Project Control Lead

Job title:

Project Control Lead

Company

John Wood Group

Job description

Job Description:Wood has an immediate requirement for a Project Control Lead, to join the Operations Team in the St. John’s, Newfoundland office. This is an exciting time to join our growing business. With a wide range of projects we support for our clients, this role provides a great variety of work scopes and responsibilities.Within this role you will lead the cost planning, scheduling, and risk assessment supports, for assignments, the project team, as well as clients. You will be responsible for managing a team of project control resources, in support of project delivery. Furthermore, you will oversee the set up and running of all required project controls systems, tools, and interfaces to allow successful management and reporting on projects and specific assignments.This role interfaces with several key stakeholders across the project and wider business. You will be the primary focal point for the Project Manager, Client or Project Team for all matters relating to project costs, schedules, risk, and resource requirements. The responsibility of developing and implementing the project control execution plan, also sits with this position.If you enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and will strive to lead a team to deliver timely solutions, you are looking at the right position.In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd. (incl. Wood Group Canada Inc.), we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.Responsibilities:

• Act as the focal point with the client and any contractor Project Controllers as appropriate to ensure costs and progress are reported accurately and are aligned with project reporting requirements
• Identifies and establishes the communications interfaces essential for the delivery of cost, planning, scheduling and risk deliverables and services
• Manage the implementation of the cost and planning control structures in alignment with the project Work Breakdown Structure
• Manage and oversee the project work approval process in terms of accurate cost code allocation and initial budget set-up and approvals
• Ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the cost and schedule baselines if applicable
• Accountable for providing analysis of current and future resource needs at a project and contract level to the management team
• Manages and oversees the recovery process following identified slippages or significant float erosion
• Serve as Chair for ongoing internal team and client team Project Controls meetings (Cost, Schedule and Progress)
• Oversee the preparation of proposal schedules
• Lead cost and schedule risk analysis workshops / sessions both internally and with Client
• Ensure risk is managed and monitored at project level in line with local standards and processes
• Ensure Project Controls processes and procedures are accurate, that the project controls team are familiar with them and comply with their requirements
• Accountable for the accuracy and completeness of all cost, planning and risk deliverables prior to issue to internal or external customer
• Responsible for ensuring all Project Controls tools and systems are set up and functioning adequately
• Manage the workload, performance and development of the Project Controls team. Provides constructive feedback and coaching
• Reviews contractual obligations and ensures that Project Controls activities are performed in accordance with the contractual agreements and the client’s requirements
• Ensuring that lessons learned are captured and implemented in support of continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or business discipline
• Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of relevant industry experience in project control positions, including significant experience supervising and managing others
• Significant experience and capability in management of contracts, estimating, cost control, planning, scheduling and management of change
• Knowledgeable across engineering, procurement and construction execution
• Experience in Primavera P6 and/or Oracle ERP software would be an asset
• Current authorization to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood is required

About Us:Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.Diversity StatementWe are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Expected salary

Location

St. John’s, NL

Job date

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:16:01 GMT

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