Design Group is currently recruiting for an Intermediate Cost Specialist for our local Edmonton EPC client. 

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a Project Controls related field with increasing levels of responsibility

Minimum Qualifications:

• A recognized engineering degree, technical school diploma or equivalent work experience to the degree necessary to perform the responsibilities below

• Self motivated with willingness to take on increasing responsibility.

• Excellent communication skills (Oral and Written)

• Knowledgeable of industry and regulatory codes and standards.

• Intermediate to advanced computer skills.

Typical Responsibilities:

• Support or take a lead role in developing and implementing for cost recording, reporting, and analyzing standards. Perform performance monitoring and control functions for specific applications per applicable procedures.

• Maintain cost budgets and accurate cost forecasts, utilizing a change management system and monitoring project status. Perform cost data and cash flow analysis.

• Support or develop specific project code of accounts and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions. This includes training in the proper use and definitions for the cost accounts.

• Maintain or coordinate the project cost change management system (trending).

• Prepare cost data for proposals and contract negotiations.

• Develop quantity takeoffs for a discipline or specialty using defined documents or undefined scope assumptions. Verify quantities provided by others.

• Coordinate/prepare information input into specific cost studies. Evaluate study results and recommend conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.

• Identify or define data sources and techniques for data acquisition and collects required data for a specific discipline or other specialty applications.

• Create and implement measurement systems for given processes, analyze performance metric results, and recommend improvements.

• Maintain field quantity unit rate reports and monitor performance factors.

• Monitor progress of field contractors.

• Coordinate the performance of, pricing structure development and application to takeoffs, derived quantities, quantity assumption, and cost allowances within a discipline or other specialty.

• Prepare and review distributable and/or contractors indirect cost estimates; developing basis for temporary facilities, miscellaneous construction services, construction tools and equipment, non-manual manpower, startup services, payroll taxes and insurance, camp facilities and operation, and other field office costs.

• Assist the estimating team to determine scope definition requirements for a discipline or other specialty, and works with Engineering and other sources to coordinate the production of required data to conform to the overall estimate preparation plan.

• Prepare cost reconciliations during preparation of estimates and performs data analysis, identifies problems, and makes recommendations.

• Take a lead role re-cast project estimates into manageable cost control budgets per project requirements.

• Contribute to Project Progress Reports as delegated.

• Maintain the project job hour control system.

• Prepare project financial reporting per client's requirements.

• Gather historical project data for close-out reporting.

How to Apply

All interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter in MS Word to the attention of Andrea Ryan, [Click Here to Email Your Resumé]

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We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted. All other resumes will be retained for future consideration.