Cost Specialist

Senior Cost Specialist

Duration: 1 year contract

Location: Calgary, AB

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Target start date: 13th July 2026

Target end date: 12th July 2027

Position Overview

This opportunity is suited to an experienced project cost control professional supporting construction and project delivery activities within a technically demanding environment. The role focuses on cost tracking, reporting, forecasting, and the provision of accurate financial insight to support project decision-making. This position requires strong analytical capability, a disciplined approach to data quality, and the ability to work effectively across project and business teams. The role would suit a candidate who can identify cost trends, support financial control, and contribute to strong project performance outcomes.

Role Context

This opportunity sits within a construction and project environment and will support project delivery through robust cost control and reporting activities. Relevant background in construction-related projects is essential, and experience within oil and gas, infrastructure, or other large-scale capital project environments would be advantageous. Exposure to project closeout and financial reconciliation activities would also be beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain accurate, complete, and timely project cost reports.
• Provide cost control guidance and support to project management teams.
• Review documentation to confirm correct cost coding and allocation.
• Support change management activities through the preparation of trends and change orders.
• Analyse and forecast project costs, highlighting risks and potential impacts.
• Consolidate and interpret data from multiple sources to support cost analysis and reporting.
• Maintain structured cost information to support efficient project closeout reporting.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams on cost-related matters.

Qualifications & Experience

• Intermediate to senior-level experience in project cost control or project controls.
• Construction or construction-related project experience is required.
• Strong understanding of cost reporting, cost coding, and forecasting processes.
• Experience supporting change management processes, including trends and change orders.
• Proficiency with relevant industry systems, including PIMS, Qbyte, OnBase, Maximo, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and consolidate complex data sets.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across project and business teams.
• High attention to detail and commitment to reporting accuracy.

About the Company

This company operates within the energy sector in Canada and supports complex project delivery activities within a technically focused environment.

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique hiring needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift’s geographical reach and talent network are unmatched across the industry. If this opportunity is of interest, please apply now.