Project Controls Specialist

Denison Mines Corp.; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Denison Mines Corp. is seeking a detail-oriented Project Controls Specialist to maintain a reliable owner-side cost picture from the approved budget through final completion. You will reconcile expenditures, commitments and remaining work to reveal cost exposures and support decision making.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, EV analysis, and reporting to project management, finance and leadership. A Bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years in cost control are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5-8 years cost control experience on significant construction, mining, or process-facility projects.
• Strong command of commitments, accruals, forecasting, earned value, change tracking and cost breakdown structures.
• Advanced spreadsheet and project cost-system skills, with the ability to reconcile different source systems.
• Good judgment when reported progress, contract values and expenditure tell different stories.
• Solid understanding of core AACE and/or PMI concepts and practices.

Responsibilities

• Set up or validate the control budget and cost coding structure, aligned with scope, contracts and schedule activities.
• Reconcile purchase orders, invoices, accruals, commitments and approved changes with finance and procurement records.
• Maintain forecast to complete and estimate at completion by contract, discipline and cost account.
• Separate approved budget transfers and changes from unapproved trends, potential claims and contingency drawdown.
• Challenge contractor forecasts with the Estimator, Planner and site team using quantities, productivity and remaining work.
• Prepare monthly variance explanations, cash-flow forecasts and a clear account of remaining contingency.
• Support decisions with a traceable cost history and timely notice of material exposure.
• Design and preparation of reports using the available information to best reflect status of major projects to a variety of internal audiences including project management, finance, and leadership.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Earned value

Change tracking

Cost breakdown structures

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Engineering

Tools

Advanced spreadsheet

Cost accounting software

Project cost systems

Job description

The Project Controls Specialist is responsible for maintaining a reliable owner-side cost picture from the approved budget through final completion. The role will reconcile actual expenditure, contractual commitments, and remaining work to provide clear visibility into emerging cost exposures.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Set up or validate the control budget and cost coding structure, aligned with scope, contracts and schedule activities.
• Reconcile purchase orders, invoices, accruals, commitments and approved changes with finance and procurement records.
• Maintain forecast to complete and estimate at completion by contract, discipline and cost account.
• Separate approved budget transfers and changes from unapproved trends, potential claims and contingency drawdown.
• Challenge contractor forecasts with the Estimator, Planner and site team using quantities, productivity and remaining work.
• Prepare monthly variance explanations, cash-flow forecasts and a clear account of remaining contingency.
• Support decisions with a traceable cost history and timely notice of material exposure.
• Design and preparation of reports using the available information to best reflect status of major projects to a variety of internal audiences including project management, finance, and leadership.

You are a detail-oriented cost control professional with experience supporting significant construction, mining, or process-facility projects. You bring strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work across finance, procurement, project controls, and site teams. In addition, you have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related discipline
• 5-8 years of cost control experience on significant construction, mining, or process-facility projects.
• Strong command of commitments, accruals, forecasting, earned value, change tracking and cost breakdown structures.
• Advanced spreadsheet and project cost-system skills, with the ability to reconcile different source systems.
• Good judgment when reported progress, contract values and expenditure tell different stories.
• Solid understanding of core AACE and/or PMI concepts and practices

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. Denison offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including health and dental coverage, and a retirement savings plan.

OUR COMMITMENT:

Denison is dedicated to creating employment opportunities for Indigenous individuals and residents of the communities in which we operate. We encourage Indigenous applicants and those from these communities to apply and to voluntarily provide relevant information in their application. Preference will be given to qualified Indigenous candidates.

At Denison, we place a high value on diversity of backgrounds and experience. We strive to create an inclusive workforce that reflects a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. Our team members are empowered to excel based on their personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance. Reasonable accommodation during the hiring process is available upon request.