Technical Jobs in Milton, ON

About the Company
Our client is a leading Canadian energy organization with a strong presence across Ontario. They operate critical infrastructure that supports millions of customers and drives economic growth.

Why Work Here
Our client is engaging in ongoing transformation and investing in cutting-edge technologies and modernizing operations to meet the evolving needs of the energy sector. By joining, you will be part of an organization that values collaboration, professional development, and making a meaningful impact on the future of clean energy.

About the Opportunity

• Front?End Planning (FEP):
• Coordinate and facilitate front?end planning processes.
• Review project scope, Work Breakdown Structures, and Basis of Estimates.
• Develop integrated, resource?loaded project schedules (Primavera) incorporating scope, risks, budgets, and constraints.
• Establish project budgets, contingency, and milestones.
• Support and author business case summaries to ensure accuracy and quality for monitoring and control.
• Project Monitoring & Control:
• Maintain updated conceptual phase schedules.
• Ensure alignment between source systems and project control systems.
• Perform weekly schedule updates, cost and schedule analysis, and forecasts.
• Facilitate reporting, variance analysis, and recommend corrective actions.
• Change Management:
• Ensure adherence to approved change control processes.
• Prepare and obtain approval for change documentation.
• Update project cost and schedule following change approvals.
• Perform “What?if” analysis and maintain baseline integrity.
• Cost & Schedule Quality:
• Maintain accurate project schedules reflecting current execution plans.
• Reconcile financial systems with project controls systems.
• Ensure accurate forecasting and schedule quality, including critical path and dependency management.
• Monitor and verify standard project reports for accuracy.
• Purchase Order Analysis & Reporting:
• Ensure source systems align costs with assigned budgets.
• Populate project control systems to capture and monitor costs.
• Monitor contractor performance against project plans and identify discrepancies.

About You

• 8+ years of experience in project controls or project management within large, complex environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Primavera P6 certification is required.
• Experience with ECOSYS project controls software is required.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform cost and schedule variance analysis.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with project managers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to maintain schedule quality, cost accuracy, and compliance with governance standards.

Pay Range
$92.00 - $92.58/hr

How to Apply
Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats.
When referencing this job, quote #482841.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.


Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.