Project Cost Controller
BH-334068
Posted: 27/04/2026
- Competitive
- Canada Alberta Alberta
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Controls – Cost Specialist to support a high-volume maintenance and construction environment. This role is focused on cost control, progress measurement, and financial tracking across a large portfolio of shop-based and field-based industrial projects. The ideal candidate is comfortable working closely with project managers, supervisors, and fabrication/field teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Monitor and track project costs, budgets, PO values, and financial performance
across 25+ active projects ranging from $15K to $1M+.
• Apply earned value, rules of credit, and progress measurement methodologies to ensure accurate reporting.
• Validate inputs and outputs, ensuring progress metrics align with cost performance.
• Support lumpsum and maintenance-based projects by monitoring cost trends and identifying variances.
• Work closely with the Project Management team, shop supervisors, and field
personnel to gather data and validate progress.
• Assist with cost forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Maintain high-volume cost documentation and ensure accuracy in a fast-moving environment with new work coming in regularly.
• Participate in team meetings and integrate into the site environment
• Support both fabrication shop and field-based activities, a pipefitter or trades background is considered an asset.
• Work a 4/10s schedule with flexibility for overtime as required.
Qualifications
• 3+ years of experience in Project Controls – Cost, ideally within maintenance,
construction, or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of earned value, rules of credit, and progress measurement.
• Experience supporting high-volume, fast-paced project environments.
• Ability to translate experience into actionable success in cost tracking and
reporting.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis skills; finance background is an asset.
• Experience working with POs, cost monitoring, and budget alignment.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team player with PMs, shop teams, and field
crews.
Work Environment
• Mix of shop support (fabrication) and field-based activities.
• High-volume project environment with continuous new work intake (10–80% new projects regularly).
• Collaborative, fast-paced team environment with strong support from operations
and PM leadership.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
We are seeking an experienced Project Controls – Cost Specialist to support a high-volume maintenance and construction environment. This role is focused on cost control, progress measurement, and financial tracking across a large portfolio of shop-based and field-based industrial projects. The ideal candidate is comfortable working closely with project managers, supervisors, and fabrication/field teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Monitor and track project costs, budgets, PO values, and financial performance
across 25+ active projects ranging from $15K to $1M+.
• Apply earned value, rules of credit, and progress measurement methodologies to ensure accurate reporting.
• Validate inputs and outputs, ensuring progress metrics align with cost performance.
• Support lumpsum and maintenance-based projects by monitoring cost trends and identifying variances.
• Work closely with the Project Management team, shop supervisors, and field
personnel to gather data and validate progress.
• Assist with cost forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Maintain high-volume cost documentation and ensure accuracy in a fast-moving environment with new work coming in regularly.
• Participate in team meetings and integrate into the site environment
• Support both fabrication shop and field-based activities, a pipefitter or trades background is considered an asset.
• Work a 4/10s schedule with flexibility for overtime as required.
Qualifications
• 3+ years of experience in Project Controls – Cost, ideally within maintenance,
construction, or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of earned value, rules of credit, and progress measurement.
• Experience supporting high-volume, fast-paced project environments.
• Ability to translate experience into actionable success in cost tracking and
reporting.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis skills; finance background is an asset.
• Experience working with POs, cost monitoring, and budget alignment.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team player with PMs, shop teams, and field
crews.
Work Environment
• Mix of shop support (fabrication) and field-based activities.
• High-volume project environment with continuous new work intake (10–80% new projects regularly).
• Collaborative, fast-paced team environment with strong support from operations
and PM leadership.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.