Cost Controller, Infrastructure

Essential Responsibilities

• Establish and monitor project budgets, track productivity, and conduct financial updates as required.
• Facilitate and participate in project audits.
• Oversee analysis and reporting of project performance key metrics (e.g. CPI, SPI, key commodity tracking, etc.); propose corrective actions to maintain performance/productivity; provide timely alerts on adverse trends.
• Implement & maintain an Earned Value Management plan to measure project performance, identify variances, and inform accurate forecasting.
• Provide support to Commercial & Procurement teams on subcontractor claims assessment and claims development.
• Lead a team of Cost Controls staff specializing in cost control and change management.
• Lead the development of project-specific Cost Controls plan, documenting processes and procedures to be followed on the project
• Develop and maintain a risk management plan, ensuring mitigation strategies are effectively implemented.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings and support strategic planning efforts to optimize schedules and budgets.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports, highlighting progress, cost, and schedule performance.
• Support management of change activities, including change orders, directives, and claims.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and ensure timely communication with all stakeholders.
• Create, promote, and maintain a safe, open & respectful workplace culture and environment.
• Provide feedback & guidance to direct reports for annual goal setting; support in the establishment of individual career development plans and in identifying training & professional development opportunities.
• Conduct annual performance reviews (with mid-year check-ins) & provide constructive feedback; implement performance improvement plans as needed with support from Human Resources.
• Collaborate with schedulers to align cost and schedule data for earned value analysis