Project Controller (Junior)

Job title: Project Controller (Junior)
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Contract length: 01 year
Start date: Sept 02nd, 2024
Schedule: Mon-Fri (40 hours/week) Hybrid

Description:
Our client is a major North American energy company based in Calgary, Alberta - Canada, that develops and operates natural gas pipelines, storage facilities and power-generation plants, with focus on renewable energy sources.


Responsibilities:

• Forecast project completion costs based on trends and basic EVM methods, including productivity, labor rate analysis, work budget, approved changes, progress.
• Maintain project forecast and cost flow in PIMS and SAP
• Review and analyze committed, incurred, actual, and forecasted costs for each WBS level against approved budget, approved changes, and remaining work.
• Provide guidance to Project Managers and project team on matters relating to project controls, including analysis on value of remaining work, forecast adjustments, budget or commitment availability.
• Maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as per company standards, and ensure alignment with schedule and work progress.
• Maintain trend logs and supporting data
• Track use of contingency, management reserve, and approved changes to project budget
• Support the Project Manager by reviewing cost estimates
• Collaborate with Project Manager and stakeholders to define construction cost tracking to ensure commitments, schedule requirements, and risk items are accurately represented in the project forecast
• Work with Project Support to ensure requisitions and accruals are correctly captured and issued.
• Perform Closeout of existing projects, including review of labour forecasts, aged commitments, punchlist completion, and SAP system closures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Post-Secondary degree in a related field, including Finance, Accounting, Business Administration
• An alternative combination of education and experience may be considered
• 3 or more years of related experience
• Working knowledge of project control functions and processes, including cost control, change management, financial, and project accounting processes and systems
• Results oriented with sound problem-solving and analytical skills and an aptitude for attention to detail and accuracy
• Intermediate Microsoft Office experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Experience with budgets ranging from $ 50M to $ 200M
• Knowledge of SAP Project Systems, or other cost control systems (PIMS, Ecosys)
• Field-based construction experience on linear infrastructure or facility builds.
• Knowledge of Power BI
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)

Apply here or send your resume to globalrecruitment@nesfircroft.com directly to apply.

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