Project Controls Manager; Planner​/Scheduler

Description About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results‑oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Our Infrastructure and Capital Projects practice is comprised of over 600 sector experts and specialized consultants across the Globe. We combine strategic and operational expertise with a deep technical knowledge to support developers, sponsors, lenders, and projects leader to select, structure, improve and execute Capital Projects in a more efficient and sustainable way.

We are expanding our Infrastructure & Capital Projects business and are searching for staff to support and be part of our Infra PMO in Canada.

Activities and Responsibilities (General):

• Provide leadership and ensure quality in the execution of A&M's scope.
• Execute I&CP service lines with proficiency.
• Deliver comprehensive presentations to Directors, C-Level executives, and the Executive Board.
• Prepare technical proposals for clients.
• Engage in various projects, collaborating with colleagues and clients across a variety of sectors and functional areas.
• Facilitate effective collaborations between leadership, achieving alignments and producing outcomes that serve the interests of all stakeholders.
• Lead meetings and presentations with both client and A&M's managerial and executive levels, conveying confidence and mastery of the topics discussed.
• Respond promptly to project demands and anticipate critical actions for the success of initiatives.

Activities and Responsibilities (Role Specific – PMO Planning & Scheduling Specialist):

• Establish procedures and templates for project planning, scheduling, and progress tracking.
• Develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6, MS Project, and/or similar software.
• Record project schedule updates and prepare and maintain various reports on the progress of work.
• Identify schedule problems resulting from interdisciplinary/trade constraints, interfaces and other conflicts.
• Monitoring, reviewing, and analyzing of the portfolio of schedules, including analyses of schedule deviations and suggesting corrective actions.
• Monitoring and reporting on critical path, float and schedule performance.
• Incorporating an understanding of engineering design, procurement, and construction processes and logic into the project schedules.
• Assess and advise on schedule risks and schedule contingency.
• Manage resource loading and leveling within the portfolio of projects.
• Generating reports on long and short-term resource requirements for the portfolio of projects.
• Ensuring accurate and timely reporting of work progress, earned value, and performance.
• Monitor project activity scheduling to ensure targets are being met.
• Track and evaluate schedule trends and variances and adjust forecasts as required.
• Create  hat If scenario schedules as required/requested.
• Coordinate and work with the project management team to resolve project issues to ensure the delivery and completion of the project work.
• Attend and/lead project meetings and discussions with the project management team, clients and contractors.

• +5 years of academic background in engineering
• Postgraduate degree in project management and/or administration or finance is a plus.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure and Capital Projects products.
• Experience in managing complex projects in a multicultural and corporate environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in planning and scheduling for large‑scale industrial or infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Smart
  
  PM) and project management software.
• Competent skills in Power
  
  BI with willingness to grow to proficient or expert leve.
• Experience with Smart Sheet is…