Senior Project Cost Control Specialist

Overview

Manage cost control, forecasting, reporting, and change management for infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• cost control
• invoice reconciliation
• change management
• progress reporting
• variance analysis
• dashboard reporting

Tasks

-Interface and maintain liaison with clients, subcontractors and others on all cost control related activities -Reconcile and validate invoices and progress payments data from various information management system for Mott MacDonald, its subconsultants and other third parties -Implement, monitor and administer change control requirements including changes to project scope, budgets, contracts and schedule -Undertake the cost control function for multiple infrastructure projects undertaken by Mott MacDonald -Develop and maintain project progress reporting to include the status of committed costs against approved budgets, including all financial and earned value reporting, in accordance with contract and business requirements -Review, distribute and track invoices and progress payments for Mott MacDonald, its subconsultants and other third parties -Review actual cost against baseline budgets and cost plans, perform variance analysis and communicate status on an ongoing basis to project teams, clients and other third parties -Create dashboard, summary reports, and presentations for management review -Capture and review monthly or quarterly project cost forecast in collaboration with project delivery team -Prepare written, tabular, and graphic reports that communicate project cost status periodically and as required.

Requirements

• excel
• powerbi
• sharepoint
• stem degree
• 5-8 years
• cost control

What You Bring

-Excellent time management skills while dealing with multiple competing deadlines -Experienced in maintaining project cost control systems (experience of a variety of systems would be an advantage) -Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined team -Understanding of, and experience in, budgeting, preparing cost control plans, cost reporting, progress and earned value reporting, including own organization and others -Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in STEMs (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) engineering, or construction management or similar -Experience working within a consulting engineering environment in Canada -Experience in supporting programs and projects with relevant experience in reporting and cost control for infrastructure and related projects (transit, highway, railroad) -A high attention to detail and an ability to deal efficiently with priorities and manage time appropriately -At least 5-8 years’ experience in the infrastructure sector; -10-15 years of experience in a similar position (e.g. project controls, cost controls, cost estimating, etc.) within a multi-discipline project environment -Excellent communicator (both oral and written) and skilled problem-solver with a commitment to thrive in a proactive organization where client service is paramount -Must be expert user with software such as: SharePoint, PowerBI, Excel, Word, and other comparable programs. -Must be able to formulate complex excel formulas to merge, sort, compare and summarize large data set.

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About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

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