Posted 14 days ago
Cost controller
@ PTAG
Calgary, Alberta
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Overview
PTAG, a Calgary-based project management advisory firm, is hiring a Level 2 Cost Controller for its project controls team. The role covers change tracking, cost forecasting, invoice validation and cost reporting on large capital projects, with AI and automation tools in use. The posting states a salary of $125,000 to $130,000 per year and a full-time schedule.
Pay:
$125,000–$130,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Track changes, trends and their cost and schedule impact
- Maintain budgets, cost coding and control accounts
- Validate contractor and vendor invoices against contract terms
- Prepare cost performance reports and dashboards
- Support earned value reporting and gate reviews
Requirements summary:
- 5 to 8 years of project cost control on large capital projects
- Degree or diploma in engineering, finance, business or related field
- Advanced Excel and Power BI proficiency
- Practical AI tool skills applied to project controls
- AACE CCP, EVP or PMP preferred
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Job-board feed · jobillico
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-24
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | AACE CCP, AACE EVP, PMP |
| Education | College diploma (preferred), Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours |
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PTAG
| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 22 |
Job description
Cost Controller (Level 2) - Project Controls | Calgary, AB | Full Time - ID# 7318
Are you ready to make an impact in the energy and infrastructure industry?
Join PTAG, a leading Project Management Advisory & Services firm, recognized across North America for helping world-class clients deliver major capital projects successfully.
We are seeking a Cost Controller (Level 2) to support our growing team in Calgary, AB. In this role, you’ll play a key part in driving project excellence, collaborating with industry leaders, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across complex initiatives.
About PTAG
At PTAG, we help our clients plan, manage, and execute their most challenging projects with innovation, integrity, and collaboration.
Our mission is to help our clients achieve successful delivery and efficient operation of their capital projects.
Our vision is to support global leaders in the selection, planning, and execution of their major initiatives.
Our values include:
Role & Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
To succeed in this role, you bring:
Salary Range for Role: $125,000 - $130,000 annually
Compensation at PTAG varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.
Why Join PTAG?
At PTAG, you’ll be part of a dynamic, growing consulting firm that values professional development, collaboration, and innovation.
Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and capital projects.
PTAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
PTAG uses AI-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process, including reviewing applications against job-related criteria. These tools are used to assist our recruiters. All hiring decisions are made by PTAG recruiters and hiring managers.
Are you ready to make an impact in the energy and infrastructure industry?
Join PTAG, a leading Project Management Advisory & Services firm, recognized across North America for helping world-class clients deliver major capital projects successfully.
We are seeking a Cost Controller (Level 2) to support our growing team in Calgary, AB. In this role, you’ll play a key part in driving project excellence, collaborating with industry leaders, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across complex initiatives.
About PTAG
At PTAG, we help our clients plan, manage, and execute their most challenging projects with innovation, integrity, and collaboration.
Our mission is to help our clients achieve successful delivery and efficient operation of their capital projects.
Our vision is to support global leaders in the selection, planning, and execution of their major initiatives.
Our values include:
- Safety: The safety of our employees, suppliers, and clients is always the top priority.
- Collaboration: We build true partnerships with clients and service providers.
- Leadership: We elevate project performance through the application of best practices.
- Accountability: We take responsibility for every aspect of our engagements.
- Client Satisfaction: We strive for 100% satisfaction on every project.
- Integrity: We believe in open and transparent communication at all levels.
Role & Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Support project controls management of change (PCMOC): log, assess, and track potential changes and trends through approval.
- Assess the cost and schedule impact of changes and trends, and reflect them in ETC/EAC forecasts.
- Apply AI and automation tools to controls work such as variance commentary, forecast and trend review, change-impact assessment, and data validation; verify outputs against source data.
- Support monthly forecasting cycles, including contingency tracking, escalation, and productivity impacts; challenge unsupported forecasts.
- Maintain control budgets, cost coding, and control accounts aligned to the WBS/CBS.
- Track commitments, accruals, and actual costs; support cost reconciliation to source systems.
- Review and validate contractor and vendor invoices against contract terms, progress, and quantities.
- Prepare cost performance reports, variance analyses, and cash flow and commitment summaries; build and maintain Power BI and Excel dashboards.
- Support earned value reporting (PV/EV/AC, CPI/SPI) and coordinate with schedulers, risk, and project managers to keep cost, schedule, and change data aligned.
- Support gate reviews, audits, and executive reporting with traceable, evidence-based cost information.
To succeed in this role, you bring:
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
- 5-8 years of project cost control experience on large capital projects, ideally pipeline, midstream, or oil & gas.
- Hands-on PCMOC experience assessing changes and trends, quantifying their impact, and reflecting them in ETC/EAC forecasts.
- Practical, advanced AI skills applied to project controls (for example Microsoft Copilot, Power BI/Power Query, Python, or LLM-based tools), with specific examples you can describe.
- Strong working knowledge of commitments, accruals, invoice validation, and cost reconciliation.
- Working understanding of earned value (CPI/SPI) and contingency tracking.
- Proficiency in advanced Excel and Power BI; experience with EcoSys, SAP, and Primavera P6 is an asset.
- AACE CCP or EVP, or PMP, is preferred.
- Ability to challenge assumptions professionally and work independently and collaboratively across teams.
Salary Range for Role: $125,000 - $130,000 annually
Compensation at PTAG varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.
Why Join PTAG?
At PTAG, you’ll be part of a dynamic, growing consulting firm that values professional development, collaboration, and innovation.
Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and capital projects.
- Exposure to industry-leading clients and partners.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
- Flexible work environment and opportunities for advancement.
- A culture that values safety, accountability, and excellence.
PTAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
PTAG uses AI-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process, including reviewing applications against job-related criteria. These tools are used to assist our recruiters. All hiring decisions are made by PTAG recruiters and hiring managers.
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