Project Controls Manager - MEC Transportation

Mass. Electric Construction Co.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 198,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Life insurance

Disability

Job summary

Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC) is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead cost management, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, and reporting across multiple electrical construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area.

This role partners with operations leadership to deliver projects safely, on schedule, and within budget, leveraging Primavera P6, Excel, and Power BI to drive data-based decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction-related discipline.
• 8+ years in project controls, project management, cost control, scheduling, or construction operations.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing project controls personnel.
• Experience supporting self-perform construction projects with significant craft labor.

Responsibilities

• Lead all project controls activities including cost management, forecasting, budgeting, scheduling, progress measurement, risk management, productivity analysis, and reporting across multiple electrical construction projects.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, cost codes, work breakdown structures (WBS), earned value metrics, baseline schedules, and project control systems.
• Prepare and manage monthly forecasts, cash flow projections, cost-to-complete analyses, and executive reporting to ensure accurate visibility into project performance.
• Monitor labor productivity, equipment utilization, material expenditures, subcontractor performance, and overall project financial health, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling software, including critical path analysis and recovery planning.
• Partner with project managers, superintendents, and operations leadership to evaluate project performance and implement corrective actions to maintain schedule, budget, and margin objectives.
• Manage change orders, schedule impacts, risk registers, claims documentation, and contingency tracking to minimize project exposure and support successful project outcomes.
• Create and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting tools that provide timely, actionable data for project teams and executive leadership. Lead, mentor, and develop project controls personnel while driving standardization, continuous improvement, and best practices across the organization.
• Support implementation and optimization of project controls technologies, reporting systems, and data analytics tools to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Cost control

Forecasting

Schedule analysis

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction-related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

ERP Systems

Job description

Requisition ID: 182208

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: MEC Transportation District

Department: Project Controls

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for leading all project controls functions across assigned electrical construction projects, including cost management, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, progress measurement, risk management, productivity tracking, and reporting. This role serves as a strategic business partner to operations leadership, project managers, and field supervision teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

The ideal candidate has experience supporting self-perform electrical construction operations and understands the complexities of labor-intensive work involving transmission and distribution, substations, rail and transit systems, industrial facilities, renewable energy, data centers, or large commercial projects. The Project Controls Manager will establish project controls standards, provide financial transparency, and drive data-based decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

District Overview

Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC) is a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, and an industry leader in transit and rail systems’ construction and maintenance throughout the United States and Canada. MEC specializes in the installation of Overhead Contact Systems (OCS), Traction Power Substations (TPSS), Signaling and Train Control, Communications, and Control Centers.

At MEC we maintain our commitment to hire the best people, provide the training needed to keep up with the demands of today’s work environment, and the opportunities to grow and advance within our organization. As the most experienced installer of rail and transit systems in North America, MEC takes pride in being recognized as the Systems Contractor of Choice delivering innovative solutions through aligning our technical expertise with our client’s objectives. We self-perform most disciplines providing, time, cost and scheduling efficiencies, as well as in-house expertise, resulting in seamless performance for our clients.

Location

This position will be based on an active project in the Greater Toronto Area.

Responsibilities

• Lead all project controls activities including cost management, forecasting, budgeting, scheduling, progress measurement, risk management, productivity analysis, and reporting across multiple electrical construction projects.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, cost codes, work breakdown structures (WBS), earned value metrics, baseline schedules, and project control systems.
• Prepare and manage monthly forecasts, cash flow projections, cost-to-complete analyses, and executive reporting to ensure accurate visibility into project performance.
• Monitor labor productivity, equipment utilization, material expenditures, subcontractor performance, and overall project financial health, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling software, including critical path analysis and recovery planning.
• Partner with project managers, superintendents, and operations leadership to evaluate project performance and implement corrective actions to maintain schedule, budget, and margin objectives.
• Manage change orders, schedule impacts, risk registers, claims documentation, and contingency tracking to minimize project exposure and support successful project outcomes.
• Create and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting tools that provide timely, actionable data for project teams and executive leadership. Lead, mentor, and develop project controls personnel while driving standardization, continuous improvement, and best practices across the organization.
• Support implementation and optimization of project controls technologies, reporting systems, and data analytics tools to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction-related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in project controls, project management, cost control, scheduling, or construction operations.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing project controls personnel or teams.
• Experience supporting self-perform construction projects with significant craft labor components.
• Strong understanding of construction cost management, forecasting, earned value management, productivity reporting, and schedule analysis. Experience with complex electrical construction projects is highly preferred.
• Proficiency with: P6 | Excel | Power BI or equivalent reporting platform | Cost Management and ERP Systems

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary
• Openings are to fill both existing vacancies and newly created positions

Base Compensation: $143,000/yr - $150,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

Benefits

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including

• top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents
• voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
• life insurance
• disability
• retirement plans with matching
• generous paid time off

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.