Lead Project Controller in Calgary

Rising Edge Group is an electrical contracting company founded in 2002, specializing in high-voltage electrical solutions that power critical infrastructure across North America. With operations in both Canada and the United States, we partner with clients across the electrical utilities, renewable energy, and industrial sectors to design, build, and maintain the critical infrastructure systems communities and industries rely on. Driven by a clear vision to strengthen the stability, reliability, and advancement of energy infrastructure, we take pride in delivering work that matters. Guided by our STRIDE values - Safety, Teamwork, Responsibility, Integrity, Deliver, and Excellence - we foster a people-focused culture of growth, mentorship, and collaboration where safety always comes first.

The Lead Project Controller serves as a senior technical resource within the Project Controls function, promoting the consistent application of project controls practices and providing guidance on complex or non-routine matters. The position supports Project Controllers in cost control, forecasting, earned value, cash flow, scheduling, risk and change management, and reporting. The role does not include direct supervisory or people-management responsibilities.

To maintain sufficient capacity for technical leadership, complex project support, and participation in major estimates, the Lead Project Controller will typically carry a reduced portfolio equivalent to 30–50% of a standard Project Controller workload. This will generally include up to two Project Manager assignments and may be reduced further as technical support or estimating demands increase. Where practical, a limited portfolio will be retained to maintain a direct connection to project execution.

As Rising Edge continues to expand, the Lead Project Controller will contribute to the development of practical, scalable Project Controls standards, tools, and processes. The successful candidate will be motivated by the opportunity to help shape a growing function and will be comfortable working in an environment where established processes continue to evolve. The role requires sound judgment and initiative to develop solutions that can support the organization as it scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership and Support: Serve as the senior technical resource for Project Controllers, Junior Project Controllers, and Project Assistants on complex Project Controls matters. Support complex forecasting, earned value, cash flow, scheduling, cost-control, change-management, and reporting issues. Review or advise on high-risk and technically complex deliverables, and help troubleshoot unusual project, contract, system, or reporting conditions.
• Cost Control Forecasting and Performance Measurement: Provide advanced cost-control support across budgets, actual costs, commitments, accruals, estimate to complete, estimate at completion, and forecast trends. Lead or support complex monthly forecast and earned-value reviews, including coordination of inputs, validation of assumptions, and clear explanation of forecast movement.
• Estimating and Preconstruction Support: Act as the primary Project Controls contact for the Estimating team on major pursuits identified by the Manager. Support development of estimate-stage risk and opportunity registers, preliminary cash flows, execution schedules, contingency assumptions, reporting requirements, and Project Controls staffing plans.
• Project Controls Standards Systems and Continuous Improvement: Develop and maintain reusable standards, templates, calculation methods, and examples for complex Project Controls work. Promote consistent, auditable methods across Project Controls systems and reporting outputs, and identify data-quality or control weaknesses.
• Risk Opportunity Schedule and Change Support: Guide project teams in identifying, assessing, and tracking material risks, opportunities, changes, and cost exposures. Ensure approved changes and material risk responses are reflected consistently in forecasts, cash flows, schedules, budgets, and reporting.

Requirements

• Typically 5 years of experience in project controls, cost control, project accounting, construction finance, or an adjacent discipline.
• Demonstrated in-depth cost-control experience, including budget management, commitments, accruals, cost-to-complete forecasting, variance analysis, and forecast development.
• Strong understanding of how cost, schedule, progress, change, risk, cash flow, invoicing, and commercial requirements interact across the project lifecycle.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience working with structured project-control, cost, or scheduling systems.
• Ability to analyze unfamiliar problems, form a defensible recommendation, and communicate complex technical matters clearly.
• Experience applying Total Cost Management (TCM) principles or a comparable integrated cost-management framework.
• Experience supporting estimating or preconstruction on major projects, including risk, opportunity, cash-flow, schedule, contingency, or Project Controls planning.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with weekly pay periods.
• Generous paid time off.
• RRSP-DPSP employer matching, increasing with years of service.
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, and disability).
• Ongoing training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program (confidential counselling support).
• Employee Referral Bonus Program.

At Rising Edge Group, you're not just building projects, you're building a meaningful career where your work helps power the future, one project at a time.