Manager, Project Controls

Project Controls & Financial Management

• Provide leadership and oversight of project-level cost control, budgeting, forecasting, job costing and financial reporting to support project and organizational objectives.
• Partner with Operations, Project Managers, Estimating, Accounting and other stakeholders to optimize project cash flow, billing structures and cost management.
• Monitor project performance, productivity, labour trends, variances, risks and opportunities, and provide timely analysis and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Provide finance and job-costing guidance to project teams and ensure project financial information is accurate, timely and aligned with contractual and organizational requirements.

Project Reporting & Forecasting

• Lead project audits, support quarterly forecast meetings and oversee the preparation and analysis of monthly project status reports, forecasts, cost reports, risk and opportunity reporting and other project controls reports.
• Following NAC ‘one-source-of-truth’, ensure project reporting is accurate, meaningful, consistent and completed within established timelines.
• Complete annual overhead allocation and provide project performance analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities.

Contract & Change Management

• Manage and oversee project costing, contract administration and change management activities, including CRX Logs, Jonas change order reconciliations, Contract Adjustment Notice's (CANs) and NCPCs.
• Ensure project changes are accurately documented, tracked, reconciled and reported, with appropriate supporting documentation and timely follow-up.
• Support project teams in understanding and applying contractual requirements and identifying financial and commercial risks.

Claims & Delay Analysis

• Provide project claim support through cost analysis, schedule and delay analysis, time impact analysis and preparation of supporting documentation.
• Analyze labour and vendor escalation, project delays and associated costs, including general conditions, bonding, insurance, warranty, interest and escalation impacts.
• Apply appropriate industry methodologies, including the Eichleay Formula where applicable, to support claims and dispute resolution.

Scheduling & Scheduling Team Leadership

• Lead, manage and develop the Scheduling team by establishing performance expectations, supporting professional development, conducting performance reviews and providing ongoing coaching.
• Provide oversight of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, including baseline schedule development, standardized Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), schedule updates, progress monitoring, and resource- and cost-loaded schedules.
• Ensure scheduling practices are consistent with NAC standards and project requirements and are maintained following industry best practices.

Data Analytics, Dashboards & Power BI

• Lead the development, maintenance, validation and effective use of Power BI dashboards and other project controls reporting tools.
• Analyze key project and organizational metrics, including labour productivity, AP/AR trends, Prompt payment, Estimates at Completion (EAC), cost and schedule variances (CPI/SPI) and other performance indicators.
• Identify trends, variances, risks and opportunities and provide actionable insights to support project performance and organizational decision-making.

Policies, Procedures & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain and continuously improve NAC's cost management and scheduling manuals, standard templates, processes and related training materials.
• Collaborate with Operations and Head Office departments to promote consistent application of NAC policies, procedures, systems and project controls standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, systems and operational effectiveness.

Training & Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as a subject matter expert in defined areas of project controls, accounting, construction, purchasing, dashboards and related disciplines.
• Provide training, guidance and knowledge transfer to project teams and new employees to support effective use of NAC systems, processes and reporting tools.
• Maintain strong working relationships with project teams, owners, consultants and Head Office stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Support

• Work collaboratively with Finance, Purchasing, Estimating, Alternate Delivery, Administration, IT, Human Resources, Equipment, and HSE & Quality to support project and organizational objectives.
• Ensure effective coordination, communication and document control across project controls activities and maintain accurate and accessible project information.
• Perform other related duties and provide support as required to meet NAC's operational and organizational objectives.