Coordinator, Cost

The Cost Coordinator works under the direction of the department manager and/or project manager and provides functional and management support on cost control activities for capital growth and maintenance projects. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Retrieve and distribute actual cost figures from Property Accounting reports for all assigned projects.
• Assist and support project managers in the commercial administration, status reporting, invoice reconciliation, and cost forecasting of contracts and subcontracts.
• Review and initiate project cost transfers to correct project coding.
• Assist project managers and Property Accounting with project in-service process.
• Coordinate and review change orders and associated cost to complete estimates for projects.
• Provide project cash flow analysis for growth capital reporting.
• Track and log surplus sites associated with the project.
• Ensure that Project Control deliverables are satisfied, and Project Control Systems are properly implemented in a timely and accurate manner.
• Review project invoices and ensure proper coding to the planned budget expenditure types.

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree is required. An Accounting, Engineering or Construction Science degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year experience as a project cost engineer or cost controller is preferred.
• Experience with control budgets, project code of accounts, actual cost tracking, cost forecasting, identification and estimation of cost trends, cost change management, variance management, and cashflow analysis is required.
• Oil and gas industry large projects (over $50 million) experience is preferred.
• Experience and understanding of project related construction manpower forecasts, earned value reporting, and performance measurement reporting is preferred.
• Basic understanding of project planning, scheduling, and progress measurement is preferred.
• A solid knowledge of Project Controls Systems and processes in engineering, procurement, and construction project environments is required.
• Ability to work and interface with numerous people from different departments at the same time is required.
• Expert level in using Microsoft Excel, and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Power Point software is required.
• Primavera and Microsoft Project software experience is a plus.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multi-task is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required.