Project Control Specialist

We are currently requesting resumes for the following position : 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)

Job Overview:

Front-End Planning (FEP):

• 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.

Project Monitoring & Control:

• 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.

Change Management:

• 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.

Cost & Schedule Quality:

• 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.

Purchase Order Analysis & Reporting:

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.