Site Cost Controller (Contractor)

Position Overview  

Giffen Consulting Ltd. (Giffen) is looking for an experienced Site Cost Controller to join our growing team. This is a contract position of approximately 12 months with the possibility of renewal. Working across mining, utilities, and heavy industrial projects, you'll take ownership of multidisciplinary engineering projects from initiation through close-out while helping shape how we continue to grow as a company. This work is all completed at the mine site in northern Saskatchewan. The successful candidate will spend 2 weeks on site working, and then get 2 weeks off. Camp/food will be provided, along with living out allowance (LOA) on travel days only.

The Site Cost Controller develops and maintains site project cost information, maintains planned and actual cost and commitment schedules; and, in conjunction with the Lead Cost Controller and Site Project Controls Manager, oversees variations and revisions to existing budgets, as well as changes to scope and contract variation quotations. The Site Cost Controller monitors, controls and reports on site cost history and forecast. 

About Us  

Giffen is a Canadian company, with offices in Vancouver, BC, and Toronto, ON. that provides fit-for-purpose engineering and project delivery solutions, specializing in the mining, utility, and heavy industrial sectors.

At Giffen, we take pride in our ability to deliver flexible strategies that are tailored to the specific needs of our clients. We value relationships above all else – within our team and with our clients. We hold our team to the highest level of accountability to ensure we provide tailored solutions to successfully execute our client’s projects.

We believe that open communication is the key to fostering reliable and lasting relationships within our company and with those who we conduct business with.

Key Responsibilities  

The ideal candidate will be able to:

  Safety:

• A strong personal commitment to safety


• Personal responsibility for safety incident reporting


• Behavioral-based safety ethos to be embraced


• Personal responsibility for stopping any unsafe behavior as and when it occurs, and hereafter reporting the safety incident so that corrective action may be obtained

  Project schedule monitoring and updates:

• Using project schedule and progress reports: obtain site progress info and generate data and curves for each cost profile

Cost control:

• Establish with the assistance of the Lead Cost Controller asset management methodology, based on client asset management philosophy (asset register)


• Produce asset capitalization report (as required)


• Record and maintain site commitments based on procurement contracts, contract amendments, contract change notices, PO revisions and recommendations to award/amend


• Attend periodic reviews and establish and maintain forecasts for all packages and ensure full coding, based on status report, expenditures (ex Project Accountant) and project changes/trends (ex Trend and Change Coordinator)


• Forecast project contingency requirements, escalation, forex, currencies, etc.


• Finalize coding with Lead Cost Controller of all detailed line items, based on procurement package register, approved capital cost estimate and project coding


• Separate all detailed line items into procurement packages, contract packages etc.


• Import detailed data into cost system and run complete detailed baseline cost report by package


• Update and maintain budget with approved PCNs


• Assign budget for procurement packages and perform budget reconciliation


• Produce and review with Lead Cost Controller cost report and analyze variances


• Generate data and curves for each cost profile (baselines and periodic updates)


• Attend detailed direct cost review for committed scope


• Update budget, commitment, forecast, payment and cost statement for monthly report

Project trend and change management:

• Once a change is approved, attend periodic reviews, establish and maintain forecasts for all packages, and finalize coding of all detailed line items.

  Project accounting and reconciliation:

• Receive invoice expenditures from Project Accountant and attend periodic reviews and establish and maintain forecasts for all packages.

  Construction progress and performance measurement:

• Obtain progress info from construction schedule (per Planner).

  Procurement progress measurement:

• Using project schedule (Planner); expediting status report (Expeditor); unprocessed invoices list (project accountant); vendor progress report (purchasing agent) and cost report, calculate progress for all purchase orders. Consolidate purchasing progress into single report. Establish overall progress for equipment manufacturing and materials supply. Issue progress reports and calculate progress for all purchase orders.

  Project progress measurement and earned value:

• Establish overall progress for equipment manufacturing and materials supply


• Obtain progress info via progress reports, EPCM status report, vendor progress report and cost report and: calculate progress for client's work, all indirect packages and all POs


• Consolidate all progress measurement into single report.


• Calculate earned value

Qualifications + Experience  

• Essential
  
  
  
  • Relevant degree or diploma in engineering or project management and a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a Cost Controller/Cost Technician in a multidiscipline project environment
  
  
  • Sound technical knowledge in a multi-discipline environment
  
  
  • Good knowledge of budgeting, forecasting final costs, cash flows and estimating
  
  
  • Overview of procurement, contracts, quantity surveying, planning, scheduling and engineering processes and procedures
  
  
  • Working knowledge of Estimating and tendering processes
  
  
  • Good knowledge of project management principles
  
  
  • Computer literacy (MS Office package)
  
  
  • Technical knowledge of building, civil, mechanical, and basic knowledge in electrical and Control disciplines.
  
  
  Preferred
  
  
  
  • Interpersonal and good communication skills
  
  
  • Time management
  
  
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  
  
  • Planning and organizing
  
  
  • Budgeting skills
  
  
  • Verbal and written communications
  
  
  • Presentation skills
  
  
  • Member of AACE International or Similar
  
  

What We Offer  

Giffen is an open, welcoming, accepting, and positive space for all our employees and contractors. Here are some of the perks
of working for us! 

• Connect through monthly continuous performance management meetings


• Encourage continual learning through courses and conferences


• Support professional designation certification


• Invest in our people through a variety of corporate programs


• Host company-wide social events

Why Join Our Team? 

• Small, growing team


• Competitive compensation package including RRSP matching program


• Employee Health Spending Account


• Short + Long-Term Incentives


• Flexible Work-From-Home option


• Offices in Gastown, Vancouver & Downtown Toronto