Project Controls Manager

Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an energetic and highly motivated Project Controls Manager with experience managing engineering services projects.

Several opportunities are available. Successful candidates will be responsible for managing engineering services projects across various sectors and construction programs as the Owner's Representative.

This position reports to the Director, Project Controls and PMO.

This is a full-time permanent position offering the opportunity to:

• Demonstrate your true potential.
• Provide expert services on world-class projects.
• Collaborate and grow alongside professional services experts.

Your Role

• Overall responsibility for ensuring project controls compliance on projects in accordance with AtkinsRéalis project execution standards.
• Lead the establishment and maintenance of integrated project control systems and oversee the development and updating of project cost and schedule databases.
• Oversee the implementation of work breakdown structures (WBS) and project coding structures to ensure control and integrity of the work as defined by the contract.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with client counterparts and joint venture stakeholders (where applicable).
• Support project management and finance teams in monitoring overall project health through stakeholder engagement, ensuring timely and accurate information flow.
• Analyze cost and schedule performance variances against plan and communicate the causes of variances, along with proposed mitigation strategies, to project management.
• Monitor and analyze project costs, including budgets, commitments, actual expenditures, and accruals.
• Develop monthly forecasts and document explanations for variances.
• Organize project reviews throughout the project lifecycle and provide regular, timely project status updates to senior management.
• Support schedule management activities and provide guidance to Project Schedulers.
• Review and approve project changes.
• Review and approve subconsultant purchase orders to ensure proper project and task allocation.
• Prepare payment applications and validate invoices.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Finance, Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10 to 15 years of project controls experience in a large-scale project or program environment.
• Strong understanding of global project structures, interfaces between various parties and functions, and the mechanisms required for successful execution.
• In-depth knowledge of project controls processes and tools (P6, Oracle, EcoSys, SAP, Power BI, etc.).
• Knowledge of CPM scheduling methodologies and experience with industry-standard software, including the Microsoft Office Suite, with a strong emphasis on Excel.
• Solid experience with financial management and risk management interfaces.
• Exposure to Power BI.
• Bilingual (English and French).*

* This position requires proficiency in a language other than French, namely English, as you will be a member of a Canadian, regional, or global leadership team.

Overview

AtkinsRéalis provides cutting-edge engineering, procurement, construction, and financing solutions to projects in more than 100 countries around the world. From the Canadian Arctic to the Southern African region and Australia, our multicultural workforce is driven by a fierce pride in their work and a pioneering vision.

AtkinsRéalis is truly a global leader in its field and has been chosen to design and build some of the most prestigious projects in the world.

As AtkinsRéalis positions itself for growth in the British Columbia marketplace, we offer a flexible work environment, convenient work location, matching pension contributions, generous vacation plus additional personal days off that can be used for any personal reason.

Your role

The engineer will report to the Project Manager and automation group manager, who will provide supervision for the instrumentation and control design work that includes the following:

• Manage and coordinate with the project manager and discipline lead the progress of the engineering work in accordance with the project scope, schedule, and procedures;
• Instrumentation and control system design, control strategy development;
• Prepare technical documentation related to instrumentation and controls, that are required for the execution of projects, including but not limited to: equipment specifications, design criteria, P&IDs, schematics, loop drawings, instrument datasheets, wiring diagrams, layout drawings, installation details, control narratives, network diagrams, cable schedule, instrument list, equipment list, IO list;
• Development and management of instrumentation and control system procurement packages;
• Review vendor drawings to ensure conformity with engineering designs;
• PLC, HMI, SCADA programming, commissioning, and Startup;
• Mentoring team members.

About you

• A Degree in Electrical or Automation Engineering from an accredited university;
• Registration as a professional engineer ;
• Minimum 20 years of diverse experience, and eager to develop skills spanning design, programming, field engineering and commissioning;
• Experience providing engineering services related to water and wastewater (W&WW);
• Experience in many industrial sectors will be considered a strong asset;
• Demonstrated knowledge of instrumentation and control systems;
• Strong understanding of cost & schedule management, delegation of work to a team and managing team performance to deliver projects;
• Sales and business development-oriented skills, including client engagement, opportunity identification, and proposal support;
• Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders on a technical and interpersonal level;
• Awareness of Health, Safety, Environment and Community policy and standards.

Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range 117,200 to 161,200 annually. (Only Applicable to British Columbia). Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers .

Rewards & benefits

Discover the compensation and benefits designed to support you at every stage of your life and career with AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, meaningful recognition, and a comprehensive range of flexible benefits tailored to your health, wellness, financial, and lifestyle needs.

Reach your full potential through a wide selection of training and professional development programs that allow you to enhance your skills and broaden your expertise.

Benefit from our hybrid work culture, generous leave policies, and an environment that promotes work-life balance.

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About AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems.

Together with our industry partners, clients, and global team of consultants, engineers, and project managers, we have the capability to change the world. We are committed to guiding our clients across diverse end markets to help shape a better future for our planet and the people who inhabit it.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.