Company: Sargent & Lundy

Location: Kincardine, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:48:57 GMT

Job description: About Sargent & Lundy:At Sargent & Lundy, we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans and generous paid time off to support our team members in every aspect of their lives. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we are proud to provide competitive, award-winning benefits. Our dedication to employee satisfaction has earned us the prestigious Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for compensation and benefits in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Description:This position will allow you to apply your skills to meet the project team’s needs associated with contracting, work management, materials tracking, financial forecasting/tracking, and project execution. This work will include interfacing directly with project management, contractors, vendors, and site personnel to control/forecast costs and deliver reporting. Using a variety of industry and proprietary software tools and under the direction of project leadership, you will perform the following tasks:

• Onboarding and training of new staff
• Project Management Organization training of existing Canada staff
• Client engagement
• Community and University engagements
• Monitor and report on deliverable status
• Work with project controls to update schedule status
• Create Requests for Proposals, solicit bids from contractors, and process Contract Requisitions
• Create and process Contract Change Requisitions for vendors supporting projects
• Create and process Contractor Payment Authorizations
• Perform financial forecasting and tracking, reviews, and reporting of overall project accruals for large projects and programs
• Capture new Work Orders and tasks in support of work management tracking
• Create Service Requests, and provide change management controls for multiple contractors, equipment, and other project resources
• Support driving of projects to meet key schedule, cost, and quality metrics for project success
• Generate materials status reports and update materials request dates

Qualifications:We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in Canada for this position.Essential skills and experience:

• Ability to manage various data types, navigate software systems and interfaces with key stakeholders
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to interact and multitask with project team members, clients, and vendors of varying position levels.
• Motivation: Eager to learn new skills and develop knowledge to benefit project team operation. Willing to engage with others to understand project team needs. Committed to delivering high-quality, accurate deliverables with attention to detail.
• Computer Skills: Working knowledge of MS Office tools, emphasizing using MS Excel and/or MS Access to support data collection, management, and reporting requirements.
• A proven ability to create reports by relating, extracting, and working with data from a variety of software platforms
• Familiarity with the practical application of project controls

Valued but not required skills and experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET Accreditation Commission-approved program with a strong academic background or equivalent experience
• Related internship, co-op, or work experience, preferably within the power industry
• Experience using various conditional aggregation and lookup functions in MS Excel
• Experience with project information software solutions, such as IBM Asset Suite, Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, and RedWave

Sargent and Lundy is fully committed to abiding by all equal opportunity employment standards. Our employment policies strictly prohibit all forms of discrimination on any of the grounds in relevant laws. All our employment practices are solely based on individual merit and our organization’s needs at the time.