Senior Specialist, Project Controls

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Position Overview

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, the  Sr. Project Controls Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring cost, schedule, and risk management processes are executed effectively across Aecon projects. This position supports project setup, baseline development, forecasting, reporting, and change management, while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to maintain alignment with contractual and corporate requirements.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

General Project Controls

• Complete all roles & responsibilities expected of a Sr. Project Controls Specialist

• Assist in developing, establishing, and maintaining the project's cost management systems

• Participate in customer and internal management project status reporting meetings

• Provide mentorship & guidance to junior team members

• Provide subject-matter expertise to project team on any customized reporting tools & dashboards

• Assist in monitoring project health & performance; ensure key performance metrics are well articulated to project leadership

• Regularly conduct detailed analysis on project performance key metrics (e.g. CPI, SPI, key commodity tracking, etc.); propose corrective actions to maintain performance/productivity; provide timely feedback to project  leadership on adverse trends

• Support the implementation of an Earned Value Management plan to measure project performance, identify variances, and inform accurate forecasting

• Support the development of project-specific Project Controls plans, and the development of tools & templates

• Assist with the development & implementation of a project-specific change management plan, ensuring compliance with contract conditions and Aecon's standards

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