Cost Control Lead

ABOUT US

The Shoreline Power Group is a Joint Venture of Aecon, United Engineers & Constructors and SNC-Lavalin. Shoreline Power Group will be completing the Fuel Channel and Feeder Replacement (FCFR) project. The joint venture has been awarded a contract by Bruce Power to execute the Unit 6 and Unit 3 FCFR at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Kincardine, Ontario.

This project is part of Bruce Power’s Life Extension Program, which will allow Bruce Power’s CANDU units to continue to operate safely through to 2064, the project is the centerpiece of the Major Component Replacement (MCR) program to replace the main components of the reactor. Unit 6 is the first of six reactors being replaced by Bruce Power through the MCR program.

The scope of work includes the removal and replacement of calandria tubes, pressure tubes, and feeders for Unit 6 and 3, as well as construction management and trade labour. Work is scheduled to commence in June 2020, with expected completion in the third quarter of 2025.

United offers a benefit rich offering to our employees. We provide choices in Medical, Dental and Vision care programs. United assists employees in saving for their future by matching HSA contributions and 401k contributions. Additionally, we offer company paid Short Term Disability Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, and life insurance. United also offers a host of voluntary benefits to employees for items such as hospital indemnity insurance, AD&D, spousal and life insurance, pet insurance identity theft protection and more! Educational Assistance and First Time Licensure incentives are also available. United supports life balance by offering a competitive PTO program in addition to paid holidays.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: COST CONTROL LEAD

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, the Cost Control Lead will be responsible in providing project control support to ongoing projects and supporting the company’s estimating and construction teams to ensure that the company’s project control system is properly implemented and utilized.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall responsibility for compliance of assigned projects with project controls standards - both from applicable contract documents and from Aecon project controls policies/guidelines.

• Participate in developing, establishing and maintaining the company’s project cost /control systems.

• Participate in proposal and estimating efforts to ensure continuity between project estimates and project baseline

• Assist the project team in converting project bids to setting up the complete, accurate project baseline (budget), in the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (SAP, Prism).

• Set up project accounting systems (cost codes, job cost processing procedures, project rules of credit) in SAP

• Review the project contract and ensure that all the contract conditions (invoicing, reporting, change management, etc.) are applied and fulfilled, project tracking and reporting, and project closeout

• Monitor the project performance and ensure that all the project control system is properly implemented.

• Generate all required project status reports for internal management and for the customer, including the overall project Dashboard, project performance report (Earned Value, SPI, CPI, etc),

• Train the project team on how to implement the change management procedures.

• Responsible to maintain a change management system in compliance with contract conditions and Aecon’s procedures; monitor and enforce the change management system for assigned projects

• Responsible to communicate, train and generally ensure full understanding by project staff of project controls processes and their applicable responsibilities

• Review and analyze the project control reports (i.e. progress and productivity) with the project Control Leads and project team and suggest corrective actions to maintain reasonable (around 1-PF) performance/productivity.

• Review and analyze the project scheduling and cost reports and suggest corrective actions to maintain the project within anticipated cost and schedule.

• Prepare and update project cash flows.

• AS required, produce custom reports per request of customer or internal management

• Provide input on an ongoing basis for improvements/modifications to Shoreline’s project controls policy & guidelines

• Assists with contract management and payments

• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring staff performance and quality of work and providing coaching/mentoring and training to project team members

• Monitoring project resource requirements and delegating/shifting assignments accordingly.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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  A degree in Accounting or Engineering from a recognized in institution is preferred.

• Minimum of 10 years of related Cost Control experience.

• Experience in an EPC environment is required.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).

• Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines.

• People oriented with an ability to establish a high degree of credibility with staff and clients.

• A strong leader who can motivate and engage a team with demonstrated strength in leading highly complex groups.

• An excellent written and verbal communicator with superior interpersonal and relationship management skills.

• Commitment to working in a team environment.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

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  Our background check process includes a full security check and clearance process as well as reference checks. The security clearance process includes a comprehensive list of previous residences, employment, education and other pertinent information. Those with a valid Bruce Power security clearance are strongly preferred