Senior Project Controls Manager

Senior Project Controls Manager

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

Who are we looking for?

Due to continuing growth, we are seeking a Project Controls Manager for our Ontario Region located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario, Canada. This individual is a fully qualified professional with thorough knowledge in planning, scheduling, cost controlling and estimating within a consulting engineering environment.

The Project Controls Manager will work with Ontario’s Regional Project Management Office (PMO) Lead within the PMO to provide cost and schedule analytical support to several sector group Project Managers (PM’s) across the Ontario Region. The type of support will be dependent upon the project needs and will be provided both in person and through remote means.

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Responsibilities:

• Works effectively with the finance department, especially the project administrators, to ensure project budgets and invoices are accurate and coordinates with the PM to ensure invoices are issued to the client.
• 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.
• Works closely with the PM on all major project functions, with a primary focus on managing and providing support on the project controls functions.
• Makes recommendations on the economic, financial, and other implications of the project.
• Make recommendations on change notices in compliance with best practice change management techniques.
• Take a hands-on approach to all or portions of the project controls functions depending on project complexity and staff assigned.
• Implements coaching or mentoring on best practice project controls processes within the project team or with other project controls staff as required.
• Management of the project controls staff assigned to the projects.
• Reviews with the PM, Design Manager and Discipline Leads the budget and schedule on a regular basis, identifying gaps and providing solutions to achieving the scope, budget and schedule requirements.
• Guidance is given to junior technical staff when assigned to a common task. Check work of assigned staff for accuracy and conformance with quality and quantity standards.
• Responsible to implement all project control aspects of the project or portfolio of projects including Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Management, Document Control and Risk Management in accordance with GHD policies and procedures and good industry practices.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities.
• 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.
• Demonstrated experience working and/or managing the project controls functions with hands on experience on the following:
• PMP, PMI or similar qualifications is considered an asset.
• Detailed understanding of project controls as it applies to a design environment (especially in DB projects)
• Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree or equivalent diploma from a recognized college or university with a minimum of ten years broad and extensive technical, administrative and project experience; minimum 10 years working within project controls and 5 years as a Project Controls Manager within a design environment.
• 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.
• Team building, staff management and mentoring skills.
• Detailed knowledge of scheduling methods, cost control processes, risk management procedures
• Detailed understanding of the implementation and coordination of project control systems not limited to P6, @risk (or similar), Unifier, CM+ etc
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing project metrics including but not limited to earned value, CPI, SPI

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.

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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.

About Us

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.

Our Pledge to You

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.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

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.