Assistant Cost Manager

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About the role

  • Assistant Cost Manager supporting Arcadis’ rail and linear infrastructure programs across Ontario. Managing forecasting, earned value reporting, cost baselines, and change control.

Responsibilities

  • Support major rail and linear infrastructure programs across Ontario
  • Establish and maintain the project cost baseline through design and construction phases
  • Manage the Work Breakdown Structure, project coding, actual costs, commitments, accruals, and cash flow data
  • Lead Earned Value Management processes, including CPI/SPI analysis, variance reports, and monthly performance summaries
  • Recommend corrective actions to maintain project objectives and financial targets
  • Prepare and deliver cost reports and dashboards for senior leadership
  • Manage change control processes by logging, quantifying, and validating change requests and claims
  • Update forecasts, maintain change logs, and coordinate pricing and cost/schedule impact assessments
  • Collaborate with schedulers using Primavera P6 to align cost and schedule data
  • Review payment applications and assess subcontractor claims
  • Contribute to negotiations and finalization of accounts
  • Identify and resolve project control issues collaboratively with the Project Controls team

Requirements

  • 2-3 years’ experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or project controls on large infrastructure projects (rail/transit preferred)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related discipline
  • Proficiency with Oracle ERP or similar financial systems, and advanced Excel; experience with Power BI or similar tools is an asset
  • Knowledge of scheduling software (Primavera P6) and ability to assess cost and schedule impacts of design or construction changes
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Proven ability to work in a collaborative team environment, demonstrating excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Familiarity with Earned Value Management, change control, and risk management frameworks
  • Experience working in an alliance contract environment beneficial

Benefits

  • Skills-based career development approach
  • Meaningful work delivering sustainable solutions
  • Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer
  • Inclusive workplace committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

CA$64,000 - CA$97,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

ERPOracleOracle ERP

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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