Business Analyst, Construction Projects
Are you looking for a role that will challenge you?
Our Whiteshell Laboratories (WL) site located near Pinawa, Manitoba is looking for a Business Analyst for the Business Operations, Performance Assurance (PA) & Quality department. The Business Analyst provides planning, budgeting, scheduling and forecasting support to one or more projects in the WL Closure Project baseline. This includes fulfilling the role of Control Account Manager. The Project Business Analyst is a key member of the core project team, providing or supporting all aspects of project planning, monitoring and reporting. Does this pique your interest? If you answered yes, then this may be the job for you!
What will you be doing?
Budgets and Schedules:
• Establishing and maintaining Control Account budgets and schedules.
• Defining the tasks, resources and sequencing of the schedule for optimizing the completion of the work.
• Building and maintaining project schedules.
• Developing accurate project plans for unique, challenging projects such as decommissioning a nuclear facility.
• Reviewing and approving all resources charged to the Control Account and assure their accuracy.
• Monitoring and assessing Control Account performance, and preparing variance analyses. This includes providing trend analysis of all financial and schedule elements of the project.
• Preparing Estimates to Completion for remaining Control Account work scope.
• Providing forecast dates for accomplishing activities and milestones in the Control Account schedule.
• Leading the baseline change control process for any revisions to the Control Account’s baseline scope, schedule or budget.
Project Management:
• Preparing dashboards and weekly/monthly/quarterly project reports and contribute to presentations to management, client and other stakeholders.
• Developing, implementing and managing corrective actions, as appropriate.
• Informing management of significant problems concerning Control Account performance.
• Preparing Earned Value Management financial and business operations/performance reports for management, to clearly articulate emerging issues and communicate planned courses of action.
• Proactively managing all subcontractor effort that affects Control Account performance.
• Leading or participating in Make/Buy decisions.
• Developing, monitoring and managing project opportunities and risks.
• Supporting all customer meetings and data requests pertaining to the Control Account.
• Evaluating current strategy to identify opportunities for improvement such as lower cost and faster achievement of deliverables/milestones to achieve high performance delivery of projects.
• Maintaining confidentiality in all matters.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
What we are looking for:
Someone who has the ability to:
- Understand detailed information is essential.
- Use computer programs, especially project management and reporting tools.
- Be well organized and an excellent communicator. Able to persuade and influence others. Able to build consensus.
- Prioritize and use time management skills.
- Be highly motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Adapt to a changing environment and respond with initiative.
- Use excellent interpersonal communication skills and proven ability to maintain successful working relations at all levels within the organization and with external stakeholders.
- Effective at building relationships. Strong interpersonal skills such as ability to get along well with peers and management. A very good team player.
- Help out where needed, vision to foresee future requirements / opportunities, good intuition, imagination, and judgement.
- Coach peers, give constructive feedback and capability to empower others.
- Use initiative and judgement to organize and maintain flow of work and accuracy of records.
- Must be punctual, dependable and safety minded.
- Be detailed oriented with ability to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate responsibility and is accountable for accurately handling the details associated with one's work.
- Work extended hours off normal work shifts to support project needs.
Experience
- Knowledge of PMBOK or a similar industry standard for project management.
- Familiarity of large industry site facilities and decommissioning or construction techniques and strategies.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with project baselines and earned value management.
Education
- Minimum two (2) year college diploma or equivalent education and experience combined with a minimum five (5) years of project management experience.
- Project Management Professional or Masters Certificate in Project Management is preferred.
OR - A minimum of five (5) years’ experience planning and scheduling work, work management exposure, and have demonstrated the technical ability to assume responsibilities as described above.
Security clearance eligibility requirement
Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom.
Working Conditions:
• Must possess normal physical agility necessary to perform all aspects of the work that involves bending, lifting and mobility.
• Must be capable of wearing and working in protective clothing and using equipment as required.
• Ability to walk down equipment in the field.
• Must be able to pass an “enhanced” security check. Worker becomes “Nuclear Energy Worker” pursuant to CNSC regulations and CNL’s radiation protection program requirements.
• Must be able to work outdoors in a variety of temperatures ranging from +30 to -40 C and perform walk down in radiological areas.
• May be required to perform overtime.
Why CNL?
Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pace setters, so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.
· We offer a complete total rewards package:
o paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal days);
o benefits effective day one, that’s right no waiting period;
o tuition support;
o and a pension!
Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?
· Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
· Restore and protect the Environment.
· Contribute to the health of Canadians.
CNL’s Whiteshell is located in the beautiful and historic municipality of Pinawa, Manitoba, approximately one hour by vehicle from Winnipeg, MB. Pinawa is an excellent choice for people looking for peace and tranquility and those who love the outdoors.
CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion in achieving our mission.
CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities.
CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture that is built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence which encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.
CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.
CNL respectfully recognizes and acknowledges that the Whiteshell Site is located within the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations, including those within Treaty 1, 3, and 5, and the homeland of the Red River Métis. CNL is thankful to have the opportunity to work on these traditionally and culturally significant lands and waterways.
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