Cost Controller
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJob 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