Horizon Recruitment is conducting the search for a Project Controls Specialist with Primavera P6 experience to join our client's project team in Vancouver. Our client is a world leader in their field and is seeking a dynamic individual to join their growing team for a 6 month contract. This individual will be required to configure and manage major projects within P6 and will support project user interfaces and project delivery teams.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and implement project scheduling resources, processes and systems on a portfolio of major projects. This includes working with other team members within operations and external vendor firms to develop, support and maintain the operations schedule within the overall Master schedule
- Assist the Project Director in transferring learning from project implementation to the improvement of company procedures
- Develop and maintain Primavera schedule, user profiles and security levels
- Ensure that project schedule decisions can be made based upon accurate and timely schedule and progress performance information
- Responsible to the Project Director for the application of the company policies and procedures for the area of project cost controls on assigned major projects
- Other duties necessary for implementation of the job role within the project portfolio
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in project controls, planning, and/or scheduling is required
- Skills in schedule planning, activity duration estimating, resource loading, critical path method (CPM) schedule preparation, schedule analysis, monitoring schedule quality, schedule system application, and construction scheduling
- Experience and knowledge in Primavera P6
- Good understanding of the areas of estimating, cost control and overall project and construction management
- Skill and knowledge of overall project implementation management processes
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Developed critical and conceptual thinking skills
- A graduate degree in an Engineering, Construction Management or Business Management is desirable
**Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered**
Horizon Recruitment Inc. is a specialized recruitment and search firm with two complimentary practice areas: Finance & Supply Chain.