Project Controls Manager

Job title: Project Controls Manager

Job description: PTAG is a Project Management Advisory & Services firm, which is recognized in the industry by Project & Construction Management Industry think-tanks, innovative service delivery partners and world leading industrial clients. We are looking for a Project Controls Manager to help us expand our presence with our clients in the Mining Industry. We seek Project Professionals who will align with our corporate mission, vision & values:

Our mission is to help our clients ensure successful delivery and efficient operation of their major capital projects. Our goal is to employ innovation and strategic thinking by capital project subject matter experts to deliver optimum project results.

PTAG’s vision is to help our clients become global leaders in the selection, planning, and execution of their capital and sustaining projects.

Our values include:

• Safety: The safety of our employees, suppliers and clients is our top priority
• Collaboration: Creating true partnerships with our clients and service providers
• Leadership: Improving project performance through the application of best practices
• Accountability: Being accountable to our clients for every aspect of an engagement
• Client Satisfaction: Delivering 100% client satisfaction on every project
• Integrity: Open and clear communication in every aspect of our business

Location: Vancouver, BC

Type of Employment: Contract

Role & Responsibilities:

• Update, monitor and accurately report on the Integrated Schedule, including all associated detailed schedules, variance to plan, root causes and remedial actions.
• Progress tracking and trending by application of Earned Value principles.
• Assessing opportunities to optimize either or both the schedule and the estimate.
• Early identification of risks to critical path, variance, analysis, and interpretation.
• Thorough review of options to remedy cause and / or recover.
• Initiate formal trend/change process where applicable.
• Forecast (trending) impact and adjust schedule accordingly based on confidence in remedial and recovery actions.
• Develop and maintain up to date Level 3 project schedule for identification of critical path, key milestones, critical interfaces and handover points.
• Integrate schedules from different contractors, service providers and vendors to ensure up to date view of likely completion date.
• progress in the field and calculate % progress/ earned value.
• Ensure project risk is reflected in the schedule and completion date.
• Ensure that the correct cost allocation methodology and account set-up is used.
• Open expense items on Our Investments, and ensure alignment between Our Investments, SAP, and Power BI
• Maintain up to date view of project budget and forecast monthly cashflow.
• Proactively manage and escalate issues to ensure project remains on budget.
• Keep record of trends and approved changes and manage contingency drawdown.
• Verify equipment/ material delivery or engineering/ construction progress in the field against the agreed payment milestones before processing invoices.
• Compare actual expenditures against budget and latest project plan, and proactively manage/ escalate issue to ensure project remains on budget.
• Provide accurate cost status, schedule, and progress information for the project monthly report.
• Ensure full alignment between project and finance view on project cost (alignment between SAP, Our Investments and Power BI).
• Highlight associated risk areas to the director project controls.
• Provide direct support to Director Project Controls.
• Align work packages associated with the project to schedule and cost.
• Assist in tendering process to provide adequate detail and ensure contracts / Purchase.
• Orders are executed as per the plan within the schedule and progressed in support of project/study execution.
• Support and coordinate the development of Budget set-up / monthly forecasts for Project / study with Finance teams.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Must be someone onsite with a strong scheduling background.
• Understanding of project management principles
• Technical knowledge about the project to understand the key drivers and potential changes to project cost and schedule.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Deep understanding of cost control techniques (incl. actuals, commitments, accruals, forecasts).
• In-depth knowledge of technical expertise of consolidation techniques, processes, and tools
• Deep understanding of planning/ scheduling processes (incl. logic, and sequencing activities), critical path analysis, resource loading
• Understanding of detailed construction planning, last planner methodology
• Primavera P6
• Finance and accounting systems
• IT skills
• SAP 4HANA
• MS Excel
• MS Projects
• Ecosys
• Power BI

PTAG is growing and seeking project professionals who want to join a fast paced, innovative, and team-oriented company. PTAG provides industry competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including an employee share purchase plan. PTAG provides an environment to develop and grow professionally and personally.

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