Senior Cost Controller

Position : Senior Cost Controller

Location : Montreal, Quebec

Employment type : Contract - highly extendable

Introduction

Join us in shaping the future of manufacturing with a leading multi-billion-dollar company in Montreal, Quebec, as we embark on constructing a state-of-the-art gigafactory.

We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Cost Controller to oversee project finances, analyze costs, manage budgets, and mitigate risks.

With over 10 years of CAPEX project cost control experience, solid technical expertise, and a passion for project execution, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report on project costs, including budgets, forecasts, and actual expenditures of suppliers.
• Create and manage timely cost estimates in the event of changes in scope.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure that budgets are met, and change is managed with appropriate approvals.
• Monitor and control costs associated with labour, materials, equipment, and subcontractors of suppliers.
• Evaluate and manage risks associated with project costs and provide recommendations to mitigate those risks in sr. leadership governance.
• Develop a cashflow and report actual vs planned expenditures. Provide bi-weekly reports and visibility to the Factory Program Central PMO
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with team, suppliers, and contractors.
• Ensures that accounting and cost control structures are appropriate for the current project phase, scope of work, and contracting strategy.
• Establishes budgets for control accounts, purchase orders, contracts and work packages based on the detailed cost estimate.
• Develops and provides preliminary estimates / costings Work with various cost management application platforms to support all project stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field is considered an asset.
• Solid technical experience in all cost management areas, including estimating, pre-contract, post contract and final account.
• Excellent communication & presentation skills in English
• Strong Analytical skills
• Passion and enthusiasm for project Execution, Construction and Commercials.
• Circa 10+ years’ experience in CAPEX project cost control.
• Proficient in MS suite, Power Bi or equivalent.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of cost control methodologies, tools, and systems, with experience in implementing and maintaining a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• Familiarity with project budgeting, cost estimation, and cost variance analysis.
• strong coordination, communication skills and influencing skills.
• Commercial and contract exposures.

What We Offer

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About Us

Brunel has a reputation for working with some of the best in the business. That’s what we continually strive for. Brunel provides the global recruitment and workforce services you need to lead your industry.

With 45 years of market experience in Renewable Energy, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Mining, and Infrastructure, we help you finish major projects safely, compliantly, on-time, within budget and at the highest quality, so you can keep growing anywhere in the world.