Project Controls Professional

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Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.

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 the achievement of budget objectives. Project controls can best achieve these objectives by fully understanding the scope of the project and actively participating in the development of estimates, proposals, budgets, and schedules.

• Understand the scope of the project fully.
• Participate in the development of project estimates, proposals, budgets, and schedules.
• Work closely with the project team to maintain a current and accurate understanding of project status, issues, and changes.
• Communicate effectively with internal team members, leadership, financial managers, external clients, and consultants.
• Produce understandable, timely, and useful reports including earned value, potential change order logs, risk registers, estimates to complete, variance reports, etc.
• Be vigilant and keep the project team informed of barriers to maintaining the budget and schedule.
• Work with Stantec financial team to issue project invoices, follow up on AR, and monitor consultant budgets and agreements.
• Develop and optimize Project Controls processes and systems.

• Collaborate with the Project Manager to comply with 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, RFIs, submittals, revision control).

• Report to the Project Controls Manager and Operations Leader to 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.

• Create and maintain project pursuits in pursuit tracking software.
• Maintain resumes and project sheets.

• Self‑motivated with a strong work ethic, capable of prioritizing and communicating to multiple groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail to develop proactive solutions.
• Positive attitude and ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Proficient in MS Office with advanced skills in Excel. Experience with financial/cost systems (Oracle or similar, Power BI, etc.) is preferred.
• Prior work in project controls / project assistant role on projects exceeding $5 M design / $50 M construction fee, federal or alternative delivery cost is a plus.
• Architectural/Engineering industry experience preferred.

Two‑year business, construction management, or related degree preferred with minimum of 1‑year appropriate coursework in project management, accounting, finance, or business. Minimum of 5 years of experience performing financial analysis, cost…