Cost Controller

slihrms; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

Generous time‑off policies

Flexible benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Calgary, Alberta is seeking a Cost Controller to join our growing team. You will maintain cost control and cost management processes for infrastructure construction projects, track actual costs, commitments, productivity, and progress against budgets, and prepare cost reports and forecasts.

Working with Project Managers, Construction Managers, and Discipline Leads, you will develop accurate forecasts, manage changes, support contract administration, and provide cost insights to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, engineering, construction management, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost control and cost management processes for infrastructure construction projects.

Skills

Cost control

Project controls

Budgeting

Forecasting

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (finance/ accounting/ engineering/ construction management)

Tools

Excel

InEight

Primavera P6

Power BI

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.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

Company inclusivity statement

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.