Project Control Lead

Description

• Quantify and assess cost impacts related to design changes, procurement delays, construction variations, and external factors.
• Present cost performance updates to senior leadership, project sponsors, and clients.
• Establish and maintain the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), budget coding structure, and cost control procedures.
• Perform high-level forecasting and contingency drawdown analyses for executive leadership.
• Analyze cost and schedule performance indices (CPI, SPI) and determine impacts to overall project health.
• Conduct cost audits and engage in commercial discussions when required.
• Lead the evaluation and approval process for all change requests, potential trends, and scope deviations.
• Ensure alignment between cost, schedule, procurement, and risk management functions.
• Implement and manage Earned Value methodologies across multiple disciplines and contractors.
• Ensure integration of cost and schedule systems and validate progress measurement methods.
• Develop custom dashboards and integrate cost data with schedule, procurement, and risk systems.
• Drive automation and data quality improvements in cost reporting.
• Prepare high-level dashboards, KPI reports, and executive summaries.
• Oversee cost control teams and provide mentorship, direction, and technical guidance.
• Ensure full utilization of cost control systems (e.g., EcoSys, Prism, SAP, Oracle).
• Review and validate contractor cost reports, progress claims, payment applications, and change order submissions.
• Maintain the project trend log and ensure real-time visibility of emerging cost risks.
• Ensure contractor compliance with contract cost provisions and reporting requirements.
• Validate contractor bids, internal estimates, and ensure cost alignment with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Lead development of monthly cost reports, providing variance analysis, trend summaries, cash flow forecasts, and cost-to-complete estimates.
• Identify early warning indicators to prevent budget overruns.
• Lead preparation of detailed project budgets for all project phases (engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning).
• Lead the development and implementation of the project cost management plan for mega projects.
• Represent the project cost function during internal and external reviews, audits, and gate approvals.
• Oversee tracking of commitments, actuals, accruals, and cost performance across all project contracts.
• Integrate estimates, contract values, and management reserves into a comprehensive cost baseline.

Requirements

• Significant experience on EPC/EPCM projects (> $500M).
• 8 years of experience in cost engineering or project controls, including several years in a lead or senior role.
• Effective risk management and problem-solving
• 15+ years of experience in cost engineering or project controls, including several years in a lead or senior role.
• Advanced analytical skills and high proficiency in Excel and reporting tools.
• Strategic financial insight and analytical depth
• Solid understanding of construction, engineering workflows, procurement, contracting, and schedule integration.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills
• Demonstrated experience on major EPC/EPCM projects (multi-billion).
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Willing and able to travel and spend 2 weeks a month at our Fredericton office.
• Relevant expertise in cost control software (EcoSys, Prism, SAP, Oracle, etc.).
• Master in a related field
• Relevant knowledge of cost control processes, budgeting, forecasting, and change management.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure mega project environments

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance