HDR

Project Controls Manager

HDR • $90K — $120K *
Toronto, ON M3C 0E3In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • At least 7 years of experience in project controls for engineering/construction projects
  • Experience in planning, estimating, and forecasting
  • Capable of managing contract reviews, negotiations, and client relations for medium to large EPC projects
  • Strong decision-making and leadership skills
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
  • Proficient in communication, both oral and written

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to identify and resolve project variances
  • Develop and enforce project control practices and tools
  • Establish and track key performance indicators for projects
  • Lead coordination meetings and establish project schedules
  • Generate and analyze financial reports using Excel
  • Implement change management and compliance with contract specifications
  • Train and mentor Project Controls Specialists

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentoring
  • Employee-owned culture fostering collaboration and engagement
  • Access to advanced project management information systems
  • Support for utilizing emerging technologies in project controls
  • Flexible working environment promoting work-life balance
Full Job Description
In the role of Project Controls Manager, we'll count on you to:

  • Partner with designers, contractors, inspectors and other third-party entities to proactively identify, communicate and resolve scope and pricing variances
  • Establish a procedural framework for preparing, reporting and reconciling variances, including developing and/or enhancing reporting procedures and tools
  • Manage and enforce adherence to project controls practices and procedures, including change management and records management
  • Develop and monitor key performance indicators and report to project and program staff and clients
  • Proactively seek collaboration and cooperation
  • Set up and lead coordination meetings
  • Review project change documentation and ensure compliance with change procedures and contract specifications
  • Establish project schedules, forecast and cost controls procedures
  • Perform other duties as needed


Additional responsibilities include the following:

Scheduling:

  • Work closely with Project Management to develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project
  • Establish work breakdown structure (WBS), baseline, status, and monitor project schedules using established performance measurements.
  • Develop and maintain summary level schedule reports used to support critical path analysis, near-term deliverable requirements, resource allocations, performance variances, and to support cost/schedule integration.
  • Develop schedule version control processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems.


Financial

  • Work closely with Project Management to develop and maintain financial reports using Microsoft Excel
  • Perform financial reporting in financial planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of projects/programs.
  • Establish WBS, baseline, status, and monitor financials through dashboards, oracle EBS systems, and custom Excel templates
  • Work with Project Management to perform Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis, percent complete, and forecasting on projects.
  • Perform forensic analysis on project to determine project health and future risk.


Other

  • Facilitate and participate in weekly schedule reviews.
  • Collaborate with Cost Controls to ensure project schedule and budgets are in-phase.
  • Mentor and train other Project Controls Specialists.
  • Manage workload of Project Controls team.
  • Experienced working knowledge of PMIS/CDE Applications, Data Visualization Tools, and comfortable in emerging technology


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Degree in Construction, engineering or related field
  • Certifications (one or more): CPE, CEP, PSP, EVP, PMI-SP, PMP, CCM, PRMP, DRMP, CFCC, PE, MCSA: BI Reporting
  • Ability to interpret construction schedules


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in project controls work on engineering and construction projects, including planning, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, cost control, schedule control, and project reports
  • Ability to manage proposal preparation, contract review and negotiation, client relationship and win strategy for medium to large EPC Projects
  • Strong decision-making skills
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple long- and short-term tasks simultaneously
  • Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
  • Sponsorship (visa) for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
Learn more about HDR
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1917
* Ladders Estimates

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