EP+ Project Controls Manager

About the Position

EP+ Project Controls Manager

Oakville, ON, Canada

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.

Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Responsibilities

The Project Controls Manager will be responsible for:

• Cost Management: Oversee budget development, cost tracking, variance analysis forecasting, and Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting.
• Change Management: Evaluate change orders, assess the impact of scope changes on cost and time, and maintain change logs to protect the company from financial exposure.
• Risk Management: Facilitate risk identification, quantify potential impacts, develop mitigation strategies, and manage contingency funds.
• Executive Reporting: Generate detailed performance dashboards and reports to update internal stakeholders, executives, and clients on project health.
• Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and train junior staff, including Project Coordinators and Cost Engineers.

Requirements

• Hard Skills:

  • Strong experience in managing projects in the construction field
  • Planning & cost control experience is a must
  • Experience working in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders
  • Ability to provide creative business-oriented advice in a global, fast-paced environment
  • Commercial and execution acumen and understanding of the North American government, market, and payor dynamics

• Soft Skills:

  • Ability to influence and persuade with experience of negotiations
  • Experience in working in different cultures and environments
  • Good verbal and written communications skills, including presentations to customers and internal team members
  • Organized and self-motivated for success
  • Demonstrated prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple and changing priorities
  • Communication at all levels of the organization.

Nice to Have

• General understanding of water treatment technologies and customer industries and operations.

We Offer

• Compensation: The compensation range is tied to the market for similarly bench-marked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $100,000 - 113,000 CAD or $100,000 - 113,000 USD

About the Company

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

To ensure transparency and compliance with employment laws, we provide the following details regarding this position:

• Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure: We do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.

Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of the company and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.