Project Controls Manager

Lycopodium

$150K — $190K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Engineering qualification or equivalent experience in engineering/construction fields.
  • More than 8 years post-graduation or 10 years in the industry.
  • Strong understanding of project controls principles and processes for EPC/EPCM projects.
  • Ability to establish and maintain project work breakdown and cost breakdown structures.
  • Proficient in project progress measurement and reporting tools (Earned Value, KPIs).
  • Experience with scheduling systems (Primavera P6, MS Project).

Responsibilities

  • Support the Project Controls Manager in maintaining project cost controls.
  • Follow established procedures, work practices, and protocols for project management.
  • Implement and maintain Project Control Work Breakdown Structure.
  • Manage project budget and schedule effectively.
  • Forecast and trend project costs, including commitments and accruals.

Benefits

  • Focus on career progression and technical skill development.
  • Flexible work arrangements to balance personal commitments.
  • Additional benefits including professional membership coverage, RRSP matching, and healthcare spending accounts.
Full Job Description
Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Project Controls Manager to join our growing Projects team in Mississauga, ON.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager they will be responsible for managing project total costs, schedule and progress in a timely and consistently accurate manner.

The tasks you'll perform
  • Support the Project Controls Manager and his/her team to established and maintain the cost controls for a project, providing quality up to date data to assist with the management of project activities.
  • Adopt and follow the various (project specific and company) procedures, work practices, plans, systems and protocols required to work efficiently, maintain a consistent approach and high standard of work.
  • Operating in accordance with the Company Project Control Procedures and Processes, in particular cost control, forecasting and progress reporting.
  • Implementation and maintenance of Project Control Work Breakdown Structure.
  • Project budget and schedule management

The expertise you'll bring
  • Preferably an Engineering qualification or equal (extended experience in the engineering and/or construction fields).
  • More than 8 years post graduating (or 10 years experience in the industry).
  • Strong understanding of project controls principals and processes for EPC/EPCM projects including budget development, cost control, planning/scheduling, change management, progress management and project reporting.
  • Ability to establish and maintain Project work breakdown structure and cost breakdown structure.
  • Ability to manage, forecast and trend Project indirect and direct capital costs including budget, commitments, accruals and forecast.
  • Strong understanding of Procurement and Project accounting interdependencies, ability to liaise/provide support to both functions as required.
  • Ability to coordinate and maintain project Change Management processes.
  • Proficiency with Project progress measurement and reporting (including Earned Value and KPIs) for engineering, procurement and construction phases.
  • Proficiency with scheduling systems (Primavera P6 and MS Project)
  • Ability to establish and maintain resource loaded Project Schedule of required level of details for all phases including engineering, procurement, and construction.
  • Ability to liaise with different disciplines (home office and at site), manage and coordinate various inputs for the accurate and timely project reporting at different levels (weekly, monthly, dashboard, ad-hoc, etc.)
  • Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision with consistently high degree of accuracy and high quality deliverables.
  • Demonstrate a high standard of verbal and written communication.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That's why we:
  • Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
  • Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
  • Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, RRSP matching, healthcare spending account, discount and rewards programs, and much more.

The expected salary range for this role is $150,000 to $190,000. This range is based on the role's job family and level and reflects a good faith estimate for the role at the time of posting. Your final offer will depend on factors such as market conditions, internal equity and candidate experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the role. We believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects the value you bring to the team.

  • Published on 31 Aug 2026, 7:09 PM

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