Senior Manager, Project Controls OL
About the role
Job Description Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Capital Projects Group workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.
Our Project Controls Office is hiring for a Senior Manager, Project Controls Ontario Line to lead and over see oversee cost engineering, estimating, analysis/control, forecasting, and planning/scheduling for technically complex projects. Reporting to the Director Elevated Guideway & Stations Ontario Line, this role ensures that the project controls system is properly implemented and utilized. The senior manager will provide support and coordination while working closely with estimating and construction teams to maintain effective cost, schedule, and risk management.
What will I be doing?
- Lead project controls functions including cost estimating, forecasting, cost control, and reporting across assigned projects
- Develop, review and maintain integrated project schedules, resource plans, and budget alignment using Primavera P6
- Establish and oversee cost control, job cost processing, and project performance measurement frameworks
- Monitor project performance using Earned Value metrics (CPI, SPI, S-curves) and recommend corrective actions
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, ensuring integration with schedule, cost, and change management processes
- Support change management processes and ensure compliance with contract and project control requirements
- Support claims assessment, negotiations, and resolution related to cost and schedule impacts
- Prepare and update project forecasts, estimates at completion, and cash flows in collaboration with Finance
- Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders and teams while supporting project status reporting and governance
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to project controls team members and contribute to process improvement initiatives
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Progressive experience in scheduling, cost control, risk, change management, and reporting in large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Applied knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), project management, and cost engineering principles.
- Advanced hands-on expertise in Primavera P6, SAP, and Microsoft Suite.
- Experience with project controls tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in cost and schedule management.
- Ability to lead by example and mentor technical and non-technical personnel.
- Skilled in personnel administration, direction, and training.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present project controls data to management and clients.
- Expertise in cost engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup processes.
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work effectively at all levels of management and workforce.
- Experience in risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement? If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com .
Application Process All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
About Metrolinx
Metrolinx is undertaking the largest transportation investment in Ontario’s history to get you where you need to go better, faster, easier, while also operating GO Transit, UP Express and PRESTO. Learn more about how we’re connecting communities, building partnerships, and providing you new ways to travel around our region, at Metrolinx.com.
Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
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Senior Manager, Project Controls OL
About the role
Job Description Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Capital Projects Group workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.
Our Project Controls Office is hiring for a Senior Manager, Project Controls Ontario Line to lead and over see oversee cost engineering, estimating, analysis/control, forecasting, and planning/scheduling for technically complex projects. Reporting to the Director Elevated Guideway & Stations Ontario Line, this role ensures that the project controls system is properly implemented and utilized. The senior manager will provide support and coordination while working closely with estimating and construction teams to maintain effective cost, schedule, and risk management.
What will I be doing?
- Lead project controls functions including cost estimating, forecasting, cost control, and reporting across assigned projects
- Develop, review and maintain integrated project schedules, resource plans, and budget alignment using Primavera P6
- Establish and oversee cost control, job cost processing, and project performance measurement frameworks
- Monitor project performance using Earned Value metrics (CPI, SPI, S-curves) and recommend corrective actions
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, ensuring integration with schedule, cost, and change management processes
- Support change management processes and ensure compliance with contract and project control requirements
- Support claims assessment, negotiations, and resolution related to cost and schedule impacts
- Prepare and update project forecasts, estimates at completion, and cash flows in collaboration with Finance
- Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders and teams while supporting project status reporting and governance
- Provide leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to project controls team members and contribute to process improvement initiatives
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Progressive experience in scheduling, cost control, risk, change management, and reporting in large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Applied knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), project management, and cost engineering principles.
- Advanced hands-on expertise in Primavera P6, SAP, and Microsoft Suite.
- Experience with project controls tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in cost and schedule management.
- Ability to lead by example and mentor technical and non-technical personnel.
- Skilled in personnel administration, direction, and training.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present project controls data to management and clients.
- Expertise in cost engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup processes.
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work effectively at all levels of management and workforce.
- Experience in risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement? If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com .
Application Process All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
About Metrolinx
Metrolinx is undertaking the largest transportation investment in Ontario’s history to get you where you need to go better, faster, easier, while also operating GO Transit, UP Express and PRESTO. Learn more about how we’re connecting communities, building partnerships, and providing you new ways to travel around our region, at Metrolinx.com.
Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.