Job Description

The Shoreline Power Group is a Joint Venture of Aecon, United and SNC-Lavalin. Shoreline Power Group will be completing the Fuel Channel and Feeder Replacement (FCFR) project. The joint venture has been awarded a contract by Bruce Power to execute the Unit 6 and Unit 3 FCFR at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Kincardine, Ontario. This project is part of Bruce Power's Life Extension Program, which will allow Bruce Power's CANDU units to continue to operate safely through to 2064, the project is the centerpiece of the Major Component Replacement (MCR) program to replace the main components of the reactor. Unit 6 is the first of six reactors being replaced by Bruce Power through the MCR program. The scope of work includes the removal and replacement of calandria tubes, pressure tubes, and feeders for Unit 6 and 3, as well as construction management and trade labour. Work is scheduled to commence in June 2020, with expected completion in the third quarter of 2025
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, the Cost Manager will be responsible in providing project control support to ongoing projects and supporting the company's estimating and construction teams to ensure that the company's project control system is properly implemented and utilized.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Overall responsibility for compliance of assigned projects with project controls standards - both from applicable contract documents and from Aecon project controls policies/guidelines.
Participate in developing, establishing and maintaining the company's project cost /control systems.
Participate in proposal and estimating efforts to ensure continuity between project estimates and project baseline
Assist the project team in converting project bids to setting up the complete, accurate project baseline (budget), in the company's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (SAP, Prism).
Set up project accounting systems (cost codes, job cost processing procedures, project rules of credit) in SAP
Review the project contract and ensure that all the contract conditions (invoicing, reporting, change management, etc.) are applied and fulfilled, project tracking and reporting, and project closeout
Monitor the project performance and ensure that all the project control system is properly implemented.
Generate all required project status reports for internal management and for the customer, including the overall project Dashboard, project performance report (Earned Value, SPI, CPI, etc),
Train the project team on how to implement the change management procedures.
Responsible to maintain a change management system in compliance with contract conditions and Aecon's procedures; monitor and enforce the change management system for assigned projects
Responsible to communicate, train and generally ensure full understanding by project staff of project controls processes and their applicable responsibilities
Review and analyze the project control reports (i.e. progress and productivity) with the project control leads and project team and suggest corrective actions to maintain reasonable (around 1-PF) performance/productivity.
Review and analyze the project scheduling and cost reports and suggest corrective actions to maintain the project within anticipated cost and schedule.
Prepare and update project cash flows.
AS required, produce custom reports per request of customer or internal management
Provide input on an ongoing basis for improvements/modifications to Shoreline's project controls policy & guidelines
Assists with contract management and payments
Other duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Monitoring staff performance and quality of work and providing coaching/mentoring and training to project team members
Monitoring project resource requirements and delegating/shifting assignments accordingly.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
A degree in Accounting or Engineering from a recognized in institution is preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of related cost control experience.
Experience in an EPC environment is preferred.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).
Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines.
People oriented with an ability to establish a high degree of credibility with staff and clients.
A strong leader who can motivate and engage a team with demonstrated strength in leading highly complex groups.
An excellent written and verbal communicator with superior interpersonal and relationship management skills.
Commitment to working in a team environment.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Direct support of Project management to monitor and report project financial status
Fiscal responsibility as required by the Joint Venture agreement
EXTENT OF PUBLIC CONTACT
External clients and client groups
Joint Venture and project team partners
Vendors and Subcontracts
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Variety of jobsite conditions (office, Nuclear environment, trailer, outdoors)
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Due to the nature of work conducted by Shoreline, mandated nuclear export controls requirements must be met for employment
Our background check process includes a full security check and clearance process as well as reference checks. The security clearance process includes a comprehensive list of previous residences, employment, education and other pertinent information. Those with a valid Bruce Power security clearance are strongly preferred