Manager, Project Controls

Come Build Your Career at Aecon!

As a North American leader in infrastructure development, Aecon is safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive! We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation, at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, and partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities.

At Aecon, you can count on:

• Safety Always. Our number one core value. If we can’t do it safely, we don’t do it at all.
• Integrity. We lead by example, with humility and courage.
• Accountability. We’re passionate about delivering on our commitments.
• Inclusion. We provide equitable opportunities for everyone.

We lead the infrastructure industry with purpose, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. So, we invest in our people, just like they invest in us!

At Aecon we:

• Ensure you and your family receive the services needed to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
• Believe in helping you build your career through our Aecon University and Leadership Programs.
• Are committed to supporting and investing in inclusive work environments, through initiatives like Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility training, our Aecon Women in Trades and Aecon Diversity in Trades programs , and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to ensure we are building inclusion into every aspect of our culture at Aecon.
• Are a leader in sustainable construction . With a strong commitment to operating responsibly by minimizing our impact on the environment and surrounding communities.

Our business success relies on strong execution and continuous improvement – driven by the diversity, expertise and teamwork of our people. We’re always searching the globe for innovative, collaborative minds to join our best-in-class Aecon community!

What is the Opportunity?

Aecon is a North American construction and infrastructure development company with global experience – transforming vision into reality. We offer a full spectrum of nuclear services for refurbishment, maintenance, new build, decommissioning, modularization, and fabrication to power a sustainable future.

Our nuclear sector plays an important role in extending the life of existing nuclear stations and executing the next generation of nuclear new builds leveraging a similar fleet execution strategy. From our work delivering the two largest refurbishment projects (Savannah River nuclear station and North Anna Power Station) in North America to deploying the first grid-scale SMR in the western world. We continue moving forward with a strategic focus on decarbonizing energy systems in support of a net zero future.

Reporting to the Project Director, the Project Controls Manager will be responsible in providing project control support to ongoing projects and supporting the company’s estimating and construction teams to ensure that the company’s project controls system is properly implemented and utilized.

Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen to apply for this position.

What You'll Do Here:

• Overall responsibility for compliance of assigned projects with project controls standards – both from applicable contract documents and from the projects project controls policies/guidelines.
• Establish & maintain strong partnerships with client counterparts and stakeholders
• Participate in estimation efforts, develop proposals schedules and initial Risk Registers.
• Review the project contract and ensure that all the contract conditions (invoicing, reporting, change management, etc.) are applied and fulfilled for project set-up, tracking and reporting, and closeout.
• Transform cost estimates to establish project budgets under the cost breakdown structure.
• Review proposal schedules, modify at award as required to generate baseline schedules.
• Ensure that budgeted hours align with resources loaded in P6.
• Manage developing, establishing, and maintaining the project cost control and scheduling processes.
• Set up Budget control processes (cost codes, job cost processing procedures, project rules of credit)
• Review and analyze the project control productivity reports with the project controls and project team, suggest corrective actions to maintain reasonable (around 1-PF) performance/productivity
• Oversee the review and analyze the project scheduling and cost reports and suggest corrective actions to maintain the project within anticipated cost and schedule
• Generate project status reports and dashboards for internal management and client, incorporating Earned Value metrics, SPI, CPI, Manpower Histograms, Burndown Charts, S-Curves, Variance…etc.)
• Participate in customer and internal management project status reporting meetings
• Monitor project performance, identify probable issues and flag them to Project Management.
• Capture procurement and subcontracts parameters and progress into Project Controls processes.
• Establish, monitor and control Change management processes in compliance with contract and Aecon procedures, and train the team to participate and contribute to those processes.
• Provide support to Commercial & Procurement teams on subcontractor claims assessment, client claims development, negotiations & dispute resolutions
• Prepare and update project cash flows in coordination with Finance, accounting and Payroll.
• Supervise and mentor the team and promote Project Controls awareness across the project team.
• As required, produce custom reports per request of customer or internal management.
• Provide input into the continuous improvement of Aecon's Project Controls policies and guidelines.
• Create, promote, and maintain a safe, open & respectful workplace culture and environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring To The Team:

• 10-15 years of proven Scheduling, Cost, Risk and Change Management and Reporting experience.
• Lead by example with exceptional hands-on experience in Primavera P6, SAP and Microsoft suite.
• College and/or University degree in related field, OR applicable work experience
• Applied knowledge of the Earned Value, Project Management and Controls principles
• Applied knowledge of cost engineering/cost control
• Organizational skills to handle multiple tasks within a high-pressure work site environment
• Interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and employees

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization.  We consider all applicants for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the EEOC and its applicable regulations. Appropriate accommodation under the EEOC will be provided upon request throughout the interview and hiring process.