Senior Project Control Specialist

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions?  At Westinghouse, innovation is in our DNA.  We are creative. We think differently.  This goes beyond our technical applications and products. We must incorporate innovation into all aspects of our business to drive greater efficiency, create greater growth and strengthen our culture.

Westinghouse is committed to delivering innovative nuclear energy solutions by leveraging our global insights, CANDU expertise, collaborative mindset, and best-in-class technology. We are proud to play a key role in accelerating Canada’s energy sustainability and achieving its net-zero goals and we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset when it comes to achieving that goal.

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About the role:

As a Project Controls Specialist, you will support all aspects of project schedule development and maintenance through the bid phase to project execution. You will work with Project Managers and Coordinators in project cost and schedule set-up and kick-off activities to ensure Westinghouse PMO governance and best practices. You will provide leadership and support throughout the life of the projects for re-baselining, data checks and internal compliance audits, and consolidated portfolio level reporting and monitoring. You will support process improvement programs including procedure updates, PM and PCS training, implementation of lessons learned and corrective actions.

You will report to the Manager, Project Delivery and work onsite at our Peterborough, Ontario, office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Project Managers in project set-up and kick-off to align with WEC PMO governance

• Work with Project Managers to develop initial project schedule, lead capacity & resource loading and project baselining activities.

• Support regular project schedule updates, reporting and re-baselining throughout the project

• Support schedule development during the project bid/proposal phase

• Ensure project WBS alignment between SAP cost and P6 schedule and data accuracy to support project EVM

• Conduct periodic project audits to ensure compliance to procedures and identify areas for improvement

• Recommend and support corrective actions and lessons learned implementation to improve overall portfolio performance

• Support development of procedures and standard practice for project cost-schedule integration

• Generate consolidated weekly schedule lookahead reports to support alignment with cross-functional department resource planning

• Prepare regular schedule compliance reports to monitor trending for missed tasks/delays

• Occasional travel to company locations to interface with onsite staff

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in Project Controls and/or Project Management

• Bachelor's degree, Business or Engineering an asset but not required

• PMP is an asset but not required

• Experienced in Primavera (P6) scheduling

• Experienced in Earned Value Management

• Project management experience

• Experience developing processes and procedures

• SAP or other enterprise software experience

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $86,800 to $108,500 per year.

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Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse is a firm believer in fostering a workplace that is powered by inclusive leaders, teams and culture.  This commitment separates us as a leader in our industry and differentiates from our competition. You will work closely with global leaders who will support your development through coaching and managing opportunities. Together, and using the talents of our employees, we will advance technology and services to power a clean, carbon-free future.

Westinghouse offers great benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In Canada the following are representative of what we offer:

• Great compensation package
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations, Flextime, Sick/Personal and Holidays
• We encourage healthy work-life balance and offer flexible schedules and with the potential to work from anywhere in Canada
• We pay 100% of the medical/dental/vision insurance premiums for you and your family
• Incredible opportunity for growth in an innovation-driven, global company
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral and Recognition Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. 

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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