North America Construction (1993) Ltd. – NAC Constructors Ltd. (NAC) is well known for our expertise in water and wastewater construction across Canada. Our self-performing team of almost 500 skilled professionals and experts in trades and engineering, comprehensively handles projects, from conceptualization to delivery. We also have extensive experience in fields such as civil, structural, process mechanical, building mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work. At NAC, our priority is to maintain the highest level of quality and safety. The depth of our resources is evident in the variety of projects we construct; from water filtration to wastewater treatment; dams to ethanol; we build it all….and more

Position Summary: The Manager of Project Controls role reports to the NAC’s Operations Department. The incumbent will provide leadership to project teams in areas of cost management, financial tracking, scheduling, and overall compliance with associated policies and procedures through all phases of a project.

Position Duties: Project Controls & Financial Management

Provide leadership and oversight of project-level cost control, budgeting, forecasting, job costing and financial reporting to support project and organizational objectives

Partner with Operations, Project Managers, Estimating, Accounting and other stakeholders to optimize project cash flow, billing structures and cost management

Monitor project performance, productivity, labour trends, variances, risks and opportunities, and provide timely analysis and recommendations to support decision-making

Provide finance and job-costing guidance to project teams and ensure project financial information is accurate, timely and aligned with contractual and organizational requirements





Project Reporting & Forecasting

Lead project audits, support quarterly forecast meetings and oversee the preparation and analysis of monthly project status reports, forecasts, cost reports, risk and opportunity reporting and other project controls reports

Following NAC ‘one-source-of-truth’, ensure project reporting is accurate, meaningful, consistent and completed within established timelines

Complete annual overhead allocation and provide project performance analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities

Contract & Change Management

Manage and oversee project costing, contract administration and change management activities, including CRX Logs, Jonas change order reconciliations, Contract Adjustment Notice's (CANs) and NCPCs.

Ensure project changes are accurately documented, tracked, reconciled and reported, with appropriate supporting documentation and timely follow-up

Support project teams in understanding and applying contractual requirements and identifying financial and commercial risks

Claims & Delay Analysis

Provide project claim support through cost analysis, schedule and delay analysis, time impact analysis and preparation of supporting documentation

Analyze labour and vendor escalation, project delays and associated costs, including general conditions, bonding, insurance, warranty, interest and escalation impacts





Apply appropriate industry methodologies, including the Eichleay Formula where applicable, to support claims and dispute resolution

Scheduling & Scheduling Team Leadership

Lead, manage and develop the Scheduling team by establishing performance expectations, supporting career development, conducting performance reviews and providing ongoing coaching

Provide oversight of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, including baseline schedule development, standardized Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), schedule updates, progress monitoring, and resource- and cost-loaded schedules

Ensure scheduling practices are consistent with NAC standards and project requirements and are maintained following industry best practices

Data Analytics, Dashboards & Power BI

Lead the development, maintenance, validation and effective use of Power BI dashboards and other project controls reporting tools

Analyze key project and organizational metrics, including labour productivity, AP/AR trends, Prompt payment, Estimates at Completion (EAC), cost and schedule variances (CPI/SPI) and other performance indicators

Identify trends, variances, risks and opportunities and provide actionable insights to support project performance and organizational decision-making

Policies, Procedures & Continuous Improvement

Maintain and continuously improve NAC's cost management and scheduling manuals, standard templates, processes and related training materials

Collaborate with Operations and Head Office departments to promote consistent application of NAC policies, procedures, systems and project controls standards

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📌 Manager, Project Controls (Wellington)
🏢 North America Construction
📍 Wellington