Manager, Project Controls

DMC Mining Services is a leading provider of mining services and solutions. As one of North America’s premier underground contractors for over 38 years, our comprehensive list of mining services ranges from shaft sinking and raise boring to full mine development and operation.

Our core values: Zero Harm, Teamwork, Results Driven, Courage and Accountability.

**Summary**:
DMC is currently looking for a Manager, Project Controls. Reporting to our V.P, Technical Services, the Project Controls Manager, will be responsible for building and managing all Project Controls processes and standards across the organization. Project controls teams located at various sites will have a dotted line into this position and the incumbent will provide support to ensure effective execution of DMC Project Controls standards at all projects/sites.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead a team of individuals focused on all aspects of project and cost controls support activity spanning a variety of specialty industrial construction projects.
- Compile, analyze, and report project cost and schedule to the project team.
- Possess working experience with Cost Control, Earned Value Management, Budgets, Estimating, Change Management, Planning, Forecasting, Reporting Progress and Performance, and Project Funding.
- Provide support in the management of project budget and cost control functions including budgeting, scheduling, change management, estimating, tracking progress, forecasting, and earned value management.
- Develops Project Control Standards and Procedures and works with site-based PM’s and PC staff to ensure personnel are trained in PC systems.
- Undertakes periodic audits of site-based PC execution to ensure that standard processes are being followed.
- Provide project controls management, including baseline schedule development and management, performance status and reporting, baseline change control, risk management, earned value management guidance and tools.
- Support programme integration, governance, formats, plan optimisation, and project controls best practices.
- Compiles the baseline schedule. Tracks the schedule and makes necessary forecast changes as required. Expands details where relevant to measure the work. Presents relevant milestones for reporting purposes. Determines the actual progress of work on the schedule. This includes Forensic Assessment for required diagnosis of schedule and cost.
- Makes schedule forecasts to foresee problem areas on the schedule and notifies management when these situations arise especially when they affect the critical path.
- Responsible for cost estimation, cost engineering/control and value engineering; Tracks actual costs of the construction activities and compares them to the budgeted costs for each Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and report accordingly (Earned Value Management).
- Complete and submit reports as required. This includes dashboard reports and formal monthly reports.
- Responsible for the coaching and mentoring of Project Controls employees, including monitoring performance and providing performance feedback, performance appraisals, and recommending disciplinary action if required (including maintaining notes/documentation required to support).

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 5 years of direct Project Controls experience at a senior level (Mining Contractor experience is a strong asset)
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Business Administration, Finance, or related discipline or equivalent
- Proven leadership and client relationship skills
- Effective communication within team and with stakeholders
- Project Management and Engineering knowledge is a strong asset
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- A solid understanding of scheduling software.
- An experienced user of the relevant Programme tools and techniques
- Experience in the implementation of Earned Value Management based Project Control systems, in accordance with relevant national standards
- Expert level knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
- *No external recruiters please._

As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, please note that accommodations are available, upon request, throughout the recruitment and assessment process for any applicants with disabilities.