OPEN: Project Controls Engineer

Cpus Engineering Staffing Solutions Inc.; Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Project Controls Engineer to lead project planning and cost management efforts. In this pivotal role, you will coordinate and facilitate project processes, ensuring financial control and alignment with project goals. The position involves collaborating with project managers and finance teams to develop budgets, manage costs, and oversee project schedules. This role offers the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, combining remote flexibility with on-site collaboration. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to equity and inclusion, where your expertise will drive impactful projects in the energy sector.

Qualifications

• Proficient in project management and cost management software.
• Experience in Nuclear, Hydroelectric, or Thermal facilities is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project planning processes and maintain project cost baselines.
• Facilitate financial close-out processes and support project reporting.

Skills

Project Management

Cost Management

Budgeting

Financial Reporting

Earned Value Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

EcoSys

P6

AS9

ePMX

Job description

We are currently requesting resumes for the following position: Project Controls Engineer

Resume Due Date: Friday, February 28, 2025 (5:00PM EST)

Job ID: 25-028

Number of Vacancies: 2

Level: MP4

Duration: 24 Months

Hours of work: 35 Hours per week

Location: 1 Holt Rd. South, Bowmanville

Work Mode: Hybrid – 2 days remote

Job Overview

• Responsible for coordinating, facilitating, and driving project planning processes.
• Provide business units support in developing, maintaining, and updating project cost baselines and budgets in collaboration with project managers and finance teams.
• Perform cost management for projects in accordance with our client’s project management governance.
• Facilitate and support project financial close out process.
• Collaborate with project managers to address variances, adjusting project plans and budgets as needed to maintain financial control.
• Set up applicable source systems (AS9, EcoSys, ePMX, P6 etc.) as required and ensure alignment with project control systems. Maintain alignment between source systems and project control systems throughout project life cycle.
• Develop detailed schedules and/or provide schedule oversight activities to ensure full visibility on project timelines, establish baselines, and perform monitoring control. Integrate individual project schedules into the overall program schedule.
• Facilitate and support program reporting at all levels of the organization to stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Facilitate project metrics reporting and variance analysis. Identify actual and potential deviations from the approved annual, release or life cycle-budgets or schedules to the Project Manager.
• Recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare and obtain approval of applicable change control documentation.
• Maintain document project file which provides an auditable trail throughout the project lifecycle including project approvals, change control and close out.

Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge of P6 is an asset. Understanding of earned value including SPI (Scheduled Performance Indicator).
• Knowledge and solid understanding of the interrelationships and role of organizational units, interrelationships between work groups, stakeholders, and the mechanics of resolving any controversial issues.
• Project Management experience within a Nuclear, Hydroelectric or Thermal generating facility within a project management support capacity is considered an asset.
• Extensive experience with cost management software and similar tools for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in EcoSys is an asset.

Our client is dedicated to promoting employment equity and encourages applications from equity-seeking communities including but not limited to: Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, and women. Our client aims to build a diverse team that reflects the communities it serves, enhancing its ability to meet their needs. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible work environment and invites all qualified individuals to apply, offering accommodations during the application, interview and onboarding process as needed. This effort supports our client’s long-term strategy for equity, diversity, and inclusion.