Senior Cost Analyst

Job Description

As Senior Cost Analyst, you will be involved in:

• Implement, administer and maintain cost control system and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts for projects of medium complexity and value
• Develop and maintain detailed cost estimates and support change control processes.
• Integrate estimates, contract values, and management reserves into a comprehensive cost baseline.
• Validate contractor bids, internal estimates, and ensure cost alignment with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Implement Earned Value Management (EVM) and change management.
• Analyze cost and schedule performance indices (CPI, SPI) and determine impacts to overall project health.
• Ensure integration of cost and schedule systems and validate progress measurement methods.
• Lead development of monthly cost reports, providing variance analysis, trend summaries, cash flow forecasts, and cost-to-complete estimates.
• Present cost performance updates to senior leadership, project sponsors, and clients.
• Prepare high-level dashboards, KPI reports, and executive summaries.
• Lead and mentor junior and intermediate cost controllers.

Other Key responsibilities at senior level

• Business Development – Being aware and proactive to highlight potential opportunities to Associate Directors and Directors
• Staff management– Input into performance review process of consultants and graduate consultants
• Recruitment - Inclusion in selection and recruitment process, including interviews
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Project Controls, Estimating, and Cost Control on major infrastructure or transit projects.
• 8+ years of experience in complex, high-profile, mega construction projects.
• Relevant knowledge of cost control processes, budgeting, forecasting, and change management.
• Familiarity with Cost Plus or Cost Reimbursable Contract delivery model is an asset
• A recognized university degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Construction Management or a relevant subject
• Certification or designation from a professional organization is an asset (i.e. MRICS, CCP)
• Relevant expertise in cost control software (EcoSys, Prism, SAP, Oracle, etc).

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.