Project Controls Professional

Your Opportunity As an integrated project team member, the Project Controls Professional provides financial analysis, accurate commitment and expenditure information, performance data, timely cost forecasts, and forward-looking advice to Project Management to support achievement of budget objectives. Project Controls can best achieve these objectives by: - Fully understanding the scope of the project. - Actively participating in development of project estimates, proposals, budgets and schedules. - Working closely with the project team to maintain a current and accurate understanding of project status, issues and changes. - Communicating effectively with internal team members, leadership, financial managers, external clients and consultants. - Producing understandable, timely and useful reports including earned value, potential change order logs, risk registers, estimates to complete, variance reports, etc. - Being vigilant and keeping the project team informed of barriers to maintaining the budget and schedule. - Working with Stantec financial team to issue timely project invoices, follow up on AR, and monitor consultant budgets and agreements. - Developing and optimizing Project Controls processes and system(s). Your Key Responsibilities Project Management Assistance - Collaborate with Project Manager for compliance of Stantec ISO standards for Project Management, including participation in audits. - Prepare monthly status reports related to cost, schedule, progress, budget, forecast, and manpower. - Oversee and assist with coordination of document control requirements (specifications, RFI’s, submittals, revision control). Business Center Leadership Assistance - Report to the Project Controls Manager and Operations Leader to help address financial project matters. - Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial analysis for distribution. - Prepare understandable and timely reports for Business Center Operations Leader and Principal group. - Prepare monthly reports for overhead labor and expenses and notify leadership of trends and anomalies. - Work with finance team and office leadership to track variances to project budgets. - Assist with periodic Business Center revenue forecasts and budgeting. - Review weekly time expenditures for overhead and marketing and notify leadership of anomalies and errors. Support Business Development Functions - Create and maintain project pursuits in pursuit tracking software. - Maintain resumes and project sheets. Your Capabilities and Credentials - Self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic, capable of prioritizing and communicating to multiple groups. - Excellent written and verbal communications. - Possess strong problem solving and analytical skills, including attention to detail to develop proactive solutions. - Positive attitude, with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships. - Must be proficient in MS Office skills, with advanced skills in MS Excel.