Project Cost Controls Lead

New Project Controls Lead role open now in downtown Calgary! Permanent opportunity!
Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for a Project Controls Lead in the oil and gas sector in Calgary, Alberta.
Our client is actively hiring for a new role for their company;
Lead, Cost Control. The perfect person for this opportunity is a Senior Project Controls or Cost Control leader who has led teams, built governance and reporting processes, managed forecasting for a portfolio of capital projects, and can successfully drive adoption of new project controls standards in a resistant stakeholder environment.
$134000.00 - $155000.00 annually
Annual bonus and long term investment plan
$350/month for transportation
Savings plan and flex credits
Pension and benefits plan
Full time in-office in downtown Calgary
Responsibilities:
Leading a team of project controls professionals
Creating standards, processes, and governance related to project cost management
Improving forecasting accuracy and cost reporting
Leading cost oversight; validating forecasts, variance analysis, and tracking KPIs
Supporting the implementation of new software as well as using Power Query and Excel to streamline things like cost analysis and reporting
Acting as the main project controls contact for sustaining capital projects
Helping to drive adoption of new processes and owning the cost management processes, standards, and AACE best practices
Overseeing the resource management process
Requirements:
10+ years of experience with cost forecasting, budget management, change management, cost reporting, and variance analysis
Understanding of scheduling, estimating, risk management, resource forecasting, and change control

Working experience as a leader, must have directly led a team
Coming from a capital project environment
Advanced Excel user, fluent with Power BICCP, CCT, or PMP preferred
Familiar with AACE standards
Sustaining capital portfolio experience preferred
This posting is for an active opening.