Manager, Program Management 1

Role overview

Position accountabilities

• Develop monthly capital forecasts, analyze outlooks, and identify risks or areas of concern.
• Partner with engineering leadership to address performance challenges and drive mitigation strategies.
• Identify budget constraints and scope changes; oversee the Project Change Notice process with engineering and finance.
• Contribute to and lead monthly and annual reviews with Assistant Chief Engineers, analyzing results, drivers, and forecast refinements.
• Advance improvements to engineering performance, controls, and reporting transparency.
• Consolidate and refresh daily, weekly, and monthly reporting across ECC, S/4HANA, Excel, Power BI, and internal platforms.
• Perform ad hoc project spend, cost-driver, and capital portfolio analyses.

Position requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in reporting, program controls, engineering quality assurance, or general analysis.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Proficiency in Excel, including financial modeling, VBA, and Power Query, and Power BI; demonstrated AI prompting capability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to construct and refine reporting templates.
• Effective cross-functional communication abilities.
• Experience with SAP and data visualization tools is an asset; railroad or transportation industry experience is an asset.

Benefits

• Benefits package, company pension and/or retirement plans, employee share purchase plan, annual fitness subsidy, and part-time studies program.

Role details

• Full-time, non-union position based in Calgary, Alberta.
• Travel is listed as 0–10%; the posting notes that the position location may change based on organizational requirements.
• Background investigation includes criminal history, education, professional references, and driver’s license verification.

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