Junior Project Controls Specialist
Calgary, AB

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Junior Project Controls Specialist!

 

Your work environment at EXP

A University Grad Hire will primarily assist with various Project Controls tasks, aiming to enhance their understanding of global Project Controls practices.

Project Controls is a crucial function within EXP, offering services in Estimating, Planning and Scheduling, Cost Engineering, Management Information & Reporting/Data Visualization. Responsibilities include supporting cost estimation, analysis and control activities, as well as schedule development, maintenance, Progress reporting and monitoring, and other duties necessary to support Projects.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Helping collect, sort, and organize cost data for active projects
• Assisting with routine tasks related to cost monitoring, cost control standards, and reporting
• Gathering estimate inputs and preparing portions of project budgets, with guidance
• Applying unit rates to quantities to help calculate total cost estimates
• Conducting basic quantity takeoffs from engineering or construction drawings
• Compiling and verifying quantity data for comparisons, reconciliations, or estimates
• Assisting in preparing and presenting cost and schedule reports for team meetings
• Supporting the development of project schedules, including defining activities and estimating durations
• Collecting workforce and quantity data to support progress tracking and performance reporting
• Identifying relevant information from various disciplines to support cost and schedule updates
• Reporting schedule variances or changes within assigned tasks

What your experience looks like

• Recently completed Bachelor’s degree (within the past 12 months) in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems (MIS), Business Analytics, or Information Analytics
• Strong academic performance and relevant coursework
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills
• Previous internship or co‑op experience in engineering, construction, or project management is an asset (not required)
• Basic understanding of engineering drawings, project management principles, or construction processes is helpful
• Demonstrated initiative, teamwork, and leadership—whether through academics, sports, clubs, volunteer work, or part‑time roles
• A growth mindset and interest in developing expertise in cost estimating, scheduling, analytics, and project reporting
   

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What makes us different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.