Senior Cost Controller

2 weeks ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Stantec Full time

When you care deeply about the work you do, it's rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects.  

Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community. 

We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization's objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life.

Your Opportunity 

Stantec is seeking a Senior Cost Controller to support a major Lower Mainland infrastructure program. This is a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment requiring strong cost governance, structured reporting, and a high level of commercial awareness. The role will work closely with the Program Leadership team and embedded client staff, providing clear and reliable cost visibility to enable informed decision-making.

The ideal candidate will be collaborative, proactive, and skilled at managing both data and relationships while reinforcing standards necessary for successful delivery of complex capital works.

Your Key Responsibilities


• Maintain and update program and project-level budgets in alignment with the approved cost baseline

• Manage the cost coding structure (CBS) and ensure accurate allocation of actuals, commitments, and forecasts

• Produce regular cost reports, dashboards, and financial performance metrics

• Perform variance analysis and provide early warnings on emerging trends

• Support development of Estimate at Completion (EAC) values, integrating actual cost, trends, and change impacts

• Develop and maintain program and project cash flows in coordination with finance and schedule teams

• Participate in monthly reporting cycles, including cost-schedule integration and risks/opportunities updates

• Implement and reinforce governance measures for data quality, version control, and auditability

• Support change management processes including cost impacts, approvals, and traceability

• Assist with procurement and contract administration activities including commitments, invoices, and closeout

• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, controls, and audit requirements

• Maintain strong coordination with accounting, commercial, scheduling, and document control teams

• Contribute to continuous improvement of project controls systems, including adoption of new digital tools (e.g., PMIS / cost system updates)

• Work effectively within an integrated client-consultant environment and strengthen client relationships





Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

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