Project Controls Manager (Minerals & Metals)

Ausenco Careers; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Ausenco is seeking a senior Project Controls Manager to lead cost, schedule, and performance controls on a major North American mining project. You will supervise the project controls team, implement procedures, and convert budgets into capital plans.

Reporting to the Regional Director, Project Controls, you will coordinate with planning, procurement, and construction to maintain accurate schedules and cash flows, with a hybrid work setup and strong collaboration across offices.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in planning/cost control on heavy industrial/mining EPCM projects.
• Knowledge of Hexagon PPM and Oracle E-Business.
• Scheduling software including Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong Excel skills and analytical mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; client interfacing.
• Experience supervising staff and mentoring teammates.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary project controls contact for assigned project(s).
• Lead and support the project controls team across cost and schedule.
• Develop and maintain project control procedures for the project(s).
• Convert multi‑billion‑dollar estimates into detailed capital budgets.
• Collaborate to develop and maintain schedules for EPC phases using Primavera P6.
• Ensure WBS alignment and integration into control systems.
• Establish and maintain CAPEX baselines and change management processes.
• Monitor trends, commitments, forecasts, and budget variances.

Skills

15+ years experience

Excel advanced

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Strong analytical skills

Education

Business or Engineering or Project Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Oracle E-Business

Hexagon PPM Ecosys/SDx/SMAT

Job description

If you’re like us, you don’t have much time for the way things are.

Ausenco is a global company redefining what’s possible. Our team is based across 22 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals, oil & gas, and industrial sectors.

Join our team and be part of an exciting execution-phase project in the North American mining industry. You'll play a key role in critical project phases, from Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering to Construction, gaining hands‑on experience across a variety of commodities. This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment.

We are currentlyseeking an energetic and enthusiastic Project Controls Manager.

About the role

• Reporting to the Regional Director, Project Controls, you will act as the primary point of contact for project controls on assigned project(s), ensuring all aspects of cost, schedule, and performance are effectively managed and communicated to both internal teams and external stakeholders, including clients.
• Lead and support the project controls team for the assigned project(s), including cost controllers, planners/schedulers, estimators, and document controllers.
• Develop, implement, and maintain project control procedures and processes tailored to the specific needs of the assigned project(s).
• Responsible for the conversion of multi‑billion‑dollar project estimates into detailed capital control budgets.
• Collaborate with the planning/scheduling team to develop and maintain project schedules for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction phases using Primavera P6, ensuring regular and accurate updates.
• Ensure schedule activities are properly coded in alignment with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and integrated into project control systems for progress and forecasting analysis.
• Establish the baseline CAPEX budget in EcoSys and implement a robust change management process to ensure CAPEX remains accurate and up to date through the detailed design and execution phases.
• Maintain and update project cost control systems and coding structures using standard Ausenco tools to monitor trends, scope changes, commitments, payments, forecasts, and budget variances.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of accurate project reports.
• Prepare or support the preparation of periodic progress reports for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction activities using earned value management principles.
• Assist in the development of periodic cash flow forecasts and manpower reports.
• Monitor overall project performance—including cost, progress, and risk—against the plan, and provide clear, transparent reporting to project internal and external leadership.
• Manage scope changes by maintaining a scope change log/database and assess impacts against the control budget.
• Integrate scope changes and trends into the project schedule to maintain alignment between schedule and cost.
• Support internal project excellence and operations reviews by preparing relevant analytics and reports.
• Perform other project controls‑related tasks and duties as assigned.

About you

• Business or Technical background with diploma / degree in Business or engineering or project management.
• 15+ years’ experience in planning/cost control or project control on heavy industrial and mining, on studies and/or EPCM projects.
• Good knowledge of:
  • Hexagon PPM Software (Ecosys, SDx, SMAT)
  • Oracle E-Business
• Working Knowledge of Scheduling Software – Primavera P6 & MS Project.
• Strong and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• As this position requires significant amount of cooperation with other individuals excellent interpersonal and team playing skills are essential for success.
• Experience of supervising other staff with the ability to mentor and coach less experienced project controls personnel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good commercial acumen and with experience of interfacing with clients.

We’re committed to a fair and human hiring process. All applications are reviewed by a member of our team and are not automatically screened or rejected by AI.

Why Ausenco?

We support individual growth and aim to allow you to work in a way that plays to your strengths. Beyond a competitive remuneration package we offer:

Career advancement

Embark on a journey of continuous growth through technical training, mentorship initiatives, and networking opportunities.

Work Life Balance

Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home; and progressive parental leave benefits to foster family needs and professional life.

Holistic approach to wellness

Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, information services and a benefits program that supports your health & wellness.

Accessible leadership team

Work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution.

Our peopledon’tsettle for the status quo.If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability,we’llhelp you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.

We’reproud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.

As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense - genderidentity, gender expression,sexual orientation,age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

Salary range: $140,000 - $180,000annually

Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Join us and work a better way.

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