Project Controls Lead, North America - Project Management Organization

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Due to continued growth, we are seeking a North America Project Controls Lead with experience in design services on multi-disciplinary design within Design-Bid-Build, Design Build, and Alternative Delivery (eg. IPD/Alliance, P3) contracts. Reporting to the North America PMO Lead, location is dependent on the candidate; however, preference will be for one of our Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Canada, Montreal Canada, or Southeast Region offices.

The North America Project Controls Lead will report within the Project Management Office to establish and manage a Project Controls practice across North America utilizing existing or new Project Controls specialists within GHD’s regional structure.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• If required, coordinates the preparation of capital cost estimates by verifying the list of quantity estimates prepared by each discipline and forwarding it to the person responsible for estimating.
• Implements coaching or mentoring on best practice project controls processes within the project team or with other project controls staff as required.
• Responsible to implement all project control aspects of the project or portfolio of projects including Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Management, Document Control/Management, and Risk Management in accordance with GHD policies and procedures and good industry practices.
• Develop/refine and implement best practice project controls processes and tools for large and major projects specific to the engineering design delivery for the North American business.
• Exercise independent judgment in the selection, classification, compilation and analysis of data obtained from a variety of sources. Determines work procedures and makes recommendations for improvements.
• Work closely with the PM on all major project functions, with a primary focus on managing and providing support on the project controls functions.
• Take a hands-on approach to all or portions of the project controls functions depending on project complexity and staff assigned.
• Hire and manage Project Controls staff either directly or through the regions.
• Work effectively with the finance department, especially the project analysts, to ensure project budgets and invoices are accurate and coordinates with the PM to ensure invoices are issued to the client.
• Make recommendations on change notices in compliance with best practice change management techniques.
• Make recommendations on the economic, financial and other implications of the project.
• Review with the PM and/or PE the budget and schedule status on a regular basis, identifying gaps and providing solutions to achieving the scope, budget and schedule requirements.
• Project Controls staff or lead will be responsible to:

Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:

• Detailed knowledge of scheduling methods, cost control processes, risk management procedures.
• Experience in hiring and managing staff of project controls professionals.
• Minimum of 10 years working within project controls and 5 years within a design environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team building, staff management and mentoring skills.
• Demonstrated experience working and/or managing the project controls functions with hands on experience on the following:
• Detailed understanding of project controls as it applies to a design environment, especially in DB projects.
• High level of proficiency and experience with cost analysis (eg. MS Excel) and planning scheduling (eg. MS Project or Primavera P3/P6) tools, including the porting of data from EC industry ERP or cost accounting systems.
• PMP, PMI or similar qualifications is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing project metrics including but not limited to earned value, CPI, SPI.
• Detailed understanding of the implementation and coordination of project control systems not limited to P6, @risk (or similar), Unifier, CM+ etc.
• Minimum of 15 years broad and extensive technical, management and project experience
• Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree or equivalent diploma from a recognized college or university
• Demonstrated experience in use of document control and document management systems within a major project design capacity.
• The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities.
• Experience in providing project controls/services for design delivery for larger, multi-discipline projects specifically for industrial/process plants, facilities, or buildings; from design inception through to construction completion.

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As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

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Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

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At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower all of our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

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Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.