Contract Cost Analyst

Overview

Manage and evaluate contractor payment applications, cash allowances, and commercial contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• payment administration
• cost data
• payment evaluation
• progress review
• issue resolution
• invoice review

Tasks

Reporting to the Executive Director of Infrastructure Finance and with direction from the Cost Contract Manager, this position is responsible for supporting the development, management, and execution of the project commercial management workplans as they relate to cash allowances, reviewing invoices and administering Project Agreements between the Owner and Project Contractor. -Manages and guides functional reports, and undertakes monthly payment administration. -Expedites monthly commercial deliverables from Project Contractor for the Province to ensure understanding of the Project’s financial performance. -Compiles and provides cost data from monthly payment valuations to Project Controls, Finance and Contract and Commercial to enable analysis, reporting and change valuation. -Liaises with Field teams, Project Contractor and, Utilities & UDB (underground duct bank) Subcontractors to determine monthly payment applications. -Attends and contributes as appropriate to the Commercial Community of Practice. -Leads evaluation of monthly payment applications from Project Contractors, meets process timelines and performs evaluations to required level of validation, focusing on items associated with cash allowances and utilities. Ensures accuracy in payment certified. -Conducts monthly reviews of construction progress in the field teams and works with Project Controls to validate monthly performance metrics of contractor. -Develops and implements best practices and issue resolution using the experience of other TI Corp projects, external projects, professional experiences and external resources. -Negotiates and resolves payment issues between the Project Contractors and TI Corp and escalates when appropriate. -Attends key commercial and construction meetings, both internal and external.

Requirements

• construction pricing
• contract review
• project controls
• bachelor's
• leadership
• cost analytics

What You Bring

-You must be legally authorized to work in Canada. -Knowledge of construction pricing schedules, construction costs and payment terms. -Ability to lead, manage and mentor functional reports. -Ability to review contract language and commercial conditions with a view to validation of payments. -An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of an acceptable current criminal record check. -Thorough understanding of commercial, project controls and financial functions on major projects. -5 years of progressive experience in commercial processes on major infrastructure projects (preferably transportation projects with a target cost component or managing project for Utilities, underground Ducts, etc.) or 3 to 5 years with reviewing and auditing invoices on major infrastructure projects -Strong relationship, communication, facilitation, presentation, and interpersonal skills. -Ability to liaise/co-ordinate internal disciplines (Commercial and Contracts, Project Controls, Finance) and external experts. -Bachelor’s degree in project or construction management, business administration, accounting or equivalent relevant experience. -Experienced in managing time & materials, Unit price or lump sum projects for utilities. -Self-starter able to develop and implement long term workplan based on broad overarching goal without supervision. -Ability to undertake analytics on construction costs, identify trends and effectively report findings to senior management.

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Benefits

The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $89,000. The final offer will be determined based on the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and internal equity considerations. Please note that the offer may fall anywhere within the posted range and is not necessarily at the top end. -We are part of the BC Public Sector Pension Plan – if you join us from other Public Service or Public Sector organizations who are part of this pension plan, your pension will continue seamlessly. -TI Corp is dedicated to professionally growing staff and building internal capacity, through mentorship, active succession planning, learning and development financial assistance, and membership dues. -Transit subsidy program. -Top-up allowance for maternity and parental leave. -Vacation starts at five weeks and with an additional one day per year of service to a maximum of six weeks. -Free travel insurance for full-time employees. -Hybrid work arrangement with the ability to work from home two days a week following an orientation period. -Extended health and dental benefits plus a $1000 Health Spending Account annually.

About Transportation Investment Corporation

-A Crown corporation delivering over $15 billion in flagship projects like the Pattullo Bridge, Broadway Subway, Fraser River Tunnel and Surrey–Langley SkyTrain. -Operates under the BC Transportation Finance Authority with a board‑led governance model and tight commercial oversight. -Blended public‑sector accountability with the scale of major project delivery, handling procurement, resources and risk management. -Stands out by building internal capacity and capability—not just for itself but within the broader BC Public Service. -Typically manages complex civil infrastructure: bridges, subway extensions, interchanges and toll‑free tunnel programs. -Unusual for a delivery agency, it also supports culture sectors by managing research building projects for BC arts and heritage.

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Security Clearance

-conditional upon completion of an acceptable current criminal record check.