Mindwire

Project Controls Lead
Engineering
Chalk River Ontario Staffing Contract May 27, 2025

Professionals with relevant experience may send your resume to Sriram.Parasa@brainhunter.com

Kinectrics - Nuclear Waste Management Office - Project Control Lead

  • Work Location: Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
  • Job Type: Long-Term Contract opportunity,
  • Contract Length: 12 Month Contract (Possible Extensions)
  • Work Hours: 40 hours/week, typically 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (ET), Monday to Friday. 
  • Planned number of positions: 1


What will you be doing !

  • Developing and implementing project reporting requirements, including Monthly Performance Reports, status updates, performance review meetings, and written deliverables.
  • Communicating project status and progress to stakeholders, including senior leadership, project team members, and external partners.
  • Developing and implementing individualized roles and responsibilities for team members while reviewing submissions for accuracy, consistency and quality.
  • Developing and managing project schedules to ensure timely completion of project deliverables and milestones.
  • Conducting critical path analysis to identify key activities that are critical to project success and ensure their timely completion.
  • Monitoring schedule progress against established baselines and adjusting schedules, as necessary, to maintain project goals.
  • Developing cost estimates and budgets for project activities, including labour, materials, equipment, and sub-contracted services.
  • Monitoring project costs and analyzing variances against established budgets, to identify cost overruns and cost efficiencies
  • Developing and implementing cost management plans, processes, and tools to control project expenditures and minimize associated risks.
  • Developing and implementing internal meetings, reviews, and communications to evaluate the need for and manage the execution of changes to project scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Serving as the primary evaluator of potential changes by analyzing and evaluating potential changes to determine their impact on project goals and overall feasibility.
  • Ensuring that change requests are socialized, reviewed and approved by appropriate internal and external stakeholders prior to implementation.
  • Developing and implementing both standardized and ad-hoc performance management processes to monitor project team progress and identify areas for improvement.
  • Conducting project team performance reviews and supplying feedback to team members to enhance their performance and contribute to development goals.
  • Developing and implementing individualized and/or team-level corrective action plans to address performance issues and ensure project success.
  • Other duties as assigned by your manager.

What We Are Looking For

  • Education
  • University degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Engineering).
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is desirable.
  • Experience
  • Ten (10) + years of relevant experience with a proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex projects/initiatives within budget and on schedule.
  • In-depth experience implementing project management principles and methodologies such as planning and scheduling, estimating, earned value management, risk management and change control.
  • Experience with project management systems such as Primavera P6, Deltek Cobra, Oracle and others.
  • Experience leading and managing a team of individuals with multi-disciplinary skill sets.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Strong project management skills, including planning, budgeting, resourcing, contract management, and progress reporting.
  • Excellent team-building and consensus-reaching skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.