Overview

This is a temporary requirement (contract) for approximately one (1) year with an estimated commencement date in October 2026, with a potential for extension. Work scope is expected to be fulltime, 40 hours per week.

This role is responsible for supporting cost control and overall project performance for projects within our client's East Coast office. The successful candidate will bring strong project controls experience, sound leadership capability, and excellent communication skills to help drive timely, accurate, and insightful cost management across the project lifecycle.

This position plays a key role in cost control, forecasting, change management, and performance reporting, while working closely with integrated project teams, contractors, and leadership. The ideal candidate is a proactive communicator who can influence across functions, elevate issues early, and provide clear, decision-ready reporting to support project execution.

Experience supporting offshore drilling campaigns is highly valued, particularly where the candidate has been responsible for daily cost reporting, progress tracking, and execution performance monitoring in a fast-paced operational environment.

This position will be primarily located in the clients office in the St. John's, NL region.

Key Duties andAccountabilities

Leadership, Communication, and Team Collaboration

- Demonstrate strong leadership in promoting project controls discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement across the project team.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with project leadership, integrated team members, contractors, and functional stakeholders.
- Build strong working relationships across Project Controls, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Finance, Planning/Scheduling,



and Project Governance.
- Proactively identify concerns, risks, and emerging issues, and escalate them early with clear analysis and recommended actions.
- Support and guide contractors and team members in understanding project controls requirements, performance expectations, and reporting obligations.
- Contribute to a collaborative team environment by sharing knowledge, supporting peers, and helping maintain

Cost Control and Financial Performance

- Support the management of commitments, actual costs, allocations, and incurred costs.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze incurred cost forecasts and other project cost forecasts with a strong focus on accuracy and timeliness.
- Monitor project performance against approved control budgets and identify potential deviations as early as possible.
- Perform cost variance analysis, trend analysis, and root cause analysis to support informed decision-making.
- Provide supporting documentation, backup, and explanations for all identified changes and cost movements.
- Support contingency tracking and escalation management planning.
- Develop and produce cost reports and financial performance updates required by project and business leadership.
- Produce daily project status reports during execution, including cost and progress updates where required.

Change Management and Project Controls Delivery





- Maintain the project change log and support the effective administration of project change management processes.
- Initiate, coordinate, and manage Project Change Notices (PCNs).
- Support the evaluation of cost and schedule impacts associated with potential changes.
- Work closely with the Lead, Cost Analyst, Scheduler, and project management team to assess change impacts and support timely decision-making.
- Develop a robust understanding of the project baseline, control budget, scope, execution strategy, estimate basis, workforce hours, and schedule to enable quick and effective change assessment.
- Execute project controls deliverables in accordance with required standards, procedures, and timelines.
- Support progressive project closeout activities, including cost closeout, benchmarking, and final closeout approval.

Governance, Quality, and Compliance

- Adhere to all safety requirements and support a strong culture of safety compliance.
- Understand and follow applicable Project Controls standards, procedures, templates, specifications, and governance requirements.
- Raise any deviations from Project Controls standards and procedures promptly and appropriately.
- Support Quality Assurance by ensuring process compliance and expected project controls behaviors.
- Support Quality Control through accurate, timely, and high-quality completion of project controls deliverables.

No phone calls please.

NSA is an equal Opportunity employer.

Pay: $70.00-$95.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- On-site parking

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

- cost control: 8 years (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Cost Control Lead - Senior Project Controls (Newfoundland and Labrador)
🏢 Newfoundland Service Alliance
📍 Newfoundland and Labrador