Roska DBO is seeking a Project Controls Specialist for our busy customer whose office is based in downtown Calgary. This is a contract position with a 5/2 schedule with trips to site required as necessary. The Project Controls Specialist provides direct support to Project Management by leading and coordinating project controls activities to achieve business and project objectives. This role ensures the effective application of systems and methodologies for cost control, schedule development and maintenance, progress measurement, change and trend management, and reporting. The Project Controls Specialist monitors EPC Contractor execution performance across cost, schedule, and progress, and provides proactive guidance and recommendations to ensure Company objectives are met.

Responsibilities

Reports to the Project Services Manager and responsibilities will include:

• Develop, maintain, and administer integrated project cost and schedule control systems for assigned project(s), portfolio, or program.

• Lead the development and implementation of project-specific Project Controls Plans aligned with Company standards and project execution strategies.

• Coordinate the collection, validation, and analysis of cost, schedule, and progress data to assess overall project status and identify risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.

• Facilitate the development and application of project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) in alignment with project scope and controls requirements.

• Manage cost engineering activities including invoice verification, monthly cost reporting, trending, accruals, forecast-at-completion (FAC) analysis, Value of Work Done (VOWD), accruals, variance analysis, funding budgets, and spend plans.

• Manage planning and scheduling activities including development, baseline establishment, maintenance of integrated project and/or program schedules, progress measurement systems, progress curves, rebaselining, and schedule mitigation strategies.

• Interface and coordinate with EPC contractors and third‑party service providers to integrate contractor cost, schedule, and progress data into the overall project controls framework.

• Review and analyze contractor-submitted project controls data, providing early warning through variance analysis, trend identification, and performance assessment.

• Prepare and deliver accurate and timely project performance reports covering engineering, procurement, and construction activities for project and senior management.

• Support Project Management in the development, evaluation, and implementation of cost and schedule corrective actions and recovery plans.

• Support cost estimating and forecasting activities, including periodic re-estimates and the development of cost benchmarks and performance metrics.

• Evaluate technical change orders for cost and schedule impacts, coordinate discipline reviews, and incorporate approved changes into project budgets, forecasts, and schedules.

• Assist in the development and maintenance of procedures, work processes, and tools for project controls activities, including budgeting, forecasting, planning, scheduling, and performance reporting.

• Support internal audits of project controls systems and commercial controls to ensure compliance with Company standards and governance requirements.

• Contribute to risk identification, mitigation, and contingency planning processes.

• Provide high-quality data and deliverables in support of benchmarking, analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Perform quality assurance of contractor project controls performance, focusing on cost control, progress measurement, and schedule execution.

• Respond to ad hoc requests from the Project Management Team related to cost, schedule, and performance reporting and analysis.

Basic/Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible project controls experience supporting large capital projects or multiple small projects, preferably within refinery, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environments.

• Demonstrated technical expertise in project cost control, planning and scheduling, and physical progress measurement.

• Proficiency with industry-standard project controls systems and software for cost management, planning and scheduling, and earned value management.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex cost and schedule data and translate findings into clear, actionable insights for project and senior leadership.

Preferred Skills:

• Proven leadership skills, including the ability to influence project teams, contractors, and stakeholders without direct authority.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to prepare clear, concise reports and deliver effective presentations to project and senior management.

• Experience supporting large capital projects through engineering, procurement, and construction phases.

• Strong working knowledge of EPC contracting models, including cost-reimbursable and lump-sum arrangements.

• High level of proficiency with project controls software and reporting tools (e.g., Primavera P6, cost management systems, and earned value reporting tools).

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-project environment while managing competing priorities and deadlines.

• Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to maintain a big-picture, execution-focused perspective.

• Experience contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, benchmarking, or development of project controls standards, procedures, and tools.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada on a regular full-time basis without restrictions and be willing to undergo pre-employment screening including criminal background checks.

We thank all applicants in advance for your interest in Roska DBO Inc., only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Roska DBO Inc. is a customer-focused operations company with a 30 year track record offering expertise in production and equipment solutions on well sites and facilities. Based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, with a network of locations, Roska serves all of western and northern Canada, plus selected U.S. and international markets, with a primary focus on the Alberta/ B.C. region.

Our Workforce Solutions group works with customers across western Canada to recruit qualified candidates for assignments ranging from emergency callouts to longer term contingent workforce solutions. Our customers rely on us for operational staff, including plant/field operators, turnaround staff, administration and camp support staff.

In addition to fulfilling the contract operating needs of oil and gas producing, midstream and pipeline companies, Roska Designs, Builds and Operates well-site facilities, rents equipment and provides Production Testing and flowback services using a company-owned well testing fleet. When you join the Roska Team, the sky is the limit!