Job Cost Analyst (Project Cost and Scheduling)
Black & McDonald
- Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with project management to prepare invoicing, analyze project status and set goals
- Facilitates the tracking of project milestones and financial deadlines
- Facilitates bi-weekly WIP meetings with project teams
- Mentors Project Managers in preparation of Earned Value/ Performance Reports/ Cash Flow Analysis and Accrual
- Ideally brings or develops her/his own reporting and analysis tools to supplement current internal tools
- Liaises with Project Management on matters related to cost, scheduling and productivity reporting
- Participates in the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and development of schedules (including resource loading) for those WBS elements.
- Participates in the project change management process as required; monitors procedures and practices, thinks creatively and strategically to create improvements
- Mentors and supports Project Managers / Coordinators on planning and scheduling tasks.
- Uses JD Edwards software to set up job, add cost codes, log, enter, and review change orders, record booked sales, and review/update job forecast
- Ensures the project set up/structure supports the billing requirements, billing line set up as required
- Generates accurate and timely draft billing for customer approval, sends invoices to client; post approved invoices, and collects overdue invoices
- Elevates payment issues related to performance
- Reconciles monthly billed/unbilled vs. revenue activity, and investigates/resolves unexplained reconciling items
- Monitors job for holdback release timelines and required documents for release
- Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and reports for management as requested
- May perform other related duties as required
- Responsible for the overall planning and scheduling activities on multiple projects, identifying critical paths including critical float path analysis and schedule variance analysis
- Capable of developing project plans and schedules based solely on project scope and with minimum direction and input
- Creates and maintains routine schedules on a regular basis
- Monitors deviation in schedules for assigned disciplines or specialties and advises the project management team for their consideration
- Schedules resource loading and project monitoring; Assesses progress measurement and develops/updates progress curves for progress reporting
- Performs schedule variance analysis and risk analysis, providing recommendations as required
- Conducts recovery plans, contingency planning, and schedule compression techniques
- Liaises with project management on matters relating to planning and scheduling
- Integrates schedules for schedule portfolio management internally or with the client(s); manages information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule
- Mentors and supports Project Managers / Coordinators on planning and scheduling tasks
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
- Ability to learn and adapt to change
- Holds self and others accountable
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Values and respects internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to problem solve
- Customer focus
- Post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance, Project Management or Engineering
- Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be an asset
- At least 5 years experience in Cost Control, Planning & Scheduling, in a construction setting
- Schedule risk analysis
- Keen attention to details
- Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills; ability to work on multiple projects with competing deadlines and can re-prioritize based on business demands
- Ability to analyze complex information, determine discrepancies, and resolve issues by collaborating with the project management team
- Effective communication skills; can present information clearly based on audience and gain commitment
- Advanced user of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), JD Edwards, Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project
- Please note that this position is based in our Vancouver Office location.