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Authority is an arm’s-length federal agency responsible for the shared stewardship of the lands and waters that make up the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest port. Our mandate, as outlined in the Canada Marine Act, is to enable Canada’s trade objectives on behalf of all Canadians, ensuring the safe movement of goods through the Port of Vancouver while protecting the environment and considering local communities. As an organization with a significant impact on communities and businesses across Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.

We strive to create a workplace that mirrors the richness of our community, empowering all employees to achieve their full potential. The Manager, RBT2 Program Controls is accountable for establishing, leading, and maintaining best-in-class program controls framework across RBT2 (Roberts Bank Terminal 2), a multi-billion-dollar multi-project program. The role ensures disciplined and integrated cost control, forecasting, schedule integration, risk, contingency and opportunity management, change control, and performance reporting across all workstreams.

Working within a matrix organization, the position partners closely with program directors, project managers, and workstream leads to ensure consistent, transparent, and auditable information that support informed decision-making and a “no surprises” operating culture through the program lifecycle. Partner with embedded Project Controls leads and provide direct support for other areas of the program where there is not an embedded Project Controls lead to ensure a consistent approach and a sound consolidated estimate. Ensure alignment with scope, schedule, risk profile, and execution strategy for program level inputs and ensure no duplication or gaps in the consolidated roll up including estimates from project leads.

Establish and maintain controls to ensure timely receipt, validation and integration of estimate updates to maintain early visibility of emerging trends and risks. Manage resourcing plans to support workforce planning and cost estimating. Lead an integrated, auditable change management process, assessing impacts to cost, schedule, scope, risk, and reputation.

Accountable for the oversight and outcomes of independent third-party reviews to validate cost estimates and cost management practices.



Provide direction to workstream and project leads in developing scope and schedules that support program-level integration and coordination. Lead the development and maintenance of an integrated program schedule, enabling performance measurement against baseline.

Ensure cross-workstream interfaces and dependencies are identified and managed, with conflicts resolved and opportunities to improve efficiency captured. Provide oversight of schedule reporting highlighting critical path items, key risks and required actions. Oversee schedule changes through a structured, auditable change control process.

Lead and support workstream and program-level risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning summarized in a comprehensive program risk register, including interface, integration, and systemic risks. Implement industry best practices for contingency development, including quantitative risk assessment (QRA) processes, and escalation calculation. Ensure cost estimates appropriately reflect risk exposure, escalation, and contingency strategies as the program evolves.

Provide leadership inputs to VFPA corporate risk management processes. Set program wide structure for cost and performance reviews of key contractors, suppliers, and consultants to ensure cost-effective, high-quality delivery. Ensure spend authorization submissions and contract approval documentation are clear, complete and decision ready.

Partner with VFPA’s procurement and project managers to support contract status tracking and change negotiations related to scope, rates and commercial risk. Lead or participate in procurements to ensure a consistent approach to cost and risk management Oversee and be accountable for establishing standards, practices and controls for analysis, reporting and documentation of cost and schedule baselines and forecasts, including scenario and sensitivity analysis. Ensure the analysis, reporting, and documentation of cost estimates, monthly reporting and project performance, cost variance,



and other key project lifecycle requirements are maintained to provide transparency and explanations.

Directs the design, integration, and governance of program controls methodologies across cost, schedule, risk, and change, ensuring the validity, transparency, and defensibility of performance reporting, forecasts, and scenario analysis. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline, plus 5+ years of progressively senior experience in project controls, estimating, cost management, or capital project delivery;

Experience delivering large capital infrastructure projects ($500M+), preferably in marine/port, transportation, energy, mining, or major infrastructure sectors. Strong working knowledge of cost estimating, change management, contingency analysis, risk management tools, scheduling, and contracting strategies for major infrastructure projects Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Experience with InEight and PrimaveraP6 is an asset. Market-competitive base salaries and variable incentive plan Generous and inclusive benefits offering including retirement benefits plan Adaptable remote work program Paid vacation and personal care leave Learning, development, and advancement opportunities Onsite gym with towel service in a national landmark in the heart of Vancouver’s waterfront Exempt, Full-Time, Permanent, Hybrid Normal office conditions. MARINE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CLEARANCE The incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid Marine Transportation Security Clearance as this position is required to access restricted areas/information as defined by the Marine Transportation Security Regulations.

This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be subject to background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks. At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our port community.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and members of visible minorities. Reasonable accommodation can be provided in the selection process and while working with the port authority. To learn more about our indigenous relations and commitment to reconciliation, please visit our website. #

📌 Manager,Program Controls (Vancouver)
🏢 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
📍 Vancouver