Planning Manager — Mega-Project Controls (Nuclear)

Aecon Group Inc.; Bowmanville; Presencial; CAD 121.000 - 171.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aecon Group Inc. is seeking a Planning Manager to oversee project controls across our mega-projects in the Nuclear sector, reporting to the Project Controls Director. You will lead a team, establish baselines, and drive performance through Earned Value management, risk, and change management.

The role requires 10-15 years in project controls, strong leadership, and expertise in Primavera P6 and cost control. Nuclear security clearance and EPC experience are highly valued.

Formación

• 10-15 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated analytical & adaptive thinking.
• Strong team collaboration skills.
• Detail-oriented and quality-focused.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills.
• Agility & flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Innovative problem-solving skills.
• Leadership experience in high-performing teams.
• Stakeholder management experience.
• Strategic orientation.
• Claims avoidance and/or claims negotiation experience.
• Microsoft Excel expertise.
• Advanced Primavera P6 expertise.
• Cost management or estimating systems expertise (e.g. InEight, Hard Dollar, EcoSys, PRISM).
• PMI or AACE certification knowledge.

Responsabilidades

• Establish and maintain the project's integrated Project Controls systems; oversee the setting of the cost & schedule baseline.
• Lead meetings focused on communicating project performance status to the wider project team.
• Lead a team of Project Controls staff specializing in planning, scheduling, cost control, change management and risk management.
• Support Project Managers in tracking overall project health; establish & maintain communication plans to ensure accurate and timely flow of information.
• Provide input into the continuous improvement of Aecon's Project Controls policies and guidelines.
• Oversee analysis and reporting of project performance key metrics (e.g. CPI, SPI, key commodity tracking, etc.); propose corrective actions to maintain performance/productivity; provide timely alerts on adverse trends.
• Implement & maintain an Earned Value Management plan to measure project performance, identify variances, and inform accurate forecasting.
• Lead the development of project-specific Project Controls plans, documenting processes and procedures to be followed on the project.
• Lead the development & implementation of a project-specific change management plan, ensuring compliance with contract conditions and Aecon's standards.
• Provide support to Commercial & Procurement teams on subcontractor claims assessment, client claims development, negotiations & dispute resolutions.
• Provide commercial and technical expertise to support proposal development and provide commercial input into contractually defined project control requirements.
• Ensure adherence to all contract conditions regarding Project Controls requirements, project set-up, monitoring & close-out.
• Establish & maintain strong partnerships with client counterparts & joint venture stakeholders (where applicable).
• Create, promote, and maintain a safe, open & respectful workplace culture and environment.
• Provide feedback & guidance to direct reports for annual goal setting; support the establishment of individual career development plans and identify training & professional development opportunities.
• Conduct annual performance reviews (with mid-year check-ins) and provide constructive feedback; implement performance improvement plans as needed with support from Human Resources.
• Participate in project-level resource planning, utilization analysis & resource leveling; manage & maintain Project Controls staffing plan forecasts.
• Lead project-level recruitment efforts for new Project Controls resources; communicate resource needs with senior leadership.
• Develop a project-specific Risk Management Plan for incorporation into the Project Controls Plan.
• Lead the development of the risk register and summary risk reports to ensure compliance with standards and procedures.
• Establish cadence for risk reviews & lead risk review meetings to identify, evaluate and update risks that may have a cost and/or schedule impact.
• Assist risk owners in establishing, implementing and tracking mitigating actions & contingency plans.
• Establish quantitative risk analysis (QRA) cadence; oversee QRA and articulate the results & variance analysis to project leadership.
• Develop a project-specific reporting management plan for incorporation into the Project Controls Plan.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Problem solving

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic orientation

Negotiation/claims

Project controls knowledge

PMI/AACE certification

EPC contractor experience

Construction field experience

Mega-project experience

Excel proficiency

Primavera P6 proficiency

Cost management systems (InEight, Hard

Educación

Engineering or Construction Management degree

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

Primavera P6

InEight

Hard Dollar

EcoSys

PRISM

Descripción del empleo

Aecon Group Inc. is seeking a Planning Manager to oversee project controls across our mega-projects in the Nuclear sector, reporting to the Project Controls Director. You will lead a team, establish baselines, and drive performance through Earned Value management, risk, and change management.

The role requires 10-15 years in project controls, strong leadership, and expertise in Primavera P6 and cost control. Nuclear security clearance and EPC experience are highly valued.