Director, Project Controls & Performance

Candu Energy Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Competitive compensation

Training and professional development

Generous time-off policies

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Canada seeks a Project Controls Director to lead strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of project controls across major projects and portfolios. You will oversee cost control, planning, earned value, forecasting, and reporting, ensuring data integrity and timely visibility for leadership decisions.

You will build and lead controls teams, guide governance, and drive cross‑functional collaboration with finance, commercial, and delivery teams while coaching staff and shaping

Qualifications

• 15+ years of project controls, project management, cost control, planning, scheduling, reporting, or delivery experience.
• Experience leading project controls across large, complex engineering, construction, nuclear, energy, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Experience advising senior leadership on performance, risks, and recovery actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of project controls across projects and programs.
• Establish standards, governance, and reporting to ensure data integrity and leadership visibility.
• Coach and develop project controls staff; manage planners, schedulers, cost controllers, and analysts.
• Drive change control, trend management, and forecast accuracy with cross-functional teams.
• Provide senior advisory support to executives and clients on performance and delivery risks.

Skills

Leadership

Project controls

Cost control

Planning & scheduling

Earned value

Forecasting

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Professional certification (PMP, PMI-SP, EVP, AACE, CPA, MBA, CFA)

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Oracle / ERP platforms

Power BI

Job description

AtkinsRéalis Canada seeks a Project Controls Director to lead strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of project controls across major projects and portfolios. You will oversee cost control, planning, earned value, forecasting, and reporting, ensuring data integrity and timely visibility for leadership decisions.

You will build and lead controls teams, guide governance, and drive cross‑functional collaboration with finance, commercial, and delivery teams while coaching staff and shaping