Cost Controller - Talent Pool

Job Description

The Cost Consultant (Controls) day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Reviewing month end reporting data with the delivery teams and identifying priority projects to be reported up to the leadership team.

• Supporting project managers in all elements of project controls including forecasting, scheduling, change management and risk management. The Senior Consultant does this through advising the project managers on utilizing controls tools within Project Governance Framework and through Project Management Software, and reviewing the outputs they produce.

• Reviewing contract changes prior to their execution in the financial system.

• Reviewing pre-tender requests prior to projects going out to tender to confirm budget is available and that the cost information has the appropriate breakdown for entry into the financial system.

• Supporting Project Managers in transferring capital project costs to assets and the financial closure of projects.

• Experience in using controls tools or Project Management Software functionality to support Project Controls.

• Reporting on project cost variances, and providing status updates on projects of interest when requested.

Working as a team and effectively engaging different stakeholders is essential to carrying out the Senior Consultant role. The Senior Consultant should:

• Understand different stakeholder and team member priorities and adapt how we support them accordingly

• Embrace change and continuous improvement, and be a champion of change

• Prioritize tasks when there is a high volume of varied activities

• Demonstrate an ability to work both independently and as a team

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working for a large Infrastructure client

• A recognized University Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

• Either advancing towards or have achieved membership of relevant Professional Organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS); The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE)

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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