Senior Project Controls Lead, Energy & Resources Portfolio

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Wellness program

Health Care Spending Account

Wellness Spending Account

Group Registered Retirement Savings (R

Employee stock purchase program

Group Tax-Free Savings Account

Life and AD&D insurance

Short-term/Long-term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Professional membership fee coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. in Canada West is seeking a Project Controls Lead to oversee the CA West Power Delivery portfolio, guiding scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and project administration across multiple BC Hydro and provincial projects.

You will mentor project teams, develop governance and onboarding materials, and coordinate monthly portfolio reporting with delivery centers, PMs, and stakeholders to ensure consistent application of controls and timely decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, diploma, or equivalent experience in engineering, business, project management or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in project controls, cost control, scheduling, project administration, or PM support.
• Experience supporting engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Experience using Oracle and Primavera P6 is required.
• Experience using data reporting/visualization platforms such as Power BI is an asset.
• Experience working with BC Hydro or a similar utility is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the project controls lead for the CA West Power Delivery portfolio.
• Promote consistency in scheduling, cost control, forecasting, reporting, change management, and project administration.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to project teams regarding project controls requirements using Stantec’s established processes.
• Support monitoring and reporting of portfolio performance.
• Support project pursuit and setup activities including project controls estimation, WBS setup, and charge code structure.
• Support project managers with budget monitoring, forecasting, and estimate-at-completion reviews.
• Coordinate monthly project budget and schedule updates and forecasts.
• Support PM team with management of change and coordinate implementation of approved change orders.
• Review schedule quality, milestone performance and forecast completion dates.
• Develop, maintain, and improve project controls procedures, work instructions, templates, and best practices.
• Create onboarding materials, process maps, user guides, checklists, training presentations, and reference documentation related to BC Hydro project controls processes.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Support the development and maintenance of portfolio reporting dashboards and performance metrics.
• Coordinate monthly reporting activities at the project, and portfolio levels
• Produce and distribute project controls reports for leadership.
• Support forecasting, project prioritization based on project schedule and resource forecasting.
• Serve as the primary project controls interface between Stantec and BC Hydro for portfolio-wide project controls matters.
• Coordinate with BC Hydro project controls, contract management, and project management personnel regarding schedules, reporting, forecasting, work package agreements, change management and portfolio performance.
• Support responses to BC Hydro requests related to project controls and project performance reporting.
• Interface with Stantec’s Delivery Center leadership and resources to support project delivery requirements.
• Coordinate onboarding and training plans for new resources supporting BC Hydro projects.
• Train and mentor staff on BC Hydro-specific project controls, reporting requirements, project setup procedures, scheduling processes, and portfolio administration.
• Support competency development of personnel until they can independently support BC Hydro projects.

Skills

Scheduling

Forecasting

Cost control

Change management

Stakeholder management

Mentorship

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering/Business/PM

Tools

Oracle

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. in Canada West is seeking a Project Controls Lead to oversee the CA West Power Delivery portfolio, guiding scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and project administration across multiple BC Hydro and provincial projects.

You will mentor project teams, develop governance and onboarding materials, and coordinate monthly portfolio reporting with delivery centers, PMs, and stakeholders to ensure consistent application of controls and timely decision making.