Regional Project Controls Lead, Infrastructure, Canada West

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada; Hybrid

Regional Project Controls Lead, Infrastructure, Canada West 

Application Process

Along with your resume, please let us know your interest in this role by answering the following questions. Please keep responses to 1-2 pages in total.

1. How would you strengthen Project Cost Controls within your region to improve project delivery performance and financial predictability?
2. How would you build and lead a high-performing regional Project Controls team while effectively integrating GDC resources into project delivery?
3. How would you establish Project Controls as a valued business partner to Project Managers rather than simply a reporting or administrative function?

Submit your interest by 5pm PDT on Friday, October 30. 

This position can be based in any Stantec office within Stantecs Canada West region.

Your Opportunity

The Regional Project Controls Lead provides regional leadership for Project Controls teams and serves as a strategic partner to regional business and operational leadership. The role connects portfolio performance, resource strategy, governance, escalation, and capability development across business centers while helping establish a consistent Project Controls framework.

Your Key Responsibilities

Lead Project Controls teams across the assigned region and coordinate priorities, capacity, and deployment with business-center and regional leaders.

Partner with Regional Delivery, Business, and Growth Leaders on portfolio margin, risk, DSO, resourcing, and performance initiatives.

Review regional R3, PCSR, and related reporting to identify trends, emerging risks, and opportunities requiring leadership action.

Participate in financial-management forums and provide concise, decision-oriented recommendations and escalation.

Monitor regional project performance and coordinate with Finance and Operations leadership to address margin impacts and other systemic issues.

Work with the Director of Project Controls and peer Regional Project Controls Leads to own, develop, and implement the Project Controls framework, standards, procedures, and work processes.

Provide guidance to regional leaders on project-controls strategy, governance, staffing, and implementation.

Lead change management, team building, capability development, and adoption of consistent project-controls practices across the region.

Promote collaboration across regions and business centers and facilitate the transfer of lessons learned and effective practices.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Strategic leadership; enterprise thinking; executive communication; portfolio governance; change leadership; talent development; collaboration; judgment; and accountability.

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