Site Cost Controller (Contractor)

Please submit your application here: https://giffenconsulting.bamboohr.com/careers/40?source=aWQ9MTA%3D 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 …

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