Your Opportunity Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Your Key Responsibilities Project Planning & Control

Develop and maintain detailed project budgets, forecasts (EAC/ETC), and cash flow projections.

Establish and manage cost and schedule control structures (WBS) aligned with project scope and execution plans.

Monitor project performance using earned value and other key performance indicators; identify trends, risks, and variances.

Arrange, coordinate and facilitate meetings in conjunction with your team and project managers.

Support baseline development, change management, and reforecasting activities.

Create, track and format submissions, proposals and bids.

Financial Management & Reporting

Track project costs, labor utilization, and profitability across internal teams and subconsultants.

Prepare and deliver regular project controls reports for project teams and leadership, including variance analysis and corrective action recommendations.

Coordinate with Finance on project budget changes, invoicing support, and other activities as required.

Ensure compliance with internal project controls standards and external contractual requirements.

Schedule Management

Support development and maintenance of project schedules in coordination with Project Managers and discipline leads.

Analyze schedule impacts, critical path, and resource loading where applicable.

Integrate schedule data with cost and forecast reporting to provide a holistic view of project performance.

Risk, Change, and Governance

Support identification and quantification of project risks and opportunities.

Assist with change order evaluations, pricing support,



and documentation.

Provide guidance on project controls best practices and mentor junior project controls staff as needed.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Attention to detail and positive record keeping of reviews.

Ability to participate and collaborate in a project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.

Ability to work and excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Develops rapport and trust with others.

Conscientious, organized, and disciplined.

Ability to prioritize workloads to meet deadlines & work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.

May support geographically distributed project teams.

Hybrid or office-based role depending on location and business needs.

Strong time management skills with an ability to adapt to different situations and organize priorities independently.

Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's degree or diploma in engineering, Project Management or Financial accounting.

Experience: 5+ years of related project controls, project coordination/ management experience.

Previous experience working with engineering or other professional services strongly preferred.

Bilingualism with fluency in French is a strong asset.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.





Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Range

Locations in PEI & NB-$75,300.00 - $109,300.00 Annually

Locations Outside of Lower Mainland - BC & Various locations in Ontario-$83,700.00 - $121,400.00 Annually

Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$88,700.00 - $128,700.00 Annually

Pay Transparency In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D;) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location

Canada | ON | Toronto Other Locations:

Canada | NS | Dartmouth Organization:

BC-1269 Water-CA Delivery Employee Status:

Regular Management Level

Individual contributor Business Justification:

Replacement Travel

No Schedule

Full time Job Posting

08/10/2026 12:10:53 Req ID:

1008218

📌 Project Controls Specialist (Shubenacadie)
🏢 Stantec.
📍 Shubenacadie