Project Controller (Field)
Arnett & Burgess Energy Services · Blackfalds, Alberta, Canada · On-site
Posted Sep 3, 2026
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Our Pipeline Construction & Integrity Programs group is currently looking to add a Project Controller to our growing team, working on-site across projects in Alberta.
Reporting to the Manager, Project Controls, we are seeking a detail-driven Project Controller who has proven experience in project controls, cost tracking, scheduling, and change management within pipeline or energy infrastructure construction. We are looking for someone to build the work breakdown structure behind a project, work closely in the field to identify change as they happens, and keep the cost, schedule, and revenue picture accurate day to day, including LEMs, progress claims, and billing. It will support major mainline construction projects, pipeline and facility construction programs, and integrity dig work executed under master service agreements.
Please Note: this is a field-based position working on-site at various project locations throughout Alberta. Living out allowance will be paid while on assignment. Shift schedules vary by project, ranging from 6 days on / 1 day off up to 24 days on / 4 days off. Extended hours may be required during active construction and around reporting and billing cycles.
Duties and Responsibilities
Build and maintain work breakdown structure so that scope, schedule, and cost all code back to the same structure
Work directly with Superintendents and the Project Manager to capture accurate quantities, production, hours, and progress from the field
Identify and document changes as they occur, and develop the pricing detail and backup behind each change order
Initiate and manage purchase orders and subcontract agreements in the ERP system, from issue through receipt and close
Audit and validate project invoicing and charges against purchase orders, subcontracts, and work actually performed
Prepare LEM submissions, progress claims, and support progress billing in accordance with the client service agreement and rate structures
Process subcontractor and vendor payments, and track holdback and outstanding commitments
Build and maintain the project schedule, including the baseline, progress updates, forecast, and rolling look-aheads
Compile revenue, and forecast information, and prepare the monthly cost report, revenue package, and earned value calculations
Maintain project document control, the change log, and the risk and value-add registers
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly client and internal reporting, and support meeting administration
Direct and review the work of a Project Administrator where one is assigned, and run the full controls function independently where one is not
Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent
3 years experience in project controls, project coordination, cost control, scheduling, or construction administration
Demonstrated experience in pipeline construction, integrity, or comparable energy infrastructure work
Proven experience building and maintaining work breakdown structure,…