Intermediate Project Controller

Job summary

The role involves managing project schedules, budgets, and financial forecasting to ensure successful delivery of complex industrial projects. You will provide meaningful insights through reporting and earned value analysis to support project leadership and clients.

Job details

About McElhanney Based in Western Canada for over 110 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee-owned and operated firm, with over 1,500 staff members in 31 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. At McElhanney, we work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high levels of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals. The Opportunity McElhanney is seeking an Intermediate Project Controller to join our growing Industrial & Materials team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of complex industrial and multidisciplinary projects across Western Canada. Working alongside Project Managers, Project Directors, technical specialists, and clients, you'll help transform project data into meaningful insights that drive informed decisions, improve project performance, and support successful project delivery. In this role, you'll be responsible for supporting project planning, forecasting, scheduling, earned value analysis, reporting, invoicing, and commercial performance. You'll work closely with project teams to identify trends, manage risks, and provide the visibility needed to confidently deliver projects on schedule and on budget. Initially, this role will provide substantial support to one of McElhanney's major industrial projects while also contributing to a broader portfolio of Industrial & Materials projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a project controls professional who enjoys collaborating with project teams, solving problems, and influencing project outcomes through strong financial, commercial, and project performance insight. Location: This position may be based from the successful candidate's home office or any McElhanney office within British Columbia and is eligible for a flexible hybrid/remote work arrangement. Occasional travel to project sites or offices may be required. Influence Outcomes. Build Your Career. As an Intermediate Project Controller, you'll do more than report on project performance. You'll become a trusted partner to Project Managers and project leadership, helping shape how major projects are planned, monitored, and successfully delivered. You'll have the opportunity to: Support complex industrial and multidisciplinary projects that contribute to infrastructure, resource development, and economic growth across Western Canada. Work closely with Project Managers, technical leaders, Accounting, and clients to influence project outcomes. Develop expertise in project controls, forecasting, scheduling, earned value management, and commercial project delivery. Collaborate with experienced professionals across multiple disciplines and business units. Take ownership of meaningful work while contributing to the continuous improvement of project controls practices across a growing portfolio. Build your career within a 100% employee-owned company that values initiative, collaboration, and professional growth. What You'll Do Develop and maintain project schedules using Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6, including milestones, dependencies, critical path activities, and forecast updates. Establish and maintain project controls processes, including project baselines, work breakdown structures, budgets, schedules, and performance reporting. Lead monthly project reporting activities, including financial performance, schedule status, forecasting, earned value analysis, and key project metrics. Prepare and maintain project cost forecasts, including ETC, EAC, cash flow projections, committed costs, and variance analysis. Monitor project budgets, labour expenditures, revenue, subconsultant commitments, margins, and overall commercial performance. Support client invoicing, revenue recognition, accounts receivable reviews, and contract compliance requirements. Track scope changes, change orders, commercial commitments, and associated impacts to project budgets and schedules. Identify project risks, trends, and performance variances, and work collaboratively with project leadership to develop corrective actions. Develop dashboards, reports, and project controls tools that provide meaningful insights to project teams, leadership, and clients. Support continuous improvement of project controls, financial management, forecasting, and reporting practices across the Industrial & Materials portfolio. What You'll Bring Must Have Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered. 5+ years of relevant experience in project controls, project accounting, cost control, scheduling, financial analysis, or a related project delivery role, preferably in engineering, consulting, construction, mining, infrastructure, or industrial environments. Strong experience with project budgeting, forecasting (ETC/EAC), cash flow, variance analysis, earned value, and financial reporting. Experience with Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6 and strong Microsoft Excel skills. Strong understanding of project accounting and commercial management, including revenue, tracking unbilled accruals, invoicing, margins, scope/change management, and contract compliance. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to identify risks and trends, manage competing priorities, and communicate project performance to team members, leadership, and clients. Nice to Have Experience with Power BI or similar data visualization and business intelligence tools. Project management or project controls certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, or relevant AACE certifications. What Can We Offer You? The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $125,000 per annum. McElhanney offers fair compensation that is commensurate with the individual’s education, experience, skills, and professional qualifications. The posted base salary/wage range is representative of the required level of qualifications and experience for the position as noted in the job posting. The salary offered will be based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate. Comprehensive Benefits: Maternity and parental leave top up program, health and dental coverage, RRSP matching, and Employee & Family Assistance Program. Safe & Inclusive Workplace: A culture of respect and inclusion for all. Compensation: Attractive total compensation package including a generous bonus plan. Professional Development: Reimbursement for dues, educational assistance, mentorship program, workshops, and committee involvement. Career Progression: Support and mentorship to shape a career path that fits your goals. Relocation Support: Financial assistance if applicable. This role is designated as a safety sensitive position. Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion At McElhanney, our unwavering commitment lies in cultivating a culture that aligns with our core values and fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate the collective achievements of a team rich in expertise, experiences, and perspectives, and welcome applications from individuals of diverse ethnicities, religions, backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, aboriginal statuses, various age groups, and those with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process. If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements outlined. We’re interested in getting to know you and explore the unique contributions you can bring to McElhanney! If this is the opportunity for you, apply now or visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to learn more. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Learn more about our recognition here: McElhanney Requalifies as a Gold Standard Best Managed Company! Visit us on Glassdoor to learn more about our employee experience. Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people. McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning. The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.

What you’ll do

The role involves managing project schedules, budgets, and financial forecasting to ensure successful delivery of complex industrial projects. You will provide meaningful insights through reporting and earned value analysis to support project leadership and clients.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field and at least 5 years of experience in project controls or project accounting. Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, and advanced Excel is essential.

Benefits

• Maternity and parental leave top up program • Health and dental coverage • RRSP matching • Employee & Family Assistance Program • Bonus plan • Professional dues reimbursement • Educational assistance • Mentorship program • Relocation support

Listed skills

• Data visualization · Preferred
• Change Management · Preferred
• Cost Control · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Controls
• Project Scheduling
• Financial Forecasting
• Earned Value Analysis
• Cost Control
• Budget Management
• Microsoft Project
• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Accounting
• Variance Analysis
• Change Management
• Contract Compliance
• Risk Management
• Data Visualization
• Commercial Management

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Engineering
• Consulting
• Construction
• Management & Leadership