Project Control Manager – EPCM Mining – Arizona

Project Controls Manager

As a Project Controls Manager, seconded to the client’s team, you'll serve as the owner’s independent authority on project performance, leading the integrated project controls function and ensuring the integrity of HSE, cost, schedule, risk and change management across the project.

You’ll lead the implementation of an integrated project controls framework and provide clear, data-driven insight to support executive decision-making. Working directly with construction leadership, contractors and project teams, you’ll contribute to predictable, disciplined project execution while helping strengthen BBA’s presence and reputation in the U.S. market.

This position is offered as a secondment within the client’s project team, providing direct exposure to a major EPCM mining project delivered through an integrated team environment.

Project controls governance and readiness

• Establish and implement the project controls framework prior to construction scale-up
• Ensure alignment across WBS, cost, schedule and reporting structures
• Audit project readiness and identify gaps for successful execution
• Govern integrated cost, schedule, risk, change, progress and document control systems
• Establish performance measurement standards, KPIs and assurance routines across owner and contractors
• Ensure consistent, auditable reporting that supports executive decision making

Schedule, cost, risk and change control

• Own the integrated master schedule, cost baseline and forecasting discipline
• Govern risk management and formal change control to ensure early warning and baseline integrity
• Provide executive insight into critical path, cost exposure, contingency and emerging risks

Contractor and delivery integration

• Define and enforce contractor controls requirements and baseline approval processes
• Integrate procurement, contracting and logistics into cost, schedule and risk baselines
• Provide independent assurance of contractor data quality, delivery risk and reporting discipline

Leadership and organization

• Build and lead the project controls organization with clear roles, standards and accountability
• Govern document management and quality systems to ensure auditable, compliant project records
• Ensure quality, inspection and turnover data are fully integrated into performance reports

Qualifications and Job Requirements

• College diploma or university degree or other relevant experience
• Over 15 years of experience, carrying out these functions on large-scale projects in the heavy industrial or mining sectors
• Experience with all phases of a major project life cycle
• Proficiency with industry best practices such as AACEI and PMI
• Strong expertise in planning, scheduling and project cost control
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and advanced knowledge Excel
• Praactical knowledge of other project control software

Summary of Certifications and Job Requirements

Asset: practical knowledge of the Prism G2 Suite

Asset: experience performing these functions as part of international projects

Asset: bilingual (Spanish)

Total Rewards

• Annual premium program for regular employees
• Group insurance plan from the first day of employment
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Annual paid time off (PTO)
• Statutory holidays
• Premium for employee referrals

BBA’s Total Rewards

• Custom training and development plans
• A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy
• A growing business with many opportunities

About BBA

BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry. Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies, and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.

We bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions—from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.