Manager, Project Controls and Governance

The Manager, Project Controls & Governance is accountable for the strategic planning, processes, systems, and operational oversight and provision of the following functions throughout the EnPower organization:

• Project Governance

• Cost Controls

• Schedule Controls

• Estimating, including project risk analysis

• Document Control and Information Governance

This role will interact with internal stakeholders at all levels and is expected to consistently apply exceptional team building, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibility Area 1: Project Governance

• Maintain and refine the existing project governance framework, including lifecycle requirements, stage-gate approvals, and role clarity across project tiers.

• Establish and oversee governance standards that define decision authorities, deliverables, and approval workflows.

• Ensure alignment between project governance requirements and enterprise systems, tools, and functional processes.

• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and inconsistencies in project governance practices and lead improvement initiatives.

• Develop, publish, and maintain standardized templates, work aids, and guidelines.

• Support audits, reviews, and lessons learned activities to strengthen organizational maturity.

• Grow ATCO EnPower’s project management expertise in applying industry best practices that are fit for EnPower’s purpose.

Responsibility Area 2: Project Controls Leadership

• Provide functional leadership for project controls disciplines, including:

  • Cost estimating and budgeting

  • Planning and scheduling

  • Document and information management

  • Progress measurement and forecasting

  • Change management

  • Risk and contingency management

• Establish consistent frameworks for WBS, estimate structures, cost accounts, and financial tracking, ensuring line of sight across estimating, execution, and reporting.

• Implement and maintain information management standards, such as revision control conventions, project document control workflows/requirements, and maintenance of operational technical libraries.

Responsibility Area 3: Reporting

• Provide oversight and guidance on project, program, and portfolio-level reporting for capital spend, ensuring accurate, timely, and decision-ready information for leadership.

• Establish KPIs and performance metrics to track project health, trends, and emerging risks.

• Translate complex project data into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-level narratives.

Responsibility Area 4: Stakeholder Engagement & Enablement

• Act as a trusted advisor to Project Managers/Leads on governance, controls, and best practices.

• Partner with functional leaders to ensure project requirements are integrated and aligned across the enterprise.

• Lead training, awareness, and hands-on support for new processes, tools, and standards.

Responsibility Area 5: People Leadership

• Provide direction and oversight for the Project Controls & Governance group resources.

• Ensure organizational access to appropriate levels of capacity, including rebalancing workloads routinely as projects are developed and executed.

• Support role clarity and capability development.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

• Minimum 15 years of work experience in industrial construction projects, with at least 10 years in Project Management, Project Controls, or PMO/Project Governance related roles

• Undergrad degree in Engineering, Business or Construction related

• Professional designation such as PMP, CAPM, or equivalent

• Demonstrated leadership in developing and implementing governance frameworks and standards.

• Strong knowledge of estimating, scheduling, cost control, change management, risk analysis, and information management.

• Exceptional in:

  • Strategic thinking and systems mindset.

  • Communication and influence across multiple levels and throughout the organization

  • Change leadership and stakeholder alignment.

  • Leadership skills.

• Experience across several industrial sectors, in particular experience in power generation, gas storage, production plants, pipelines, and water/wastewater is highly desirable

• Experience supporting small to large capital projects, programs, and portfolios across multiple project stages.