Cost Controller

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. is seeking a Cost Controller to join our Calgary office to manage costs from planning through delivery. You will monitor budgets, analyze variances, prepare forecasts, and support change management across multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong Excel and project controls experience, with proficiency in InEight, Primavera P6 and Power BI, plus collaborative communication to drive informed decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, engineering, construction management or related discipline.
• 5+ years in Cost Control/Project Controls for infrastructure, transit, utilities or major capital projects.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation and risk management knowledge.
• Experience delivering construction projects and evaluating change orders/claims.
• Proficiency with Excel and project controls tools (InEight, Primavera P6, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost control and cost management processes for infrastructure construction projects.
• Monitor performance by tracking actual costs, commitments, productivity and Budgets.
• Prepare cost reports, variance analysis, earned value, forecasts and dashboards.
• Collaborate with PMs and discipline leads to develop forecasts and EAC.
• Evaluate change orders, scope changes and claims and assess impact on budgets.
• Support cost and schedule reporting to inform decisions and governance.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

InEight

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Job Description Overview

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is in hiring a Cost Controller to join our growing team. This position will be based in our Calgary, Alberta offices.

Your Role

• Maintain cost control and cost management processes for infrastructure construction project.
• Monitor project performance by tracking actual costs, commitments, productivity, and progress against approved budgets.
• Prepare cost reports, variance analysis, earned value analysis, forecast updates, cost projections, and performance dashboards for project.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Construction Managers, and Discipline Leads to develop accurate forecasts / estimate at completion.
• Evaluate, track, and manage change orders, scope changes, and claims, assessing their impact on project budgets, schedules, and overall project performance.
• Support project controls activities to ensure effective cost and schedule impact timely captured throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide project controls insights to Construction / Contract Management teams to support contract administration, and contractor performance evaluations.
• Participate in project meetings and reviews, cost performance updates to support informed decision-making.
• Evaluate and interpret contractors reporting along with validation of contractor progress claimed, invoices, accruals, commitments, and cash flow forecasts to ensure accurate project reporting.
• Contribute to project risk assessments by identifying potential cost exposures to support successful project delivery.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, Civil Engineering Technologist (Construction Management Major SAIT/NAIT), or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Cost Control, Project Controls, preferably supporting infrastructure, transit, transportation, utilities, or major capital construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles, cost management, budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience in delivery of construction projects, understanding of complex construction contracts, change management, contractor performance evaluation, progress payments, and project controls integrated reporting.
• Proficiency with Advanced Excel and project controls/reporting tools such as InEight, Primavera P6, and Power BI.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, reporting, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary project environment while managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

• Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
• Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
• And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

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Worker Type

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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