Project Controls Coordinator

PCL Construction•Edmonton, AB

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is for a site-based position in the Fort Saskatchewan region. We are seeking candidates interested in either a contractor or hourly staff role. The Project Controls Coordinator for PCL Industrial Management Inc. participates and leads a multi-disciplinary project controls team, collaborates with the construction/project manager and project team, and analyzes and communicates trending schedule, progress, and cost information to project personnel. They also supervise, direct, coach, train, and mentor the project team and superintendents on the same site or multiple sites, as it relates to project controls. The role involves communicating with project teams to define scope of work, need for change to budgets and schedules, and identification of variances from the original plan. Additionally, the Project Controls Coordinator participates in the project scope and change management process, ensures accurate completion and issuance of estimates or impact analyses to partners, and provides input towards monthly cost and schedule reports and other key management reports. They create project weekly and monthly progress reports, understand and interpret productivity rates or own forces work (OFW), Labor Cost Reports (LCRs), and can interpret cost reports. The role adheres to project control processes and procedures and applies change management principles to identify, evaluate, document, and track scope changes, ensuring impacts to cost, schedule, and productivity are effectively communicated and managed.

Requirements

3 years of project controls experience in construction or related field.
Experience with mentoring others on schedule, monitoring forecast resources at a high level (e.g., materials, staff, equipment).
An understanding of contract language and ability to identify and mitigate risks and identify and leverage opportunities.
Working knowledge of engineering and construction management principles and practices.
An understanding of all project management functions including scheduling and planning, cost control and forecasting, progressing, change management and document control.
Working knowledge of estimating methods and practices.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and internal operational systems and is up to date with all current technology.

Nice To Haves

Construction trade certification with equivalent experience, or post-secondary diploma or degree in construction management or engineering preferred.
Relevant designation is an asset.
Experience working for a contractor is preferred.

Responsibilities

Participates and leads a multi-disciplinary project controls team (scheduling and planning, estimating, cost-control, subcontract, and document control).
Collaborates with construction/project manager and project team. Proactively identifies, handles, and resolves potential problems, work issues, or schedule challenges. Develops and implements recovery plan. Works with project team to anticipate and resolve project issues.
Analyzes and communicates the trending schedule, progress, and cost information to project personnel.
Supervises, directs, coaches, trains, and mentors the project team and superintendents on the same site or multiple sites, as it relates to project controls.
Communicates with the project teams to define scope of work, need for change to budgets and schedules, and identification of variances from the original plan.
Participates in the project scope and change management process and ensures accurate completion and issuance of estimates or impact analyses to partners.
Actively provides input towards monthly cost and schedule reports and other key management reports.
Creates the project weekly and monthly progress reports.
Understands and interprets productivity rates or own forces work (OFW), Labor Cost Reports (LCRs), and ability to interpret cost reports.
Adheres to project control processes and procedures.
Applies change management principles to identify, evaluate, document, and track scope changes, ensuring impacts to cost, schedule, and productivity are effectively communicated and managed.