COST CONTROL ANALYST (SITE)

Location

Fort McMurray, AB | Canada

Job description

ABOUT THIS CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The Western Industrial Region delivers solutions to a diverse customer base in Oil & Gas, Mining, Hydro, and Manufacturing across Canada's four Western Provinces. Our business line includes Construction, Turnarounds & Maintenance, Commissioning, Fabrication and Engineering Services.

If you are a committed and collaborative professional looking to contribute to a hard-working, innovative team, this opportunity is for you.

We are seeking a Cost Control Analyst to be based at the CNRL Horizon Site in Northern Alberta. This is a temporary position to support an industrial construction turnaround project January 2024. Charter flights from Calgary or Edmonton and camp will be provided.

The Cost Control Analyst will be responsible for providing daily direction, sound judgment and experience to the project controls functions towards the accomplishment of project-defined goals and objectives. Assist with development of all reports set forth in the client business requirements as well as indicated in the corporate reporting procedures. Interface and provide ongoing support to the Turnaround team and/or Clients.

• Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Develops and maintains Work Breakdown structure for project(s).
• Assists in the use of drawings and specifications in the establishment of project baseline data
• Begins basic analysis of cost and schedule variances, baseline fundamentals, concepts and principles
• Develops knowledge of accounting principles and applies the concepts and principles of project revenue and cost
• Assists in assembling data for trending and forecasting
• Understands progress/performance data and associated concepts and principles. Participates in the collection of progress data and review of performance trends
• Familiar with earned value, scope control and change management, including concepts, principles and methodologies
• Collects data and produces an initial analysis on manpower, labor hour, and labor cost requirements versus budget and funding limitations
• Collects and analyzes data for tracking actual cost to funding limitations
• Provides support to tracking purchase order and subcontract commitments and expenditures
• Familiar with the concepts and principles of project revenue and cost
• Exposure to basic scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts and principles
• Introduced to performance management and cost/schedule integration concepts and principles. Develops knowledge of scope control and change management
• Supports project reporting process as required
• Develops budgets based on approved estimates
• Analyzes cost and schedule data for project reporting and progress data in analyzing performance trends
• Applies progress/performance data and associated concepts and principles in creating project reports
• Provides support for tracking purchase orders and subcontract commitments and expenditures
• May participate in project cost review meetings and other duties as assigned

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Communicates Effectively (excellent verbal and written communication skills)
• Holds Self and Others Accountable (proven ability to accurately handle a high volume of transactions, meet deadlines and prioritize workload)
• Problem Solving and Innovation (Strong analytical and critical thinking skills)
• Teamwork and Collaboration (Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a variety of people in a professional manner; Flexible team player with the ability to function independently while working in a team environment)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business Management, or related field.
• Project Management Professional certification is an asset.
• Combination of Education and Experience may be considered

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 5 years' experience leading Project Controls at a Hydro Carbon site
• JD Edwards software experience is preferred
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required

SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS 

• Shall be a competent person as defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Analytical with strong problem solving skills
• Effective Communication, Presentation and Written skills
• Knowledge of applicable laws, government regulation and documentation requirements to the role
• Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to change
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and in a team based environment
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Computer Literacy; MS Word, Outlook and Excel
• Valid class 5 drivers' license (with clean 3-year abstract)
• A pre-access A&D must be achieved for employment on site

Black & McDonald welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

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