Project Controls Specialist

Job Title: Project Controls Specialist
Job ID: 82254
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia

Overview: 
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Controls Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing project controls on our diverse portfolio of capital projects within our Project Delivery group. The Project Manager – Infrastructure Level 3 is responsible for the successful completion of high risk and highly complex infrastructure or other construction projects by leading cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams through project activities so that projects are successfully completed safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.

What you will be doing:

• This role involves leading planning, scheduling, cost control, and performance measurement for large-scale, complex construction projects and programs. The candidate will apply project controls best practices to deliver expert-level insights, trend analysis, and performance reporting that support strategic decision-making, planning, risk identification and mitigation strategies.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in project controls, cost engineering and scheduling within large infrastructure or utility projects. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business, or an equivalent relevant field experience.

• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to develop and support site-based project controls activities including field progress tracking and contractor performance monitoring.

• Collaborate with project teams to ensure accurate data collection and integration into centralized project controls systems and real-time reporting to align project objectives and deliverables.

• Ability to query, extract and transform large volumes of system data. And utilize Power BI for advanced data visualization, dashboard creation, and performance analytics and strategic insights.

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in project controls, supporting governance, training, and continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure compliance with corporate standards, procedures, and best practices.

• Support the development and delivery of training materials on project controls tools, processes, and reporting requirements.

• Demonstrated on-site experience in project planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and knowledge of quantity surveying.

• Advanced knowledge of contract management, engineering, and supply chain management with a comprehensive understanding of the project lifecycle (EPCM).

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Power BI/Power Query.

• Familiarity with SAP systems and experience working with utility contractors is considered an asset.

• Experience with intermediate-level programming (e.g. VBA, Power Query, SAS, R, Python, DAX, and M), Power BI dataflow authoring, and business intelligence modeling is considered an asset.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

• Ability to travel occasionally to project sites as required.

What you must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or related discipline 

• Bachelor’s degree Engineering, an asset 

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) designation, preferred 

• Program Management experience, an asset 

• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project) 

• Advanced English skills for professional environment, written and spoken

Salary/Rate Range: $80.00 -$99.00 per hour


Term: 12-month contract; most likely to extend


Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.


For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com