Project Cost Lead

Brunel GmbH; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering consulting firm located in Vancouver seeks an experienced Project Cost Control Specialist. The role involves defining project cost systems, managing change orders, and assessing cost impacts. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and experience in project cost management. This position supports project teams in achieving successful budget and schedule outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in project cost control and reporting.
• Ability to assess cost and schedule impacts.
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills.

Responsibilities

• Define project cost control accounts and systems.
• Compile, report, and manage project cost elements.
• Assist with project change notices and evaluations.

Skills

Project cost management

Change management

Cost estimation

Risk assessment

Job description

• Define a project cost control chart of accounts by WBS and cost control system from a detail estimate, that provides visibility to engineering, procurement and contract strategies.
• Responsible for the compilation, accuracy and reporting of project cost elements, like accruals, commitments, change management, forecast and others.
• Assist in processing project change notices, maintain change logs as required and report on changes through company's Change Management System. Own the Cost scope of the change management process.
• Assist in compilation of all weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the project and responsible for the cost scope of the reports
• Based on design reviews, identifies any out-of-scope changes and documents quantity variances based on material take offs (MTOs) from design documents.
• Assess the cost and schedule impacts of design, procurement and construction changes and associated cost growth and/or schedule slippages. Evaluates proposed process improvements, requests for information (RFIs), and differing site conditions for impacts to the project in terms of cost and/or schedule.
• Identifies and resolves project control issues through various methods and provides proposed solutions to address problems. Works closely with other project controls team members on resolving issues identified building on technical knowledge, designing innovative short cuts, and reviewing engineering alternatives.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and forecasts status against an established baseline schedule on complex scopes of work. Understands detailed construction methodology, assisting in identification of potential issues and impacts and proposes corrective actions.
• Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to validate project estimates, change orders and scope changes through the review of design drawings, sketches, calculations or other information supplied by the engineering or construction company. Prepares estimates on minor scopes of work for review by Project Controls Manager.
• Understands and interfaces with engineering, procurement and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Review and audit contractor equipment logs, time sheets, supplier invoices and contracts to check that equipment and personnel are being utilized as specified.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Reports to the Project Controls Manager.