Cost Controller
Apply NowCompany: Stantec
Location: Calgary, AB T1Y 7M8
Description:
We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization's objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.
By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and implement projects that help them achieve their organization's objectives. Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors - hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses; infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is currently looking for a Cost Controls Specialist to join our growing team! You will be reporting to the Program Leadership team, and will provide the program manager, program delivery manager, and project managers with viable information for effective management and cost control of the various projects. In addition, you will be accountable for supporting the implementation of processes, checks and balances to determine and maintain Budget, Actual Cost and Estimate at Completion (EACs) of projects. We are seeking an individual who must demonstrate an aptitude for efficiency, problem solving, and resourcefulness with a deep commitment to the Program goals. This role will be based in a Stantec office on a full-time basis.
Your Key Responsibilities
Maintain program-level budgets in accordance with the Total Cost Management (TCM) framework.
Maintain cost coding system aligned with the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), ensuring accurate allocation of actuals, commitments, and forecasts for consistent reporting, traceability, and performance analysis.
Prepare and maintain detailed cost reports, dashboards, and performance indicators, identifying and analyzing cost variances.
Prepare cost forecasts, integrating actual costs, accruals, trends, and potential changes.
Work with the Program team to develop and maintain program and project cash flows to support the delivery of the capital infrastructure program
Support the overall funding/financing strategies for the program based on the program cash flow
Prepare all required budget requests and associated justifications to ensure the uninterrupted funding of program activities
Support all financial activities required to support issuance of revenue bonds; secure grant funding, loans and other forms of program funding
Assist with the preparation of program budgets, work with program controls and accounting staff to maintain program accounting information in compliance with all funding sources, oversee the tracking and management of all expenditures
Maintain the assurance program to support compliance with the terms and conditions of interrelated state and federal loans, manage and update a comprehensive inventory of loan requirements to enable program compliance, communicate state and federal loans requirements to interdisciplinary teams that may include design, construction, safety, permitting, land use, real estate acquisition, finance and controls, procurement, and public outreach personnel
Work with the Program team to develop and deliver the monthly update reporting package for the client. This will include cost, schedule, EAC and design updates for the month.
Support Procurement and Contracts Administrator with procurement activities including but not limited to, bidding, change management, document management, and closeout
Administer updates and maintenance of the assigned Program
Assist in ensuring compliance with corporate financial policies, audit requirements, and control frameworks.
Work as part of an integrated consultant-client team
May required travel to client site
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Experience with financial systems such as SAP, Oracle or others is desired
Experience on large capital infrastructure programs is desired
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and other standard business applications
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to concurrently manage multiple assignments and quickly adapt to new priorities
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or similar discipline
A minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience including developing processes and procedures related to cost and budget management and managing contract management information
Experience in large capital expenditure projects desired
Sound understanding of AACE International TCM Framework desired
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
By managing capital programs and projects as if they were our own, our project management business, and technical experts work with clients to strategize, plan, and implement projects that help them achieve their organization's objectives. Our award-winning team has managed thousands of projects across all sectors - hospitals, airports, and entire university campuses; infrastructure like mass transit and water-treatment facilities; and energy and resource assignments, from mines to wind farms.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is currently looking for a Cost Controls Specialist to join our growing team! You will be reporting to the Program Leadership team, and will provide the program manager, program delivery manager, and project managers with viable information for effective management and cost control of the various projects. In addition, you will be accountable for supporting the implementation of processes, checks and balances to determine and maintain Budget, Actual Cost and Estimate at Completion (EACs) of projects. We are seeking an individual who must demonstrate an aptitude for efficiency, problem solving, and resourcefulness with a deep commitment to the Program goals. This role will be based in a Stantec office on a full-time basis.
Your Key Responsibilities
Maintain program-level budgets in accordance with the Total Cost Management (TCM) framework.
Maintain cost coding system aligned with the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), ensuring accurate allocation of actuals, commitments, and forecasts for consistent reporting, traceability, and performance analysis.
Prepare and maintain detailed cost reports, dashboards, and performance indicators, identifying and analyzing cost variances.
Prepare cost forecasts, integrating actual costs, accruals, trends, and potential changes.
Work with the Program team to develop and maintain program and project cash flows to support the delivery of the capital infrastructure program
Support the overall funding/financing strategies for the program based on the program cash flow
Prepare all required budget requests and associated justifications to ensure the uninterrupted funding of program activities
Support all financial activities required to support issuance of revenue bonds; secure grant funding, loans and other forms of program funding
Assist with the preparation of program budgets, work with program controls and accounting staff to maintain program accounting information in compliance with all funding sources, oversee the tracking and management of all expenditures
Maintain the assurance program to support compliance with the terms and conditions of interrelated state and federal loans, manage and update a comprehensive inventory of loan requirements to enable program compliance, communicate state and federal loans requirements to interdisciplinary teams that may include design, construction, safety, permitting, land use, real estate acquisition, finance and controls, procurement, and public outreach personnel
Work with the Program team to develop and deliver the monthly update reporting package for the client. This will include cost, schedule, EAC and design updates for the month.
Support Procurement and Contracts Administrator with procurement activities including but not limited to, bidding, change management, document management, and closeout
Administer updates and maintenance of the assigned Program
Assist in ensuring compliance with corporate financial policies, audit requirements, and control frameworks.
Work as part of an integrated consultant-client team
May required travel to client site
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Experience with financial systems such as SAP, Oracle or others is desired
Experience on large capital infrastructure programs is desired
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and other standard business applications
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to concurrently manage multiple assignments and quickly adapt to new priorities
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or similar discipline
A minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience including developing processes and procedures related to cost and budget management and managing contract management information
Experience in large capital expenditure projects desired
Sound understanding of AACE International TCM Framework desired
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.