Senior Project Controller

Job Description

The Sr. Project Controller is responsible to support planning and performance monitoring on a project or portfolio of projects, including providing data driven input to operational managers through the implementation of project controls processes, procedures and contracts. The incumbent must be able to interpret contracts, track performance daily, weekly and monthly, incorporate quantitative and qualitative analysis, and to define both the physical and the economic performance of the projects and recommend action to be taken should deviations from the optimal performance be highlighted.

The Sr. Project Controller is responsible to support planning and performance monitoring on a project or portfolio of projects, including providing data driven input to operational managers through the implementation of project controls processes, procedures and contracts. The incumbent must be able to interpret contracts, track performance daily, weekly and monthly, incorporate quantitative and qualitative analysis, and to define both the physical and the economic performance of the projects and recommend action to be taken should deviations from the optimal performance be highlighted.

The incumbent will support business objectives of the Company to ensure they are consistently achieved. The Sr. Project Controller must be knowledgeable in the discipline of project management, provide input and support the development, implementation and maintenance of project baselines, project execution plans, administration of contracts, inclusive of supporting the setup of project administrative aspects.

• Ensure that all functions are carried out in compliance with health, safety and environmental guidelines, policies, procedures and legislations.
• Support compiling tender documents for mining construction projects, including bills of quantities, general conditions of contract and special conditions of contract.
• Support the development of controls baselines for projects, including assisting development of project execution plans, project specific controls procedures and to assist management.
• Support administrative set up of new projects, including timekeeping, reporting, chart of accounts and document management.
• Facilitate the Management of Change process and integration with Redpath’s policies, procedures, contracts and financial system (where required).
• Participate in compiling, updating and tracking project costs and schedule (Hard Dollar, Primavera and/or MS Projects and Oracle).
• Maintain earned value management systems.
• Prepare management information reports for site and office personnel incorporating both physical advances and financial data to engender a profit focused culture on projects.
• Support the proper use and implementation of the code of accounts on projects.
• Attend meetings, ensuring proper project meeting minutes are compiled and circulated.
• Compile and analyze trends obtained from site statistics and advise management of issues potentially impacting on policies, procedures, schedule, costs, project scope, risks and/or safety related issues.
• Participate in analyzing construction change orders and/or claims.
• Prepare and finalize the close-out reports, including maintaining historical costs and production information in a prescribed format.
• Maintain professional working relationships with management and client representatives.
• Maintain confidentiality with respect to Redpath and client information.
• The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
• If required to operate a company vehicle during the course of employment, must meet the requirements to be an eligible user of company vehicles.…