Job Title: Senior Project Controls Coordinator

Department: Project Controls Department

Reports to: Manager, Project Controls

Location:  Calgary, Alberta

Equinox Engineering Ltd. is a Calgary-based EPCM firm, leader in oil and gas engineering & design projects. Our clients include several of the largest oil & gas producers in Canada and worldwide.

Responsibilities:

Planning & Scheduling

• Responsible for the overall planning and scheduling activities on multiple projects, identifying critical paths including critical float path analysis and schedule variance analysis and risk analysis.
• Capable of developing project plans and schedules based solely on project scope and with minimum direction and input.
• Creating and maintaining routine schedules on a regular basis.
• Monitor schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and advise the PM/PE team for their consideration.
• Schedule resource loading and project SPI monitoring.
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Conducting recovery plans, contingency planning, and schedule compression techniques.
• Liaising with Project Management on matters relating to planning and scheduling.
• Integrating schedules for schedule portfolio management internally or with the client(s).
• Manage information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule.
• Mentoring and supporting more junior PC staff on planning and scheduling tasks.

Cost Control

• Work with project management to set goals, objectives, and success factors and analyze project status. 
• Compile, review, analyze, and present large quantities of data.
• Prepare complex reports leveraging Equinox’s Project Control system and Excel.
• Create graphs including Gantt charts, activity network diagrams, time-scaled logic diagrams, and histograms. 
• Preparation of Earned Value/ Performance Reports.
• Ideally brings or develops her/his own reporting and analysis tools to supplement current internal tools.
• Monitor procedures and practices, thinking creatively and strategically to create improvements.
• Provide subject matter expertise to end users on progress & monitoring tools.
• Mentoring and supporting more junior PC staff on cost control tasks.
• May perform other related duties as required.

Key Skills:

• 5 plus years experience in a EPCM environment.
• Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage simultaneous multiple priorities and timelines.
• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management and organization skills, with the proven ability to juggle and reprioritize based on business demands and priorities.
• Strong communication skills, confident interacting with key contacts in verbal, written and electronic form.
• Excellent team player and collaborator.
• Ability to identify problems/issues and generates solutions and makes sound decisions using standard procedures.
• Ability to interact and proactively resolve project control issues; ability to explain practices to employees and obtain their understanding and commitment.
• Ability to support and interact with peer groups.
• Ability to analyze information, determines discrepancies, and resolve issues.
• Must be dependable and ensure that deadlines are maintained.

Education and Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will possess post-secondary Engineering, Finance or Accounting education, preferably related to Engineering or the Oil and Gas Industry. EPCM experience is a MUST HAVE.
• Expert skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).
• Expert skills in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Schedule risk analysis tools and experience (i.e., Monte Carlo analysis) is considered an asset.
• PC Construction experience is not a requirement but would be considered an asset.
• Able to monitor and supervise others in the team.
• AACE or PMP designations would be preferable.

Equinox Success Statement

Equinox delivers focused & experienced premium teams customized with the best technical expertise to align with client culture and requirements to ensure successful projects on a repeatable basis.