Overview / Responsibilities

Wood currently has an exciting opportunity available for Junior /Intermediate Project Controller to join our Mining & Minerals business office . Reporting to the Manager, Project Services, this position is located in our Saskatoon, Saskatchewan office. This role has overall responsibility for providing support for a wide variety of projects and/or departmental project control functions. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and forecasting project costs; as well as developing, preparing and collecting schedule and cost data for monthly project reports
• Creating and managing detailed project information related to contractual schedule, scope and cost for submittal to project management
• Reporting project cost and schedule status to management for internal reviews as well as analyzing cost variances and recommending corrective actions for capital projects
• Setting up, tracking and analyzing engineering man-hours and associated costs within Wood's proprietary management system
• Ensuring all project tasks are identified and resource needs properly estimated on capital projects Preparing or assisting in the development and implementation of project baseline budgets and schedules
• Setting up project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and allocating budgets at appropriate WBS levels for project tasks
• Reviewing project scope change and change order requests for proper justification, schedule impacts, and adequate budget and funding
• Reviewing contractor, vendor, and consultant invoices for capital projects
• Ensuring that relevant cost management procedures and reporting requirements are incorporated where appropriate on invitations to tender
• Working in coordination with contract administrators on contract budgets, progress payments, valuations of contract variations and compensation events as well as contract financial close-out
  

Skills / Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in engineering, quantity surveying, or a recognized business program
• At least 2 years of experience in project engineering environment (any discipline), or in a construction management environment
• Project Services or cost control experience in an EPCM environment on light to heavy industrial porject will be considered an asset
• Knowledge of engineering controls, cost control, estimating, scheduling and project reporting
• Previous experience using P6 will be considered an asset
• Knowledge of procurement/contracts, construction management and document control is an asset
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to work with Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level
• Experience using Convero or equivalent database system would be considered an asset
• Well-developed oral and written interpersonal communication, teamwork and organizational skills
• Authorization to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood is required

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement (EEO)

We 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.