Cost Controls Analyst

Stantec•Chicago, IL

23h

About The Position

When you care deeply about the work you do, it’s rewarding to see it through from concept to completion. We partner with clients to provide both program management and construction management to strategize, plan, and implement projects that drive organizations forward. From hospitals and airports to university campuses, mass transit systems, water treatment facilities, mines, and wind farms, we've successfully managed thousands of projects. Joining our team, turning visionary ideas into reality, will shape your future—and the future of your community. We are strategizing, planning, and implementing projects that help clients achieve their organization’s objectives. Join our award-winning program management team and bring transformational project solutions to life. Your Opportunity As a project controls professional at Stantec, you will apply skills in cost controls, communications, and problem solving in a fast-paced, professional, design and construction environment under the guidance of lead project controls staff.

Requirements

Understanding of project control concepts and ability to effectively communicate ideas to others.
Recognizes when technical problems are developing and initiates appropriate corrective actions.
Demonstrated experience in analyzing financial data, cost control analysis, budget development and reporting
Experience with Cost Management services including cost control, planning, earned value analysis, forecasting, report production, cash flow maintenance & change management
Ability to check own work for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
Expertise in using Microsoft Office suite of tools (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and Adobe Acrobat, with an emphasis on advanced Excel experience, including pivot tables, formula creation and formula refining
Experience working within virtual collaborative work environments
Experience working on complex multi-discipline capital programs/projects is required
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business or related field
Minimum 5 years of experience in financial analysis, budget management and/or project cost and schedule controls

Nice To Haves

Experience with PMIS tools (Unity Construct, Procore, PMWeb, Unifier) is a desired
Experience working with collaborative platforms such as SharePoint is desired

Responsibilities

Responsible for supporting the consultant team in developing, updating and tracking the Program’s costs and schedule, and producing Program reports, as well as maintaining associated systems and tools, including:
Assist with Program Financial Management
Generate monthly budget update and cash flow projections required to model rates and revenue requirements
Prepare reports that outline the program/project’s financial position in the areas of funding and costs
Prepare multi-year program baseline budget and cash flow projection of financial needs based on current schedules
Track Program expenditures and monitor Program cash flow
Assist with Project Financial Management
Maintain Contract Activity Reports (SLBE/ELBE, MBE, WBE, etc.)
Monitor and report on program expenditures including consultant and contractor costs
Provide QA/QC of monthly forecasts proposed by Project Managers in order to prepare monthly Estimate to Complete (ETC) updates
Coordination of amendments & change orders with consultants and contractors
Support preparation of level of effort cost estimates
Support preparation of work order packages
QA/QC of Consultant and Contractor invoices
Program Controls Support
Support preparation of internal and external Program Status Reports and dashboards as required on the Program Portal
Support the maintenance of business processes, systems, and tools to enable project controls functions to be sustained over the life of the Program