Regional Project Controls Lead, Infrastructure, Canada West

Stantec; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Canada West seeks a Regional Project Controls Lead to drive project-controls excellence across the region. You will partner with regional leaders to align performance metrics, governance, and capability development while promoting a consistent framework across centres.

You will lead cross-functional teams, guide staffing and processes, and champion change management to improve margin, risk management, and decision support for large infrastructure programs.

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership; enterprise thinking; executive communication; portfolio governance; change leadership; talent development; collaboration; judgment; and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Controls teams across the assigned region and coordinate priorities, capacity, and deployment with business-center and regional leaders.
• Partner with Regional Delivery, Business, and Growth Leaders on portfolio margin, risk, DSO, resourcing, and performance initiatives.
• Review regional R3, PCSR, and related reporting to identify trends, emerging risks, and opportunities requiring leadership action.
• Participate in financial-management forums and provide concise, decision-oriented recommendations and escalation.
• Monitor regional project performance and coordinate with Finance and Operations leadership to address margin impacts and other systemic issues.
• Work with the Director of Project Controls and peer Regional Project Controls Leads to own, develop, and implement the Project Controls framework, standards, procedures, and work processes.
• Provide guidance to regional leaders on project-controls strategy, governance, staffing, and implementation.
• Lead change management, team building, capability development, and adoption of consistent project-controls practices across the region.
• Promote collaboration across regions and business centers and facilitate the transfer of lessons learned and effective practices.

Job description

Regional Project Controls Lead, Infrastructure, Canada West

This position can be based in any Stantec office within Stantec's Canada West region.

Your Opportunity

The Regional Project Controls Lead provides regional leadership for Project Controls teams and serves as a strategic partner to regional business and operational leadership. The role connects portfolio performance, resource strategy, governance, escalation, and capability development across business centers while helping establish a consistent Project Controls framework.

Your Key Responsibilities

Lead Project Controls teams across the assigned region and coordinate priorities, capacity, and deployment with business-center and regional leaders.

Partner with Regional Delivery, Business, and Growth Leaders on portfolio margin, risk, DSO, resourcing, and performance initiatives.

Review regional R3, PCSR, and related reporting to identify trends, emerging risks, and opportunities requiring leadership action.

Participate in financial-management forums and provide concise, decision-oriented recommendations and escalation.

Monitor regional project performance and coordinate with Finance and Operations leadership to address margin impacts and other systemic issues.

Work with the Director of Project Controls and peer Regional Project Controls Leads to own, develop, and implement the Project Controls framework, standards, procedures, and work processes.

Provide guidance to regional leaders on project-controls strategy, governance, staffing, and implementation.

Lead change management, team building, capability development, and adoption of consistent project-controls practices across the region.

Promote collaboration across regions and business centers and facilitate the transfer of lessons learned and effective practices.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Strategic leadership; enterprise thinking; executive communication; portfolio governance; change leadership; talent development; collaboration; judgment; and accountability.