Department: Project Management Office (PMO)
Reports To: Manager, Project Controls
Employment Type: Full-Time Contract
Location: Hybrid (Minimum two days onsite per week)
Position Summary
The Project Controls Specialist is responsible for providing comprehensive project controls support across complex capital, infrastructure, engineering, and construction projects. This role serves as a key member of the Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring effective planning, monitoring, forecasting, reporting, and financial control throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project cost baselines, WBS, CBS and control accounts.
- Monitor project budgets, commitments, incurred costs, forecasts, EAC and FAC.
- Review project changes and assess cost and schedule impacts.
- Prepare project dashboards, executive reports and variance analyses.
- Support annual capital budgeting and financial planning.
- Collaborate with Project Managers, Schedulers, Engineering, Procurement and Finance.
- Maintain project documentation and financial records.
- Ensure compliance with project controls standards and governance.
- Identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Support integrated cost and schedule management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Data Analytics or related discipline.
- 5–8 years of Project Controls or Cost Management experience.
- Experience supporting capital, infrastructure or construction projects.
- Strong knowledge of cost control, forecasting, budgeting, WBS/CBS, change management and project lifecycle management.
Preferred Certifications
- PMP
- AACE / CCP or equivalent Project Controls certification.
Technical Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and SharePoint.
- Experience with Contruent Enterprise (ARES PRISM), Oracle Primavera Unifier, EcoSys, Deltek Cobra or similar software.
Core Competencies
- Financial and commercial acumen
- Analytical thinking
- Cost forecasting
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
- Organization and attention to detail
Key Performance Indicators
- Forecast accuracy
- Budget adherence
- Timely reporting
- Cost variance management
- Data integrity
- Stakeholder satisfaction
Working Relationships
Internal: PMO, Finance, Procurement, Engineering, Commercial Management, Executive Leadership.
External: Contractors, Consultants, Vendors and Project Partners.
Work Environment
Hybrid work model supporting multiple capital projects with occasional travel to project offices and construction sites.
Success Profile
A successful Project Controls Specialist delivers accurate financial reporting, reliable forecasts, strong project controls, proactive risk management and valuable commercial insights that enable successful delivery of complex capital projects.
Pay: $70.00-$100.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in North York, ON
