Program Cost Controller

Financeroles; Toronto; On-site; CAD 128,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible benefits

Professional development opportunities

Employee recognition

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a seasoned Program Cost Controller to join our Toronto team on a large-scale airport infrastructure program. The role focuses on cost reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variances, risk, and cashflow management within a multidisciplinary project office.

You will perform Earned Value Management, analyze cost performance, and collaborate with Program Controls to optimize contingency strategies while mentoring junior staff. This is a Toronto-based, on-site role.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying or related field.
• 10+ years in cost management on large infrastructure programs.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and cost reporting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cost reporting and review budget, forecast, variances, cashflow.
• Analyze program risks and optimize contingency strategies.
• Monitor costs against budgets and contractual deliverables.
• Review contracts costs, payouts, and non-contract costs.
• Provide EVM analysis and management reports.
• Coach and mentor project staff.

Skills

Cost control

Financial analysis

Risk management

EVM experience

Reporting

Education

Degree in quantity surveying

Tools

MS Office

Cost management software

Earned Value Management tools

Job description

Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is hiring a skilled and experienced Program Cost Controller to join our team. The Program Cost Controller will be part of a high-performing project team supporting a transformative large scale airport infrastructure project. This position is based in our project office located in the west end of Toronto.

Your role

• Assures cost reporting and undertakes critical review to ensure accurate and timely information of budget, commitments, forecast, trends, variances, progress, performance, risk and opportunity, contingency, and cashflow.
• Conducts ongoing analysis of program risks during execution, working closely with Program Controls to optimize contingency strategies.
• Monitors program costs against agreed-upon budgets, schedules, and contractual deliverables within and across large and mission-critical projects.
• Monitors the statistical and trends analysis of contracts and payout of contracts.
• Conducts the review and audit of non-contract costs, labour and expense reports, and submittal of adjustments to finance to ensure complete and accurate information.
• Performs Earned Value Management including the provision of analysis and management reports to summarize and explain key variances.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of project staff.

About you

• Recognized degree in quantity surveying, cost and commercial management,project management, or another relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in cost management, cost control, quantity surveying, or project accounting within large infrastructure programs.
• Experience in cost control, financial analysis, risk management and reporting principles and practices in large, complex multibillion-dollar and multi-project construction and infrastructure environments.
• Proficiency in MS Office and other cost management software tools and applications to document and illustrate cost performance.
• Experience in implementing and operating Earned Value Management (EVM) in large infrastructure programs.
• Experience in cost reporting and the integration of cost information from across the program to create consolidated program-level cost reports.
• General understanding of program controls and the interdependencies between cost, schedule, risk, and scope.
• A recognized designation as Cost Control Professional (CCP), Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS), Royal InstituteInstitutionof Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or equivalent is considered an asset.

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.

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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Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis’ accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.

Expected compensation for this role is between $128,000 - $148,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

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.