Cost Control Lead

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As a Cost Control Lead, you will provide leadership with timely analysis of project performance, as well as support project management governance. You will lead the cost control team using cost management, forecasting, budgeting, financial, and scheduling expertise to track, monitor, evaluate, analyze and report cost and other project performance, ensuring any cost saving opportunities are identified in a timely manner. Primary duties include:

• Develop and implement cost controls processes, practices, and work instructions.
• Develop and maintain the project work breakdown structure (WBS) and cost breakdown structure (CBS).
• Establish and manage project control budget.
• Track, monitor and forecast project cost to define estimate at completion and identify cost overruns.
• Create, analyze, and reconcile project cash flow against forecasts and schedules.
• Establish, oversee, maintain, and provide analysis on cost controls reporting including earned value management (EVM), dashboards, and key performance indicators (KPI).
• Support project change management, including claims and change requests.
• Review and coordinate invoices approval.
• Support procurement by verifying and coding commitment against proper control account.
• Interface and collaborate with internal functional groups and external consultants/contractors.
• Support the goals and objectives of the Green Line Program, ensuring adherence to project controls processes and audit requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field plus at least 8 years of related professional experience.
• Experience leading cost controls for a large, complex, high-profile, multi-partnered construction project.
• Experience in multi-billion dollar project is required.
• Experience controlling projects under different contract structures (for example: design-build, construction management, design-bid-build).
• Project management certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), or Certified Cost Professional (CCP) will be considered an asset.
• LRT mega project experience greater than $1B is an asset.
• Preference will be given to applicants with experience in project management and/or cost management software (for example: InEight, EcoSys, PeopleSoft, Primavera P6), Microsoft Office Suite (Power BI, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), and previous experience developing and implementing processes.
• Success in this position requires excellent collaboration, communication, organizational, analytical and customer service skills.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.

Pre-employment Requirements

• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Union: Exempt

Business Unit: Green Line

Position Type: 1 Permanent

Location: 411, 1 Street S.E.

Compensation: Level M1 $113, ,700 per annum

Days of Work: This position works a 5 day

work week earning 1 day off in a 3 week cycle.

Hours of work: Standard 35 hour work week

Audience: Internal/External

Apply By: November 27, 2025

Job ID #: 312883