Project Control Coordinator III

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you! The Project Control Coordinator III (PCC) is a Senior-level project controls position. The PCC takes a lead role in the establishment of project management systems used for the planning and control of projects. The PCC has the responsibility for the production and updating of Work Breakdown Structures, project schedules, cost estimates, and various control databases. They perform analysis, progress monitoring, and reporting. The PCC interacts daily with work package leaders, gathering and analyzing critical project performance information, investigating variances, and initiating corrective action. The PCC may take the lead in the preparation of scope, schedule, and cost management plans, writing reports, chairing meetings, and delivering presentations. The PCC assumes leadership roles in peer groups and takes on other duties as assigned by management.

What will you be doing?

• Providing leadership to junior team members, capitalizing on individual and group strengths to ensure project targets are achieved.
• Taking a lead role in the establishment of project management systems used for the planning and control of their own project(s).
• Analyzing project, program, resource demand information – detailed cash flow analysis, cost estimating, forecasting, and budgeting of difficult complexity.
• Providing contract administration, including reviewing contract deliverables, invoices, contractor timecards, etc.
• Producing and updating project work breakdown structures, project cost estimates, schedules, and various control databases.
• Working with the Project team to prepare project plans and reports related to scope, cost, and schedule.
• Interacting daily with task leaders, gathering and analyzing critical project performance information, investigating variances, initiating corrective actions and changes, and monitoring trends.
• Attending project meetings with internal and external stakeholders to monitor and support the project’s ongoing progression.
• Training Junior/Intermediate Project Control Coordinators on core planning and control processes (work breakdown structure, cost estimating, cost control, scheduling, risk management, etc.), systems and templates.
• Identifying and managing opportunities and risks to achieve the best possible impact on schedule and financial targets.
• Understanding and applying the guidelines of ANSI/EIA-748-C: Earned Value Management Systems, to projects.
• Maintaining, tracking, and reporting all financial aspects of the project(s) including project cost forecasts, procurement invoices, accruals, and actual costs billed to the project(s).
• Confidently asking probing/relevant questions related to project performance.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to complex problems.
• Coordinates the scope definition and assists in the preparation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Preparing/maintaining the development of the baseline and working project schedules.
• Performing Earned Value Analysis to measure the project(s) schedule and cost performance.
• Implementing changes to scope and cost, ensuring related approval and project change control documentation is in place before baselines are adjusted.
• Working with the Project team to prepare and maintain the project(s) risk register.
• Analyzing the schedule/cost performance and risk assessment.
• Preparing/implementing resource and cost loading of schedules.
• Preparing/presenting source information used for financial forecasting and resource demand.
• Preparing project bid and scheduling submissions.
• Ensuring document submissions are complete in a timely manner.
• Supporting the Project Manager in achieving project targets, and or exceeding, customer and company expectations.
• Tracking and managing incoming and outgoing project management paperwork as necessary.
• Developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships with core project team members.
• Developing planning and control framework processes, including the definition of the hierarchies, coding, and account structures required for tracking, analysis, and performance measurement.
• Implementing changes, identifying variances, and recommending corrective actions.
• Developing/supporting Project & Program Costs team in the cost estimating and budgeting processes when required.
• Chairing/ participating in project review meetings and making presentations of project information.
• Working with contractors & consultants on construction schedules and incorporating contractor schedules into the master P6 schedule.
• Conducting Critical Path analyses with the project team and providing corrective actions or solutions for deviation.
• Receiving progress updates from contractors and project team and updates P6 master schedule.
• Managing and maintaining the change control process for the respective project(s).
• Identifying and recommending improvements to complex processes that affect own area, others and/or clients.
• Implementing potential improvements to processes in own area and related areas.
• Encouraging/supporting innovation among others, extending to related areas / departments.
• Responding to situations to contain / mitigate short-term risk in accordance with established processes and procedures; and performing checks and balances on work.
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • University degree or college diploma in a relevant field from an accredited school.
• Experience
  • Minimum of four to six (4-6) years of progressively more responsible work experience in Project Management.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Outstanding organizational skills and oral and written communication capabilities. Adept at synthesizing complex information and distilling such information into clear and concise messages for written reports or oral presentations;
  • Proven ability to network across multiple teams and at different levels within the organization;
  • Demonstrates questioning attitude and has the ability to assimilate complex data and recommend solutions;
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines;
  • Strong computer skills. Advanced level capability in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint), MS Access and working knowledge of MS Visio, PCRS and ImpAct. Able to learn/use CNL’s document management system and other CNL applications;
  • Demonstrates strong work ethic, sound judgment, tact and diplomacy.
  • PMI Schedule Practitioner (PMI-SP) certification is required; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is considered an asset;
  • Demonstrates knowledge of project management principles and processes, as recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and a proven ability to apply this knowledge in the project controls of large and complex undertakings, especially those related to scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change control;
  • Proven ability to apply knowledge of Earned Value Analysis;
  • Understanding of the methods and resources used by functions engaged to perform project activities e.g. Engineering, Licensing, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Manufacturing, etc., as well as the deliverables typically produced. Recommends improvements to other CNL functions;
  • Strong computer skills; Advanced level capability in scheduling software (Primavera); Ability to learn other systems such as Cobra.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation. We offer a complete total rewards package:

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support;
• And a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location:

CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on-site vs. working from home.

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Read here for more on our DE&I Commitment. CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees. CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.