Description:
We are currently seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our team to work on various projects in the Toronto office working on large infrastructure projects.
The focus of this role is to provide strong commercial support to project managers, directors and business administrators in the areas of financial management, general commercial support, contract administration, sub consultant management and bid support.
The opportunity
- Assist the Commercial Manager and Project Manager in implementation of project specific cost control processes to ensure project profitability and other commercial goals are met
- Assist in budget estimation and resource planning
- Comfortable with the preparation of a WBS, understand how schedule is integrated with WBS and budgets
- Utilize financial system to monitor financial performance, project costs and other performance parameters.
- Track actuals against budgets, conduct variance analyses, carry out reporting of project financials and respond to queries from project teams on performance issues.
- Assist in monitoring and managing scope changes; maintaining change and risk registers, preparing fee proposals and contract change orders.
- Comfortable in preparation and issuing of monthly client invoices and monitoring accounts receivable
- Collection, collation and review of timesheets of project team members
- Preparation of various monthly client reports.
- Commercial management of sub consultants including preparation of sub consultant agreements, tracking costs, and reviewing invoices and payments
Is this role right for you?
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in engineering design or construction industry.
- General knowledge of commercial management and experience in contractual matters preferred.
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritize effectively and manage deadlines; highly organized.
- Strong analytical skills related to data and able to tell a story tailored to the audience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills essential for team-based working.
- Proactive, willingness to take on additional responsibilities without having to be assigned.
- The capability to operate autonomously while effectively seeking and utilizing appropriate review and support.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, data manipulation, formulas, VBA macros, PowerQuery and spreadsheet design.
- Experience in PowerBI for report preparation is required.
- Experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project is required.
- Experience in Earned Value Management reporting is preferred.
- Experience in PowerPoint for report preparation desirable.
- Experience with Power Automate, PowerApps is desirable.
- Design-build and experience working with or for major contractors preferred.
- French language skills would be an asset.