Cost Controller

Job Description

Overview

 

Supports project cost control activities, including cost tracking, reporting inputs, accruals, commitments, forecasting, and variance checks, under the guidance of senior cost controllers or project controls leads.

 

Your role

 

• Support project cost control activities, including cost tracking, cost account updates, commitments, accruals, and estimate-to-complete inputs.
• Assist with monthly cost reporting by collecting data, updating reports, checking variances, and escalating discrepancies for review.
• Support progress measurement, earned value inputs, cost-schedule alignment, and forecast updates under senior guidance.
• Coordinate with project teams, finance, planners, and project controls staff to clarify cost information and support accurate reporting.
• Assist with change management, client or alliance reporting inputs, cash flow forecasts, and resource forecasting updates as required.
• Identify basic cost variances, trends, or areas of concern and bring them to the attention of senior cost controllers or project controls leads.
• Complete special assignments, ad hoc reports, and other related duties as assigned.

Other Aspects (If Applicable):

• May support assigned project cost control activities under the guidance of senior cost controllers, project controls leads, or managers.
• May assist with cost data collection, monthly reporting inputs, accrual tracking, commitment updates, and basic variance checks.
• May coordinate with project teams, finance, planners, and other project controls staff to clarify information and support accurate cost reporting.

 

About you

 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Typically, 1–3 years of cost control or project controls experience.
• Working knowledge of cost control fundamentals, including budgets, actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecasts, and estimate-to-complete updates.
• Basic understanding of progress measurement, earned value, variance analysis, and cost-schedule reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and ability to learn company cost control and reporting systems.
• Ability to support monthly cost reporting by collecting data, updating templates, checking accuracy, and escalating discrepancies.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to meet deadlines while working under senior guidance.
• Willingness to learn project controls standards and develop cost control capability through hands-on project support.
• Good communication and teamwork skills to coordinate with project teams, finance, planners, and project controls staff.

 

Rewards & benefits

 

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

Be rewarded. Find out more.

 

About AtkinsRéalis

 

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

 

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Appropriate accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

 

Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis’ accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.