Reporting to the Senior Manager, Project Controls, the Cost Specialist provides comprehensive cost management services for assigned projects. The role focuses on setting up and maintaining cost control systems, monitoring project expenditures, and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. Collaboration with project teams, finance, and other stakeholders is essential to drive effective decision-making and achieve project success. Additional areas may include schedule, risk, lessons learned and change management.

This successful candidate must be open to working in fast paced, challenging project environments where remote and shift work with irregular hours will be required

Accountabilities

• Implement and maintain the company’s project controls program and procedure
• Set up and manage cost control structures, including Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS
• Monitor project cost and revenue budgets and track expenditure
• Perform data integrity audits on cost coding, committed costs, and actual cost
• Contribute to cost trend analysis and identify corrective actions for variance
• Prepare and deliver financial reports, including Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics such as CPI and SP
• Support the preparation of monthly invoices, cost accruals, and forecasting efforts (e.g., cash flow, cost to complete
• Collaborate with project teams to manage change control processes and validate budget adjustment
• Provide cost input for estimating, tendering, and procurement activities
• .Analyze material purchase orders and subcontract costs, ensuring alignment with budget allocation
• Train and mentor junior team members on cost control processes and tool
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including field teams, clients, and vendors, to ensure alignment on cost expectations and reporting

Ensure compliance with financial procedures and company standard

Skills and knowledge Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field
• 3-6 years of relevant experience in cost control, project controls, or a similar role
• Proficiency in cost control tools and software
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and advanced formula
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in cost analysis and forecasting
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) principle
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, and contracts
• Excellent communication skills for report preparation and stakeholder engagement
• Comfortable working in site-based environments and interacting with field teams and client
• Willingness to work irregular hours as needed to meet project deadline
• Flexibility and mobility to work across various project location

• Certified cost professional through AACE (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) or working towards certification is an asset
• Experience in a contracting environment with diverse project types
• Knowledge of risk management and contingency planning
• Exposure to Power BI or similar data visualization tools