Airswift is seeking a Project Cost Controller to work with one of our O&G; clients in Calgary, AB on a 1-year contact role.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership:

- Act as a primary point of contact for cost-control matters
- Develop and implement cost control strategies, processes, and tools to support turnaround objectives aligned with Pembina standards.
- Monitor the overall cost control performance and provide coaching, training, and support as needed.

Cost Management and Reporting:

- Support preparation and management of project budgets, ensuring alignment with corporate and project objectives.
- Review and support development of budgets, WBS, AFE submissions, and SAP uploads to ensure alignment with Pembina Standards.
- Ensure accurate and timely budget forecasting, including the identification of risks and opportunities.
- Review and validate daily cost tracking updates, forecasts, and variance.
- Prepare high-level cost reports and presentations for senior management and stakeholders, summarizing key metrics, risks, and recommendations.

Risk Management and Decision Support:

- Identify and support mitigation of cost-related risks, including scope changes, PO commitments, and vendor performance issues.
- Provide decision support to the Project Manager and turnaround leadership team by analyzing cost trends, variances, and forecasts.
- Ensure project changes are incorporated into project forecasts and align with project objectives and budgets.

Process Improvement and Governance:

- Ensure adherence to Pembina’s cost control processes, policies, and standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cost control processes, tools, and reporting.




- Collaborate with the project team to explore opportunities for automation and integration of tools (e.g., Prism, SAP, SharePoint).

Stakeholder Collaboration:

- Work closely with planners, supply chain, and other project team members to ensure cost control processes are integrated into overall project planning and execution.
- Support the Project Manager in stakeholder engagement and communication.

Key Tasks:

AFE, CEST, and WBS management

- Review Budget CEST and ensure compliance with Pembina requirements and standards
- Ensure the WBS is detailed and aligned with the scope of work, enabling accurate cost tracking and reporting at all levels.
- Develop a robust cost coding structure that aligns with the WBS, SAP, and other systems (as required) to ensure consistency in tracking and reporting.
- AFE Supplement support as required
- Cost Reports
- Daily reporting on overall project costs
- Communication of key trends, risks, and opportunities
- Review of daily burn rates and progress achieved
- Spend Profiles
- Forecast remaining spend
- Monitor purchase orders, contracts, and other commitments to ensure they align with the budget and are accurately reflected in forecasts.
- Ensure ETC and EAC are communicated and updated
- Project Change Management, inclusive of supplement support
- Identify key trends, risks, and opportunities based on found work
- Align PO changes with WBS project forecast and budget
- Variance analysis (cost and progress impacts)
- Monitor trends in scope, labor, and material costs to identify potential overruns early and take corrective action.
- KPI tracking
- Use EVM techniques to measure project performance by comparing actual costs, planned costs, and earned value.

📌 Project Cost Controller (Calgary)
🏢 Airswift
📍 Calgary