Role:

Project Controls Lead

Employment Type:

Full-time

Location:

Vancouver, Canada

Company Overview:

GagaMuller is a Project Management Consultancy with specific divisions focused on providing Project Management, Cost Management, and Digital services to owner organisation within the construction industry.

With a proven track record working alongside global technology leaders and data centre developers, we combine local expertise with global standards to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.

At GagaMuller, we empower people and organisations to build with data.

Role Description:

We are looking for a Project Controls Lead to join GagaMuller. You will collaborate with experienced, diverse, and passionate teams, fostering a strong social dynamic and collective sense of achievement. This role offers you extensive industry exposure, helping you broaden your skills, open doors to new opportunities, and expand your perspective. We are committed to empowering you, providing real responsibility, and supporting your career growth through mentorship from industry leaders and the tools you need to succeed.

You will also contribute to shaping our business strategy as we continue to grow. At GagaMuller, building lasting, trusted relationships with our teams and clients is at the core of what we do.

With a market-leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with GagaMuller.

The Opportunity

GagaMuller is supporting the delivery of major hyperscale data center development across Canada.

As the Project Controls Lead, you will lead the project controls function on behalf of the client, establishing and maintaining robust controls systems across the full project lifecycle.

You will provide integrated oversight of programme, cost, risk, change, progress, forecasting, and reporting, ensuring that project performance is effectively measured, understood, and communicated to senior stakeholders.

Working closely with Project Directors, Project Managers, Design Teams, Construction Teams, Commercial Teams, Schedulers, Cost Managers, Risk Managers, Commissioning Teams, consultants, and contractors, you will drive effective project controls governance from design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and client handover.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of some of the Canada’s largest mission critical developments while establishing and driving project controls best practices across multidisciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

1. Project Controls Leadership & Governance

- Lead the project controls function across major capital projects, establishing appropriate processes, systems, standards, and governance frameworks.
- Develop and implement project controls strategies aligned with client objectives, project requirements, and contractual obligations.
- Provide overall oversight of planning, cost, risk, change, progress measurement, forecasting, and performance reporting.
- Establish clear project controls procedures, reporting cycles, governance requirements, and performance standards.




- Ensure project controls activities are integrated across all project workstreams and delivery phases.
- Provide leadership, direction, and mentoring to project controls, planning, cost, and reporting teams.
- Promote a proactive, data-driven approach to project performance management and decision-making.

2.
- Oversee integrated project schedules, cost plans, budgets, forecasts, commitments, and progress measurement across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Monitor performance against approved baselines and identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities affecting cost, schedule, and key project milestones.
- Review and challenge contractor programmes, cost reports, forecasts, and progress submissions to ensure accuracy and alignment with project objectives.
- Lead schedule, cost, and performance analysis, including critical path, earned value, forecasting, recovery planning, and performance trending where appropriate.

- Risk & Change Management

- Lead the integration of risk and change management within the project controls framework.
- Maintain oversight of project risk registers, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, change registers, trends, and project contingencies.
- Assess the potential cost, schedule, and delivery impacts of scope changes, design development, variations, and contractual events.
- Work closely with commercial and project teams to ensure risks and changes are accurately reflected in project forecasts, budgets, and programmes.
- Provide proactive recommendations to mitigate project risks and protect cost and schedule outcomes.

4.
- Develop dashboards and performance reports providing clear visibility of cost, schedule, risk, change, progress, procurement, and key project milestones.
- Ensure project data is accurate, consistent, timely, and aligned across project controls systems.
- Translate complex project information into clear analysis and actionable insights for Project Directors, client leadership, and key stakeholders.
- Drive the effective use of digital project controls, reporting, and data analytics tools to improve project visibility and decision-making.

- Stakeholder Management & Delivery Integration

- Work closely with Project Directors, Project Managers, Commercial, Design, Construction, Procurement, Commissioning, Consultants, and Contractors to ensure effective integration of project controls across all workstreams.
- Lead project controls meetings, performance reviews, reporting cycles, and governance sessions.
- Present project performance, risks, trends, forecasts, and recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
- Challenge assumptions, identify emerging issues, and support delivery teams in developing corrective and recovery actions.
- Build trusted relationships with clients and delivery partners while promoting consistent project controls standards and continuous improvement across the programme.

Qualifications





- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, or a related AEC discipline.
- Strong understanding of project controls methodologies across planning, cost management, risk, change, progress measurement, and reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 is highly desirable.
- Experience with project controls and reporting platforms such as Oracle Primavera Cloud, EcoSys, Power BI, Microsoft Project, or equivalent systems is advantageous.
- Strong understanding of project controls governance, performance management, forecasting, and reporting.
- Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

What Experience We Are Looking For

- 10+ years' experience in project controls, planning, cost management, or a related project delivery discipline on major construction or capital projects.
- Previous experience as a Project Controls Manager, Project Controls Lead, Senior Project Controls Manager, Project Controls Director, or equivalent senior project controls position.
- Experience managing integrated project controls functions across complex, multidisciplinary projects.
- Experience delivering Hyperscale Data Centres, Mission Critical, Industrial, Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, Energy, or Infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing project controls across the full project lifecycle, from design and procurement through construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Solid experience in programme management, cost control, forecasting, risk management, change control, progress measurement, and project reporting.
- Experience developing and implementing project controls strategies, governance frameworks, procedures, and reporting systems.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing contractor performance and challenging programme, cost, risk, and progress information.
- Experience integrating cost, schedule, risk, change, and progress data into a single project performance view.
- Strong understanding of critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, earned value management, cost forecasting, trend analysis, and project recovery techniques.
- Experience with major construction contracts such as NEC, FIDIC, EPC, or other recognised contract forms is advantageous.
- Experience working within client-side project delivery environments and managing multiple stakeholders.
- Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills within multidisciplinary project environments.
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, high-value, client-side project delivery environments.

Benefits:

- Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
- Generous company pension contribution.
- Competitive annual leave allowance and work-life balance benefits.
- State-of-the-art technology and hardware.
- Social and fitness initiatives for employee well-being.
- Collaborative office environment that values teamwork and open communication.
- Mentoring and professional development opportunities.

Join GagaMuller and be part of a dynamic team that values your growth, well-being, and professional development. Apply now and contribute to our exciting projects that drive digital innovation and transformation.

📌 Project Controls Lead (Vancouver)
🏢 GagaMuller
📍 Vancouver