Contrôleur principal de projets

Agropur coopérative; Longueuil; Hybrid; CAD 118,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

Vacation accrual recognition

Flexible group insurance

Employee assistance program

Annual bonus

Career development opportunities

Pension plan with company contribution

Salary scale 007

Up to 30% business travel

Job summary

Agropur seeks a senior Cost Control Leader in Canada to drive budgeting, forecasting, and cost performance across mega-projects. You will lead cost systems, manage cash flow, and deliver executive reports, leveraging SAP, Excel models, and dashboards.

A strong background in EPC/EPCM projects and risk management is essential. This hybrid role requires collaboration withFinance and Procurement, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of project cost control experience, including at least 10 years supporting large industrial EPC/EPCM projects.
• Experience with megaprojects valued from $500 million to more than $5 billion and end-to-end delivery.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel financial models, cost analytics, dashboards, PowerPoint presentations, SAP and financial reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Cost control leadership: develop and maintain project and program cost control systems.
• Budgeting, forecasting: establish CBS, EAC/ETC, burn-rate analyses, and performance indicators.
• Commitments, expenditures, and cash flow: monitor contracts, PO's, accruals, and spend.
• Earned value, change, and risk management: EV reporting and variance analysis.
• Executive reporting and contractor oversight: prepare dashboards and present to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Excel financial models

Cost analytics

Dashboards

PowerPoint

SAP

Financial reporting systems

Job description

Job Type: Regular. People are at the heart of our success. Our culture encourages collaboration, transparency, and accountability in order to generate value and achieve sustainable results. Being part of the team means committing to an environment where everyone’s impact truly matters. At Agropur, accountability means owning challenges and taking concrete action to achieve results. An environment that empowers you to take action:

• Flexible remote work
• Recognition of years of service for vacation calculation
• Flexible group insurance plan including telemedicine services
• Employee assistance program
• Annual bonus
• Opportunities to invest in yourself (career development, etc.)
• Pension plan with company contributions
• Salary scale 007: $118,000 to $147,500 (Base salary will be determined based on your academic background, experience, training, and skills related to the position.)
• Business travel approximatively 30%

What you’ll be responsible for each day:

Cost control leadership

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project and program cost control systems.
• Establish cost control standards, methodologies, governance frameworks, and reporting procedures.
• Lead weekly and monthly cost reviews and independently challenge forecasts and assumptions.
• Ensure alignment among approved budgets, forecasts, commitments, expenditures, and business objectives.

Budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance

• Support Class 5 through Class 1 estimates and establish approved control budgets.
• Develop Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) aligned with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Prepare and maintain Estimate at Completion (EAC), Estimate to Complete (ETC), cost curves, burn-rate analyses, and financial performance indicators.
• Monitor cost trends, identify potential overruns early, and support financial decision-making.

Commitments, expenditures, and cash flow

• Monitor contracts, purchase orders, commitments, invoices, accruals, expenditures, and change orders.
• Develop cash flow forecasts, funding curves, spending profiles, and capital expenditure forecasts.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, Treasury, and Project Management teams.
• Validate contractor and supplier claims against approved budgets and commitments.

Earned value, change, and risk management

• Establish and maintain Earned Value Management reporting, including PV, EV, AC, CPI, and SPI.
• Integrate cost and schedule performance and support corrective action and recovery planning.
• Administer change control processes and quantify cost impacts related to scope, risks, and opportunities.
• Monitor contingency utilization and develop probabilistic forecasts where appropriate.

Executive reporting and contractor oversight

• Prepare executive-level cost reports, dashboards, forecasts, and investment governance packages.
• Present financial performance, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance committees.
• Review and challenge EPC and contractor cost reports, forecasts, claims, variations, and productivity assumptions.
• Support contract administration, commercial reviews, and claims evaluations.

The individual who will own this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum 15 years of project cost control experience, including at least 10 years supporting large industrial EPC/EPCM projects.
• Demonstrated experience with capital projects valued from $500 million to more than $5 billion and with mega-project delivery from development through closeout.
• Deep expertise in project controls, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, cash flow, change control, contingency management, and financial reporting.
• Experience in oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, mining and metals, power generation, energy, infrastructure, heavy industrial manufacturing, food and beverage, CPG, or dairy processing.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel financial models, cost analytics, dashboards, PowerPoint executive presentations, SAP, and financial reporting systems.
• CCP, PMP, EVP, CMAA, or AACE International certification is considered an asset.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, stakeholder influence, analytical rigor, executive communication, and the ability to thrive in a complex matrixed organization.

An environment that values engagement and encourages everyone to take initiative.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins.

We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants.

We will work with candidates who request accommodation.

Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.

Agropur is an E-Verify Employer (US Operations).