Intermediate Cost Analyst

Job Description

Overview

Reporting to the Cost Estimating Manager, the Intermediate Cost Analyst is responsible for developing and maintaining cost and economic models supporting new nuclear development projects, strategic initiatives, proposals, and feasibility studies. The role supports project planning and decision-making through cost modelling, economic analysis, lifecycle costing, benchmarking, and scenario evaluation.

The successful candidate will work within multidisciplinary teams and interact with stakeholders across Marketing & Business Development, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Project Management, Commercial, and Finance to support project evaluations and economic analyses. This position is suited to individuals with backgrounds in engineering, finance, economics, project finance, infrastructure advisory, valuation, project controls, or other analytical disciplines involving complex modelling and major capital projects.

Your role

Cost Modelling & Economic Analysis:

• Develop and maintain cost and economic models for project opportunities, change orders, strategic initiatives, and feasibility studies using labour, material, equipment, schedule, and indirect cost inputs provided by project teams.
• Perform Levelized Unit Energy Cost (LUEC) analyses and maintain lifecycle cost models, including capital, fuel cycle, operations and maintenance, retube, waste management, and decommissioning costs.
• Maintain model assumptions, calculations, documentation, and supporting methodologies to ensure consistency, transparency, and auditability.
• Represent the Cost Estimating function throughout proposal development activities, including bid kick-off meetings, estimate development, governance reviews, and final proposal submissions to clients
• Support continuous improvement of modelling tools, databases, templates, and analytical processes

Scenario Analysis & Model Development:

• Conduct sensitivity, scenario, and uncertainty analyses to assess the impact of alternative assumptions and project inputs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather, validate, and integrate project assumptions and inputs into cost and economic models.
• Organize and maintain project cost data, historical information, benchmarking datasets, and supporting databases.
• Review model inputs for consistency and identify data gaps.

Benchmarking & Economic Assessment:

• Conduct benchmarking analyses using internal historical data, industry databases, market information, and published studies.
• Support economic evaluations of project alternatives, deployment strategies, and development scenarios.
• Analyze economic trends and key cost drivers affecting project economics and lifecycle costs.

General:

• Prepare reports, presentations, and analytical summaries for management and project stakeholders.
• Ensure analytical deliverables are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Manage multiple assignments and priorities in a dynamic project environment.
• Support special assignments and ad hoc analyses as required.

About you

• University degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, Commerce, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related analytical discipline. MBA is considered an asset.
• Professional certifications such as CFA, AACE CCP, or equivalent are considered assets.
• Typically 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining complex Excel-based analytical models.
• Experience in financial modelling, economic analysis, project economics, cost modelling, infrastructure advisory, corporate finance, project finance, investment banking, valuation services, management consulting, project controls, or major capital project development.
• Experience supporting energy, infrastructure, industrial, nuclear, or other large capital projects is considered an asset.
• Experience working with engineering, project management, commercial, or technical teams is considered an asset.
• Experience working with large datasets, assumptions, and scenario analyses.
• Experience with Power BI, VBA, InEight, Ecosys, or similar analytical and estimating tools is considered an asset.
• Familiarity with lifecycle costing, economic evaluation methodologies, scenario analysis, and project controls concepts is considered an asset.
• Ability to organize complex project inputs and assumptions into structured analytical models.
• Ability to communicate financial and economic information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience developing complex analytical models.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to model accuracy.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

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.

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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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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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