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Construction Planning Specialist (Project Controls Specialist)

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds C03

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 131,100.00 - 165,800.00

What you'll do

We are seeking a highly organized, technically advanced, and experienced Project Controls Specialist to join our Project
Controls Team within Capital Construction. The successful candidate will serve as a senior project controls subject matter
expert, providing technical leadership across complex capital construction projects while leading project controls activities
from planning through execution, including scheduling, progress measurement, performance reporting, forecasting,
variance analysis, field progress validation, contract and RFP requirements, change support, and project controls
documentation.

This role is responsible for establishing, implementing, assuring, and continuously improving project controls practices
across a diverse portfolio of capital construction projects. The successful candidate will work closely with construction
managers, project managers, contract managers, schedulers, engineers, contractors, suppliers, field teams, and other
stakeholders to provide expert, timely, and practical project controls advice, strengthen team capability, and support
effective decision-making and successful project delivery.

The duties and responsibilities of this position include:

- Lead the development, review, maintenance, assurance, and analysis of complex integrated construction schedules using

industry-standard software such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

- Establish, maintain, and continuously improve project controls processes, methodologies, standards, and governance

practices that are appropriately scaled to each project’s complexity, delivery model, risk profile, contract type, and
construction environment.

- Provide senior-level review and technical oversight of contractor and supplier schedules, including bid schedules, baseline

schedules, progress updates, revised schedules, recovery schedules, and Time Impact Analysis submissions, to assess
logic, sequencing, critical path, constraints, assumptions, risks, and alignment with project and contract requirements.

- Develop and review project controls, schedule, progress measurement, and reporting requirements for RFP packages,

contracts, and contractor deliverables.

- Act as the senior project controls and scheduling subject matter expert in contractor and supplier bid evaluations, project

reviews, and the resolution of complex project controls issues.

- Lead progress measurement and performance monitoring activities, including the review and analysis of construction

progress, quantities, labour hours, productivity, milestone status, contractor performance data, and emerging trends.

- Develop, review, and advance project controls reporting, including dashboards, S-curves, productivity reports, progress

summaries, forecast reports, variance analysis, Productivity Factor reporting, executive summaries, and key performance




indicators.

- Apply advanced project controls practices, including Earned Value Management principles, forecasting, productivity

tracking, trend analysis, risk identification, variance analysis, schedule risk assessment, and change management support.

- Align schedules, quantities, progress measurement methods, pay items, rules of credit, and contract requirements to

support performance reporting, change management, and claims support.

- Maintain accurate and traceable project records, including schedules, assumptions, progress data, analysis, decisions,

recommendations, and supporting documentation.

- Lead complex what-if scenarios, Time Impact Analysis schedules, recovery schedule evaluations, delay analysis,

extension-of-time reviews, schedule risk assessments, and other project controls analysis as required.

- Provide project controls assurance and expert recommendations to project and construction leadership regarding

schedule quality, performance trends, risks, recovery strategies, and improvement opportunities.

- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, coaching, and knowledge transfer to project controls professionals and project

teams to strengthen team capability and consistent application of project controls practices.

- Collaborate with construction, contracts, engineering, procurement, supply chain, project management, and field teams to

ensure project controls information is accurate, consistent, timely, and useful for decision-making.

- Lead continuous improvement of project controls practices, templates, processes, reporting tools, data analytics, lessons

learned, and standards within the Capital Construction team.

- Travel occasionally to construction sites, as required, to support field progress validation, project reviews, stakeholder

coordination, and project controls activities.

What you bring

You are a collaborative, analytical, and results-driven senior project controls with deep construction knowledge and expert
understanding of how schedule, cost, progress, contracts, field execution, risk, change, and reporting come together on
major capital projects. You are recognized as a trusted subject matter expert who can lead complex project controls work,
provide practical advice, mentor others, and translate complex project information into clear insights that improve project
delivery and team capability.

- A university degree or technical diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a

related discipline. Extensive relevant experience and training may also be considered.

- A minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in project controls, construction scheduling, cost control, progress

measurement, project reporting, or construction project management.

- Extensive practical construction experience, preferably including field or site-based experience on large or complex

infrastructure, utility, civil, electrical, transmission, generation, or other capital construction projects.

- Advanced expertise in Primavera P6, including complex schedule development, contractor schedule review, Critical Path

Method analysis, baseline management, progress updates, logic and quality assessment, schedule risk, recovery planning,
and delay analysis.

- Advanced understanding of construction methodology and sequencing, including engineering, procurement, construction,

outages, commissioning, contractor execution planning, and field progress.

- Expert knowledge of project controls good practices, including schedule management, progress measurement, Earned





Value Management principles, forecasting, productivity tracking, performance reporting, variance analysis, trend analysis,
risk identification, and change management support.

- Extensive experience developing, reviewing, and implementing project controls requirements for RFPs, contracts,

contractor deliverables, schedule specifications, progress reporting, and performance measurement.

- Extensive experience reviewing contractor and supplier schedules, project controls submissions, progress updates,

recovery plans, Time Impact Analyses, extension-of-time requests, and contractor performance information.

- Strong knowledge of contract management, engineering, procurement, supply chain, and the broader project lifecycle,

including how these areas affect project controls outcomes.

- Advanced ability to interpret construction schedules, contract requirements, quantities, progress data, productivity

information, pay items, rules of credit, and field updates to support project controls analysis, change evaluation, and
reporting.

- Demonstrated experience preparing, interpreting, and presenting project controls reports such as S-curves, manpower or

resource histograms, productivity reports, forecasts, variance analyses, executive dashboards, performance indicators, and
project updates.

- Demonstrated ability to act as a project controls subject matter expert, lead assurance or technical reviews, resolve

complex issues, and provide credible recommendations to project and construction leadership.

- Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and provide technical guidance to project controls professionals and cross-

functional project teams.

- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, documentation, communication, presentation, facilitation, collaboration, and

interpersonal skills.

- Ability to take ownership, initiate action, exercise sound judgment, influence stakeholders, and support practical decision-

making in complex construction environments.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.

- Experience with Power BI, dashboard development, data analytics, or reporting automation is considered an asset.

- PMP, AACE, or other relevant scheduling, project controls, or project management certification is considered an asset.

- Experience working with utility contractors, or large capital construction projects is considered an asset.

- A proactive, continuous improvement mindset and demonstrated ability to strengthen project controls practices, tools,

templates, reporting standards, and team capability.

- Ability to travel occasionally to construction sites within or outside of the region, as required.

What we offer

- A comprehensive benefits package
- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
- A lifetime pension
- Flexible work model, depending on your role type
- Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/advantages.

Driver's License Type = Class 5
Project Controls Specialist - P4
Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be
required as a pre-condition to employment.

What else you should know

Please note that an additional position may be added to this competition based on operational requirements.

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P; employees must meet the time in role
requirements specified in the updated M&P; TIR policy. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as
outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,
include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without
any delays.

Date Posted: 2026-09-17 Closing Date: 2026-09-30

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