Job Title: Project Controls Specialist
Location: Burnaby, BC (Onsite)
Estimated Duration: 12 months
Our client is a leading energy utility that generates, purchases, distributes and sells electricity. They are currently looking for a Project Controls Specialist for their Burnaby location
Overview:
Our client is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Controls Specialist to join their team.
This role involves leading planning, scheduling, cost control, and performance measurement for large-scale, complex construction projects and programs. The candidate will apply project controls best practices to deliver expert-level insights, trend analysis, and performance reporting that support strategic decision-making, planning, risk identification and mitigation strategies.
Role Accountabilities
- Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to develop and support site-based project controls activities including field progress tracking and contractor performance monitoring.
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure accurate data collection and integration into centralized project controls systems and real-time reporting to align project objectives and deliverables.
- Ability to query, extract and transform large volumes of system data. And utilize Power BI for advanced data visualization, dashboard creation, and performance analytics and strategic insights.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in project controls, supporting governance, training, and continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure compliance with corporate standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Support the development and delivery of training materials on project controls tools, processes, and reporting requirements.
Education and Skills
- Minimum 15 years of experience in project controls, cost engineering and scheduling within large infrastructure or utility projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, or an equivalent relevant field experience.
- Demonstrated on-site experience in project planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and knowledge of quantity surveying.
- Advanced knowledge of contract management, engineering, and supply chain management with a comprehensive understanding of the project lifecycle (EPCM).
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Power BI/Power Query.
- Experience using SAP Business Warehouse (SAP-BW4HANA), SAP Analytics Cloud.
- Experience with intermediate-level programming (e.g. VBA, Power Query, SAS, R, Python, DAX, and M), Power BI dataflow authoring, and business intelligence modeling
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Experience in an electric utility environment and large construction projects project controls would be an asset.
The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between CA$77.50 and CA$96.00
Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
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