At Sargent & Lundy, we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans and generous paid time off to support our team members in every aspect of their lives. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we are proud to provide competitive, award-winning benefits. Our dedication to employee satisfaction has earned us the prestigious Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for compensation and benefits in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

This position allows for a hybrid work schedule with a mix of work spent in office and working remote from home.

The Project Controls Lead will:

• Be responsible for the development, implementation, oversight, and management of capital projects processes, procedures, and administrative services to ensure the Project Controls functions are delivered with consistency and quality.
• Collaborate with the PMO team to achieve the client’s business objectives.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Project Controls best practices and deliverables
• Manage oversight and performance of portfolio project controls
• Lead projects in the implementation of project controls processes including forecasting, planning, monitoring, variance analysis, pricing, and reporting
• Manage, develop, track, and maintain project schedules and budgets
• Support cost and schedule contingency management, and work with key stakeholders to identify and manage project risks
• Manage change control process for Projects
• Support commitments of expenditure on the project and support payment of invoices
• Provide leadership to the Project Controls Team
• Prime interface with client and other shareholders
• Ensure the success of the Project Controls staff through mentoring and training.
• There is the potential for you to travel to client offices or site locations, as required

Essential skills and experience:

• 8+ years of Project Controls and Project Management experience, preferably in the energy industry
• Post-secondary graduate
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple complex projects, with full responsibility for the project controls functions in support of capital projects
• Expert in project scheduling, cost engineering, and project controls methods and tools
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Computer Skills: Working knowledge in MS Office tools, with emphasis on the advanced use of MS Excel in creating and maintaining detailed, interactive spreadsheets, workbooks, and databases
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to interact and multitask with project team members, clients, and vendors of varying position levels
• Motivation: Eager to cultivate program and project knowledge to make a valuable impact to the PMO team operation. Willing to engage with others to understand PMO team and client needs.
• Detail-Oriented: Committed to deliver high quality, accurate deliverables with attention to detail

Valued but not required skills and experience:

• Related work experience, which includes project controls, project planning, project scheduling, and earned value performance, preferably within the power industry
• i.) AACE CCP, CEP, PSP, PRMP, EVP, or PMI Equivalent
• ii.) In lieu of Professional Designation (i.) above, has completed equivalent training
• Or in lieu of i.) or ii.) above, has successfully passed designated proficiency testing

Sargent and Lundy is fully committed to abiding by all equal opportunity employment standards. Our employment policies strictly prohibit all forms of discrimination on any of the grounds in relevant laws. All our employment practices are solely based on individual merit and our organization's needs at the time.