Junior Cost Engineering Analyst

Proslide Technology•Ottawa, ON

1d•CA$50,000 - CA$60,000•Onsite

About The Position

ProSlide designs, manufactures, and builds innovative water rides. This role is within the Finance department and involves reviewing customer requirements and scope, gathering costing information for estimates, analyzing cost models, and improving internal processes and tools. This is an in-office position located at their head office in Ottawa, ON.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Engineering or Technical Field
1-3 years of experience in estimating and/or financial analysis in manufacturing/construction industries
Passion for numbers, an eye for detail and a curiosity that drives your motivation to under how things work
Advanced MS Excel skills
Strong research and analysis skills and ability to present reasons for assumptions
Effective relationship building capabilities
Ability to work in teams and collaborate with all levels of the organization
Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage shifting priorities.
Self-motivated, hardworking and takes initiative to solve problems
Strong communication skills, able to present information effectively and clearly to Sales and Executives.
Creative thinking with a focus on continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across the business.
Prepare costs and estimates for projects during the sales and project budgeting phases.
Review incoming projects for scopes of work and project information to ensure customer requirements are captured prior. Interface directly with Sales Operations & Proposals to identify and clarify the scope of work.
Collaborate with internal and external customers, working closely with Sales, Sales Operations, Projects Managers, Engineering, Product Development, Operations and other stakeholders to maintain a constructive feedback loop between pre-contract and post-contract phases.
Undertake and host costing reviews with internal SMEs to ensure accuracy, benchmark against other projects and perform scenario comparisons and sensitivities on cost estimates, reflecting analysis of project factors and risks.
Prepare estimate summaries and present costing to sales and other stakeholders.
Compare and analyze actual to estimated costs of completed projects, identify and document root causes of any discrepancies and lessons learned to future estimates. Maintain feedback loops and to use actual cost data to improve estimating.
Work with SME group to analyze cost structure and identify opportunities for cost reductions.
Working with the Chief Financial Officer and other stakeholders, recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase the efficiencies and effectiveness of various processes and tools.