitigation strategies for schedules and costs.

Skills

Project Controls Officer experience

Construction scheduling

Cost control

MS Project

Procore

SharePoint

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Autonomy

Multiple projects

Analytical/problem-solving

Contracts knowledge

Flexible hours

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Project

Procore

SharePoint

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

BGIS is seeking a Construction Project Controls Officer to establish and enforce standardized controls across the project lifecycle. You will support schedules, budgets, forecasts, change management, and reporting, while coordinating training for project staff.

The role emphasizes governance, data integrity, and continuous process improvement. The successful candidate will drive budgeting, scheduling, earned value tracking, and risk mitigation, partnering with Contract Administrators and