Project Controls Lead: Cost, Schedule & Earned Value

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Professional development opportunities

Flexible benefits

Generous time-off policies

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Canada seeks a hands-on Project Controls Specialist to support active projects in cost and schedule management. You will maintain data in EcoSys and Primavera P6, produce cost/schedule reports, and assist in variance analysis and earned value management.

The role partners with project managers, cost analysts, schedulers, engineering, procurement, and finance teams to ensure data accuracy and timely decision-making. Hybrid work culture and professional development are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project controls, cost control, scheduling, or project performance reporting.
• Hands-on experience with Primavera P6 and cost management tools such as EcoSys.
• Experience supporting active projects in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, progress measurement, variance analysis, and earned value management.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day cost and schedule control activities, including budget tracking, forecast updates, schedule progress updates, and variance analysis.
• Maintain project data in EcoSys and Primavera P6, ensuring alignment between cost, schedule, WBS, control accounts, and reporting structures.
• Monitor cost and schedule performance, identify trends or deviations, and support corrective action planning with project teams.
• Support change management by assessing cost and schedule impacts, updating forecasts, and maintaining project control logs.
• Perform administrative project controls tasks, including maintaining trackers, updating logs, organizing supporting documentation, and following up on required inputs from project stakeholders.
• Track project data across cost, schedule, change, risk, and estimating inputs to help ensure completeness, consistency, and timely updates.
• Prepare and update project cost reports, schedule reports, dashboards, and performance summaries for project teams and leadership.
• Analyze cost and schedule data to support earned value reporting, forecast accuracy, schedule adherence, and project performance reviews.
• Compare data from multiple sources, including EcoSys, Primavera P6, spreadsheets, and project reports, to identify discrepancies, validate information, and support data quality improvements.
• Maintain and update reporting trackers, action registers, status logs, and other administrative project controls tools used to support regular reporting cycles.
• Work closely with project managers, cost analysts, schedulers, engineering, procurement, and finance teams to support project execution.

Skills

Cost control

Scheduling

Earned value management

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in Canada seeks a hands-on Project Controls Specialist to support active projects in cost and schedule management. You will maintain data in EcoSys and Primavera P6, produce cost/schedule reports, and assist in variance analysis and earned value management.

The role partners with project managers, cost analysts, schedulers, engineering, procurement, and finance teams to ensure data accuracy and timely decision-making. Hybrid work culture and professional development are offered.