Senior Project Controls Specialist

Aecon Concessions; Bowmanville; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in infrastructure development is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to join their dynamic team. This role involves ensuring compliance with project controls standards, developing detailed schedules, and monitoring project performance. The company is committed to safety, integrity, and accountability, fostering an inclusive work environment that supports the well-being of its employees. If you are passionate about making a difference in infrastructure and enjoy working in a collaborative setting, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful projects that shape communities for future generations.

Benefits

Mental health support services

Career development programs

Diversity and Inclusion training

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Sustainable construction initiatives

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Project Controls experience required.
• Degree in related field or applicable work experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with project controls standards and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain detailed resource-loaded schedules in P6.
• Monitor project performance and generate status reports.

Skills

Project Controls

Earned Value principles

Project Management

Cost Engineering

Interpersonal Skills

Detail Orientation

Organizational Skills

Continuous Learning

Education

College or University degree in related field

Applicable work experience

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

Job description

It has come to our attention that various international organizations or individuals have been offering false employment opportunities at Aecon Group Inc. Aecon Group Inc. employment policies and processes involve interviews, and candidates who seek employment are never required to pay us any sum of money. To do so would be contrary to our business conduct guidelines and ethical practices. We also do not extend formal offers of employment or execute employment agreements through social media or social chat platforms.

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Date: Jan 20, 2025

Location:

Bowmanville, ON, CA

Operating Sector: Nuclear

Position Title: Senior Project Controls Specialist

Come Build Your Career at Aecon!

As a Canadian leader in infrastructure development, Aecon is safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive! We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation, at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, and partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities.

At Aecon, you can count on:

• Safety Always. Our number one core value. If we can’t do it safely, we don’t do it at all.
• Integrity. We lead by example, with humility and courage.
• Accountability. We’re passionate about delivering on our commitments.

We lead the infrastructure industry with purpose, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. So, we invest in our people, just like they invest in us!

At Aecon we:

• Ensure you and your family receive the services needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
• Believe in helping you build your career through our Aecon University and Leadership Programs.
• Are committed to supporting and investing in inclusive work environments, through initiatives like Equity, Diversity & Inclusion training, our Aecon Women in Trades and Aecon Diversity in Trades programs, and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to ensure we are building inclusion into every aspect of our culture at Aecon.
• Are a leader in sustainable construction. With a strong commitment to operating responsibly by minimizing our impact on the environment and surrounding communities.

Our business success relies on strong execution and continuous improvement – driven by the diversity, expertise and teamwork of our people. We’re always searching the globe for innovative, collaborative minds to join our best-in-class Aecon community!

The joint venture between SNC-Lavalin and Aecon has been awarded an Extended Services Master Services Agreement (ESMSA) with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for projects at both the Pickering & Darlington Nuclear Generating Stations.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, the Senior Project Control Specialist will be responsible for providing project control support to ongoing ESMSA projects and supporting the company’s estimating and construction teams.

What You'll Do Here

1. Overall responsibility for compliance of assigned projects with project controls standards - both from applicable contract documents and from Aecon project controls policies/guidelines
2. Participate in developing, establishing, and maintaining the company’s project cost/control systems
3. Participate in proposal and estimating efforts to ensure continuity between project estimates and baselines
4. Develop & maintain a detailed, resource-loaded schedule in P6
5. Assist the project team in converting project bids to setting up the complete, accurate project baseline (budget, schedule), in the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (SAP, P6)
6. Set up project controls systems (cost codes, project rules of credit) in SAP
7. Review the project contract and ensure that all the contract conditions (invoicing, reporting, change management, etc.) are applied and fulfilled for project set-up, project tracking and reporting, and project closeout
8. Monitor the project performance and ensure that all the project control system is properly implemented; responsible for detailed review & analysis of earned value and other key performance indices
9. Generate all required project status reports for internal management and for the customer, including the overall project Dashboard, project performance report
10. Administer & support change management for assigned projects, in compliance with contract conditions (subcontractor claims, change requests, dispute resolution, etc.)
11. Review and analyze the cost & schedule reports with the project team, and suggest corrective actions to maintain reasonable performance/productivity; provide timely feedback to project managers with regards to activities trending away from the baseline or forecast
12. Prepare and update project cash flows and forecasts
13. Supervise and mentor junior Project Control Specialists
14. Participate in customer and internal management project status reporting meetings
15. As required, produce custom reports from SAP/P6 per request of customer or internal management
16. Provide input on an ongoing basis for improvements/modifications to Aecon’s project controls policy & guidelines

What You Bring To The Team

1. 5-7 years of Project Controls experience
2. College and/or University degree in related field, OR applicable work experience
3. Applied knowledge of the “Earned Value” principles.
4. Applied knowledge of Project Management and Project Controls principles, including experience with concepts of PMBOK
5. Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Primavera P6
6. Ability to produce, read and manipulate schedules and scheduling curves/reports
7. Applied knowledge of cost engineering/cost control
8. Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel & Visio
9. Organizational skills in order to handle multiple tasks within a high-pressure work site environment
10. Interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
11. Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and employees
12. Willingness for continuous learning and advancement of technical knowledge
13. Detail oriented and customer focused

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply including, women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the ACA and its applicable regulations. If you require accommodation under the ACA during any step of the application process please click here.