Project Controls Officer

Position Details

• Job Title:
  
  Project Controls Officer
• Resume Due Date:
  Friday, August 14th, 2026 (5:00PM EST)
• Number of Vacancies: 3
• Level: MP4
• Duration: 24 Months
• Hours of work: 35 hours
• Location:
  
  Pickering (100% on Site)

Project team member responsible for coordinating, facilitating and driving the Front-End Planning processes. Review and provide input into project scoping, Work Breakdown Structures, and Basis of Estimates. With support of project team members develop integrated, logically tied, resource loaded project schedules (Primavera) which incorporate identified scope, risks, estimates/budgets and constraints to the individual task level for field execution. With support of project team members, establish project budgets, contingency and milestones.

Support and author Business Case Summary development. Ensuring detail, accuracy and quality is adequate to allow monitoring and control of project to ensure successful completion of cost, schedule and scope commitments.

Develop and maintain updated and accurate conceptual phase schedule. Maintain alignment between source systems (SAP/AS9/Ecosys/Ariba/EBX) and project control systems throughout project life cycle. Perform weekly schedule/cost updates. Perform weekly cost and schedule analysis. Update schedule and cost forecasts accordingly. Facilitate project metrics reporting and variance analysis. Identify actual and potential deviations from the approved annual release or life cycle budgets or schedules to the Project Managers and recommend corrective actions.

Ensure approved change control processes (CCFs) are followed. Prepare and obtain approval of applicable change control documentation. Timely update of project cost and schedule once change approval or direction has been approved. Perform "What if ' analysis for project team. Maintain project cost baseline (Control/Target Budgets in Ecosys) integrity.

Maintain the project cost/schedule such that it accurately reflects the current project plan, including field execution. Reconciliation of financial systems (Ariba/AS9/Ecosys/SAP) and project controls system. Remediate any discrepancies and maintain alignment. Ensure accurate project cost forecasting and updating. Maintain project cost/schedule quality and accuracy. Critical path, float, predecessor and successor tasks identified, activities logically tied, minimal restraints etc. Monitor/verify standard project reports for accuracy.

Ensure applicable source systems are set up correctly to maintain alignment between costs and assigned budgets in project plan. Populate project control systems to accurately capture and allow monitoring of costs. Monitor contractor cost and schedule performance against project plan and identify actual or potential discrepancies to Project Managers.

• 5 to 8 years of Project Controls experience with a strong cost management background.
• Advanced Excel proficiency, including experience working with complex spreadsheets and large datasets.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 scheduling software and Power BI.
• Experience with Ecosys or other project cost management tools is a strong asset.
• Prior OPG and/or vendor experience is preferred but not required.