Project Controls Lead, Infrastructure

Ledcor Construction, Inc.; Whitby; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in infrastructure development, this company seeks an experienced Project Controls Lead to support critical project planning and execution. The role involves managing schedules, budgets, and risks to ensure projects meet financial and timeline goals. Candidates should have extensive experience in construction management and project controls, and will work collaboratively with diverse teams to ensure success.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Opportunities for skill development

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Recognition as a top corporate culture

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Project Controls with large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of construction costs, budgets, and schedules.
• Experience with target price commercial structures and collaborative contracting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules using scheduling software.
• Establish and monitor project budgets, tracking productivity metrics.
• Facilitate regular project audits and prepare status reports.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Cost Control

Risk Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

TILOS

JDE ERP

In-Eight

Job description

Location: Whitby, ON, Canada
Date Posted: Jun 16, 2025
Job ID: R24842
Job Status: Full-Time

Description

Are you an experienced Project Controls professional with a strong background in planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Join our team as a Project Controls Lead and play a vital role in driving the success of our infrastructure projects. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop, implement, and maintain project plans, schedules, and control processes.

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain project schedules using scheduling software.
• Facilitate the tracking of project milestones and financial deadlines, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Lead regular schedule reviews and identify risks, proposing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Establish and monitor project budgets, track productivity, and conduct financial updates as required.
• Facilitate and participate in project audits.
• Analyze cost variances, provide forecasts, and recommend corrective actions to maximize profitability.
• Develop and maintain a risk management plan, ensuring mitigation strategies are effectively implemented.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings and support strategic planning efforts to optimize schedules and budgets.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports, highlighting progress, cost, and schedule performance.
• Support management of change activities, including change orders, directives, and claims.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and ensure timely communication with all stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Project Controls with a major contractor supporting large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Experience with a collaborative and progressive contracting model, such as CMAR or Alliance, with a Target Price commercial structure in infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience in project controls, planning, scheduling, and cost management.
• Strong understanding of construction costs, budgets, and schedules.
• Experience with engineering and construction-based cost systems, including productivity, performance measurement, and progress tracking.
• Senior-level planning experience producing construction plans and schedules using Primavera P6 and TILOS scheduling software.
• Familiarity with JDE ERP and In-Eight project management software preferred.
• Expertise with project management tools and financial tracking systems.
• Facilitation and mentoring skills with the ability to lead teams forward and resolve conflicts effectively.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Working Conditions:

• Site based position in Whitby, Ontario.
• Occasional travel to downtown Toronto office will be required for the duration of the project.

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Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email . For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page .

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