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About the role

  • Senior Cost Manager leading cost management, estimating, and change control for Dokainish & Company’s client projects. Supporting project controls, risk analysis, reporting, and client delivery in Calgary.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cost management and cost reporting activities for assigned projects
  • Develop, maintain, and refine project cost estimates and forecasts throughout the project lifecycle
  • Manage change control processes, including tracking, evaluating, and reporting on scope and cost changes
  • Support risk management activities and contribute to cost risk analysis
  • Serve as a day-to-day contact for client stakeholders and maintain working relationships
  • Act as an extension of the client’s team, identifying and addressing cost-related concerns
  • Collaborate with scheduling and project controls team members across cost, schedule, and risk
  • Mentor and guide junior project controls staff
  • Travel regularly to client offices and other project locations, including out-of-province travel
  • Produce accurate reporting and executive-level summaries on cost performance
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls, contractual obligations, and applicable industry standards
  • Contribute to internal knowledge, tool development, and best-practice improvement in cost management and estimating

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in cost management and estimating
  • Strong background in cost control, change management, and cost reporting, ideally within owner-side or embedded consulting environments
  • Extensive experience with quantity take-offs, measurement, and other cost estimating basics, including the application of AACE cost estimating best practices
  • Experience preparing and validating cost estimates across various levels of project definition (e.g., AACE estimate classes)
  • Experience supporting contract administration, claims, and commercial negotiations
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, or equivalent working experience
  • Proficiency in cost management and estimating software and advanced Excel skills
  • Strong command of change control processes and cost governance frameworks
  • Exceptional organizational and analytical skills, with meticulous attention to detail
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport at senior client levels
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism when representing Dokainish within a client's internal environment
  • Ability to manage priorities independently in a fast-paced consulting environment with minimal supervision
  • Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without sponsorship
  • Candidates must be based in or willing to independently relocate to Calgary, with flexibility for regular client-site and out-of-province travel
  • RICS, PMI, or AACE certification is an asset
  • Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) is an asset
  • Scheduling experience (Primavera P6, MS Project) is an asset
  • Experience with quantitative risk analysis (QCRA & ICSRA) is an asset
  • Experience in the oil & gas and/or nuclear sectors is an asset

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridCalgaryCanada

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