Senior Costing Manager

Responsibilities

Lead the practice

• Serve as a senior enterprise resource for PCL’s costing, forecasting, cost-control, and change-management practices across a diverse range of projects, contract models, and delivery methods.
• Maintain practical, scalable cost-management guidance aligned with PCL business guides and project and market needs; address recurring risks and inconsistent practices with enterprise solutions.
• Advise leaders and teams on complex cost structures, forecasts, contingency, risk and opportunity, subcontract costs, unit-price and self-perform work, and emerging project-control challenges.

Develop people and capability

• Coach project managers, coordinators, engineers, superintendents, and district leaders in cost, forecast, and change management; strengthen onboarding and targeted project and team support.
• Design and deliver training, coaching, and facilitation in the format that fits the need: one-to-one coaching with individual leaders, in-person workshops and sessions with project and district groups, and large virtual events that raise the collective cost-management skillset of PCLers.
• Work with district champions and project support to turn experienced builders’ judgment into practical guidance, resources, examples, and decision support for future leaders.

Lead PM4+ Cost Management

• Provide operational leadership for PM4+ Cost Management, representing project and district needs and helping establish business priorities that align the platform with how teams plan, manage, forecast, and report work.
• Partner with Business Technology and PM4+ stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize and evaluate enhancements, and guide implementation and adoption; use project and district feedback to improve usability, efficiency, data quality, and confidence in project information.
• Advance capabilities for cost-management setup, budgets and cost codes, labor costing, project cost and forecasting, subcontract management, risk and opportunity, and related workflows.

Influence enterprise performance

• Build strong cross-functional relationships across the enterprise, including operations, ICS, Professional Development, Finance, and Business Technology to improve the quality, consistency, and usefulness of project cost and forecast information across PCL.
• Travel up to 25% throughout North America to work directly with project teams and district leaders. Occasional temporary project support may be required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive construction experience preferred, including leadership and mentoring responsibilities. Candidates with comparable depth of operational experience are encouraged to apply.
• Post-secondary education or training in construction management, engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in project costing, forecasting, cost controls, and change management, including hands-on experience reviewing Labor Cost Reports and Project Cost and Forecast information.
• Experience with diverse project types, contract models, delivery methods, and construction approaches. Exposure to both Buildings and Civil or Industrial work is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of project-management practices, and accounting principles and processes.
• Advanced ability to distinguish a process problem, a learning gap, a data issue, and a technology opportunity.
• Proven ability to coach, train, mentor, and influence experienced project leaders without relying solely on positional authority, including confident facilitation of one-to-one coaching, in-person group sessions, and large virtual learning events.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, relationship-management, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate current practices, build alignment across stakeholders, and convert complex operational needs into practical, adoptable solutions.
• For Canada-based candidates, Gold Seal certification is an asset.

Your Work Has Purpose Here

PCL projects are where life happens, where communities connect, careers begin, and progress is made. Regardless of the type of project, we are building something bigger: a future that's inclusive, resilient and full of opportunity.

At PCL Constructors Inc., we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone belongs. We value the diverse experiences, identities and perspectives our employees bring. Employment decisions are based on merit, potential and the drive to make a difference, regardless of race, gender, age, ability or background.

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Company: PCL Constructors Inc.

Primary Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Corporate)

Job Title: Senior Costing Manager

Requisition ID: 14860