Manager, Project Controls and Risk Nex Gold

Overview

Nex Gold has an exciting opportunity for one full-time permanent Manager, Project Controls and Risk based from our Corporate Office with occasional trips to project sites. During projects’ construction phase, this role may be required to work on a rotational schedule at the project site. Initially, this role will be assigned to the Goldboro Gold Project in Goldboro, Nova Scotia, however this role may be assigned to the Goliath Gold Complex near Dryden, Ontario, or other project sites in the future.

This role is responsible for the forecasting and management of the project costs and schedules under the leadership of the Project Director. This role ensures current project performance data is gathered and analyzed for forecasting to best manage project costs and schedule outcomes as well as identifying risks and uncertainties in advance. The Manager will develop and manage systems, processes, and procedures relating to planning, cost estimating, cost control, schedule analysis, trend analysis, scope management, and change management.

The role will have reporting requirements relating to cost control.

Nex Gold is committed to advancing economic reconciliation and supporting Indigenous participation in all phases of our projects, as well as committed to hiring locally from the areas surrounding our projects. We encourage applicants to self-identify to aid our prioritization of applicants based on these commitments.

• Responsible for overall coordination and management of the Project Controls team and activities and accountable for overall Project Controls performance
• Responsible for preparation of the overall project schedule, with input from various contractors and consultants
• Responsible for preparation of the overall project capital cost estimate, with input from various contractors and consultants
• Responsible for monitoring and trending project progress, schedule and cost against the baseline
• Provide guidance in preparing documents for the Authorization for Expenditure (AFE), Project Scope of Work (SOW), and oversee uploads into the appropriate system
• Responsible for overseeing the establishment and maintenance of a document control system and the document control team
• Conduct in depth analysis and review of progress payment statements from the EPC/EPCM providers, contractors, and consultants
• Own the process to identify risks to the project baselines and develop mitigation plans
• Identify potential changes and develop action plans to ensure the Change Management Process is followed
• Work with Finance to ensure accurate reporting of accruals, cash flow forecasts and project status
• Prepare the Project Controls Management Plan (PCMP); periodically review and update the PCMP and other key business documents
• Establish processes and procedures for the use and dissemination of cost estimating, cost reporting, scheduling, and document/data control systems
• Establish project reporting systems; coordinate and manage the preparation of periodic project reports; extract project reports, and analyze and communicate with the Project Team and other stakeholders
• Responsible for accurate cost, schedule, progress and quantity reporting and change management
• Develop recovery plans for any cost over-runs and/or schedule delays
• Participate in the technical and financial project close out process in liaison with Engineering, Contracts & Procurement and Construction
• Establish and maintain integration with accounting, cost tracking and scheduling systems that will be used to report on project performance
• Assist the project team, contractors and vendors in the set-up and implementation of cost estimating, cost control, planning/scheduling and document/data control procedures required on the project
• Prepare the project’s Risk Management Plan (RMP) in conjunction with the Project Director; periodically review and update the RMP and other key business documents
• Develop risk management processes, procedures, and systems
• Coordinate all risk management processes and activities including development and updating of the Project Risk Register, and facilitation of periodic Risk Workshops; report on mitigation activities
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