Are you a rigorous technical professional with a sharp eye for construction project budgets and real-time field data? We are seeking a highly autonomous and strategic cost control engineer to oversee the financial performance, resource tracking, and productivity analysis for a major, multi-million-dollar industrial infrastructure project lasting four years in Montreal-Est. In this key role, you will act as a vital representative for the end client, ensuring strict adherence to project budgets, contract compliance, and execution timelines. Unlike traditional estimating roles that are isolated in corporate offices, this position requires a 100% presence at the site project office. We firmly believe that to control and optimize construction efficiency effectively, one must be fully immersed where the work happens.
As a cost control engineer on our team, you will join a culture that values ingenuity, agility, and out-of-the-box thinking. We look beyond rigid, black-and-white engineering profiles; instead, we seek technical professionals who bring real energy, adaptability, and an analytical mindset to the field. Your daily workload will heavily prioritize on-site productivity analysis, assessing mobilized labor force, tracking hours worked, evaluating material quantities used, and proactively identifying cost variances. Additionally, you will handle a crucial estimation component, conducting detailed verifications of subcontractor bids to validate the accuracy of both pricing and associated quantities. Within our organization, career growth is not a rigid linear path, but an exponential journey fueled by your own curiosity. The more interest you show in broadening your scope, the more resources and support we provide to elevate your professional path.
To maintain maximum precision on a heavy industrial site, leveraging recognized industry benchmarking tools is vital. Therefore, a solid practical knowledge or mastery of the Rsmeans cost estimation software is necessary to carry out unit price analyses and track market trends. The selected cost control engineer will have all the necessary tools to transform raw field data into actionable financial strategies that secure project success.
AdvantagesBy taking on this cost control engineer opportunity, you will benefit from a premier working environment and competitive advantages:
• Highly competitive starting salary or flexible contract rate tailored to your unique workforce experience (starting at $130,000/year or equivalent contract hourly rate).
• Comprehensive group insurance plan covering health, dental, and medical needs for you and your family.
• Structured career development program featuring continuous training and personalized professional mentorship.
• Fully paid corporate cell phone provided from day one.
• Flexible work schedule options to support a healthy work-life balance.
• The opportunity to build a long-term career within an agile corporate culture that rewards potential and removes growth ceilings.
ResponsibilitiesAs the dedicated cost control engineer at our site project office, your primary responsibilities will include:
• Analyzing daily construction productivity on-site by leveraging key financial performance indicators.
• Assuring the strict control and tracking of project resources, including quantities of materials utilized and labor mobilization.
• Conducting thorough verifications of incoming subcontractor and supplier bids using Rsmeans to validate pricing and quantity accuracy.
• Evaluating the financial impact of project change orders, technical addenda, and revised drawings against the baseline budget.
• Preparing detailed cost reports, regular cash flow forecasts, and final cost-to-complete projections to identify variances early.
• Collaborating closely with project managers and superintendents to optimize cost-efficiency and labor productivity on the field.
• Actively utilizing Rsmeans software to analyze, index, and update the project's historical unit price databases.
• Performing routine site walks and technical inspections to cross-reference accounting data with actual physical progress.
QualificationsTo thrive as a cost control engineer within this large-scale industrial project, you should possess the following skills:
• Superior analytical skills, a strong mathematical focus, and a disciplined habit of performing constant double-checks on data.
• Strong fluid intelligence and mental agility to react efficiently to unforeseen site issues, contract changes, and tight timelines.
• High level of professional autonomy and a proven capability to manage the financial health of a large project independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, transparency, and a natural ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• A solution-oriented approach driven by ingenuity, adding tangible value to infrastructure and public works budgets.
• Excellent communication skills to present complex financial and engineering metrics clearly to various stakeholders.
The ideal candidate for this cost control engineer position will meet the following criteria:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.Eng. / BAC) in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a matching technical discipline.
• Active membership in good standing with a professional engineering order (such as the OIQ) with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in cost control and estimation.
• Non-engineering professionals holding a minimum of ten (10) years of rock-solid, verified experience in heavy industrial construction cost control are also highly encouraged to apply.
• Proven track record working on large-scale infrastructure or complex industrial projects with budgets scaling into tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Practical mastery or strong working knowledge of the Rsmeans cost estimation software.
• Knowledge of or interest in 3D modeling and project tracking tools such as Revit, Navisworks, or Plant 3D (an asset for quantity take-offs).
• Valid ASP Construction card (Quebec health and safety certification).
• Absolute readiness to work 100% on-site at our dedicated project office located in Montreal-Est.
SummaryChoosing to advance your career as a cost control engineer with us means joining a passionate community of builders who place human potential and engineering ingenuity at the heart of everything they do. Through our recruitment partnership with Randstad Operational, a global leader in talent solutions, we guarantee an efficient, transparent, and highly supportive hiring process guided by recruiters who are genuine experts in the technical and engineering fields. This four-year mandate is the perfect playground to test your expertise, leave a lasting impact on public infrastructure, and take your professional growth to the next level. Don't wait to confidently shape your future—apply today on the Randstad website or connect directly with our specialized team!
If this cost control engineer role does not quite align with your current career goals, contact us to explore other options. We will guide you toward work that matches your unique skills and ambitions.
You can apply directly to this email: david.lamontagne@randstad.ca
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