Cost Controller
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Job Type: Permanent
Key Responsibilities
- Assemble project performance packages that include estimates at completion, estimates to complete, earned-value indices, and cost/schedule variances, partnering closely with the planning function.
- Build and refresh budget projections, cash-flow forecasts, and regular financial summaries covering monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles.
- Monitor expenditures through every stage of the project, identify discrepancies early, and recommend corrective steps.
- Maintain the change register, quantify the cost effects of scope adjustments, and incorporate approved changes into the working budget.
- Collect, cross-check, and confirm financial submissions received from contractors and subcontractors.
- Verify the correctness of disbursements, open commitments, invoices, and purchase orders.
- Contribute to the improvement of tools, methods, and day-to-day practices used for cost management.
- Participate in assessing the financial viability of projects in development and in examining financial models.
Requirements
- Degree in mechanical, industrial, or civil engineering.
- 5+ years performing cost-control work in an EPCM setting on mining or natural-resource projects.
- Thorough understanding of engineering controls, cost control, project accounting, and project reporting.
- High analytical ability with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to organize work and make sound decisions.
- Strong spoken and written French.
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package and incentives based on performance
- Health and dental coverage beginning on day one
- An open, inclusive culture and working atmosphere
- Active encouragement of professional growth and international career progression
- Opportunity to work on large-scale projects
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Responsibilities
Prepare project performance reports, budgets, cash-flow forecasts, and financial summaries, while monitoring expenditures and identifying cost or schedule variances. Maintain change records, assess the financial impact of scope changes, validate contractor submissions and project payments, and contribute to cost-management improvements and project financial assessments.
Requirements
Requires a degree in mechanical, industrial, or civil engineering and at least five years of cost-control experience in an EPCM environment on mining or natural-resource projects. Candidates should understand engineering controls, cost control, project accounting, and reporting, and demonstrate strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and French communication skills.
Skills
- Project Cost Control
- Budget Forecasting
- Cash-Flow Forecasting
- Earned-Value Analysis
- Cost and Schedule Variance Analysis
- Project Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Expenditure Monitoring
- Change Management
- Contractor Financial Review
- Invoice and Purchase Order Verification
- Financial Modeling
- Project Planning
- Analytical Skills
- Attention to Detail
- French Communication
Benefits
- Performance-Based Incentives
- Health Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Professional Growth Opportunities
- International Career Progression
- Opportunity to Work on Large-Scale Projects
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Engineering
- Construction
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Cost Control
- EPCM
- Mining
- Natural-Resource Projects
- Engineering Controls
- Project Accounting
- Project Reporting
- Estimates at Completion
- Estimates to Complete
- Earned-Value Indices
- Cost Variances
- Schedule Variances
- Budget Projections
- Cash-Flow Forecasts
- Change Register
- Scope Adjustments
- Contractor Submissions
- Subcontractor Submissions
- Disbursements
- Open Commitments
- Invoices
- Purchase Orders
- Financial Viability
- Financial Models
- Project Planning