Status: Regular Full Time
Working Conditions: Hybrid
Education Level: 4-year university degree
Base Location:Pickering, ON
Shift: Days
Travel: 10%
Deadline to Apply: December 10, 2024
JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Project & Control Engineer/Officer.
Reporting to the Manager of Project Controls, this position will focus on the financial and schedule oversight of multiple projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cost management, analysis, schedule management, change control, and ensuring project reporting is aligned to the protocols and procedures established with the Pickering Refurbishment PMO framework enforcing compliance and transparency.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Responsible for coordinating, facilitating, and driving the Front-End Planning Process.
- Provide business units support in developing, maintaining, and updating project cost baselines and budgets in collaboration with project managers and finance teams. Perform cost management for projects in accordance with OPG's project management governance. Facilitate and support project financial close out process.
- Collaborate with project managers to address variances, adjusting project plans and budgets as needed to maintain financial control.
- Set up applicable source systems (AS9, EcoSys, ePMX, P6 etc.) as required and ensure alignment with project control systems. Maintain alignment between source systems and project control systems throughout project life cycle.
- Develop detailed schedules and/or provide schedule oversight activities to ensure full visibility on project timelines, establish baselines, and perform monitoring control. Integrate individual project schedules into the overall program schedule.
- Facilitate and support program reporting at all levels of the organization to stakeholders both internally and externally.
- Facilitate project metrics reporting and variance analysis. Identify actual and potential deviations from the approved annual, release or life cycle-budgets or schedules to the Project Manager. Recommend corrective actions. Prepare and obtain approval of applicable change control documentation.
- Maintain document project file which provides an auditable trail throughout the project lifecycle including project approvals, change control and close out.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 4-year university degree, with preference given to engineering, business, or finance.
- A period of over 6 years and up to and including 8 years is considered necessary in project planning, scheduling, risk management, and control service needs of the division.
- Project Management Profession (PMP) certificate), and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) certification is considered an asset.
- Clear understanding of project controls principles, theories, and concepts such as project scoping, risk management, estimating, budgeting, and scheduling.
- Extensive experience with cost management software and similar tools for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. Proficiency in EcoSys is an asset. Understanding of earned value including CPI (cost performance indicator)
- Proficient knowledge of P6 is an asset. Understanding of earned value including SPI (Scheduled Performance Indicator).
- Knowledge and solid understanding of the interrelationships and role of organizational units, interrelationships between work groups, stakeholders, and the mechanics of resolving any controversial issues.
- Project Management experience within a Nuclear, Hydroelectric or Thermal generating facility within a project management support capacity.
Ontario Power Generation
700 University Ave
Toronto
Ontario Canada
www.opg.com
