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Senior Project Controls Specialist – Planning and Cost Control

@ BBA

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Overview

BBA is hiring a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support major engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) projects. The role covers cost control, scheduling, forecasting and financial reporting across all project phases.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain cost control systems across EPCM workstreams
  • Establish schedules, cost baselines and forecasts
  • Monitor cost and schedule performance and recommend corrective actions
  • Produce periodic cost reports, including earned-value management

Requirements summary:

  • Senior experience in project controls or cost engineering
  • Experience with EPCM projects
  • Scheduling and critical path analysis skills
  • Cost estimating and forecasting experience

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Employer posting date
2026-07-27
First seen by our source
2026-10-15
Source record updated
2026-10-16

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish

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Job description

Your future role on our team

As a Project Controls Specialist, you’ll play a critical role in the successful delivery of major engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) projects. Working closely with project managers and clients, you’ll help ensure financial transparency, cost efficiency and control across all project phases.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...

  • Develop and maintain cost control systems to monitor budget performance across engineering, procurement and construction workstreams
  • Collaborate with project teams to establish and manage project schedules, cost baselines, forecasts and change management processes
  • Support project estimating, cost risk analysis, cash flow modelling and financial reporting
  • Monitor costs and schedule performance, analyze variances against plan and proactively recommend corrective actions
  • Implement work breakdown structures and project coding systems
  • Manage project schedules, including critical path identification and analysis
  • Develop resource-loaded schedules, forecast labour needs and prepare histograms
  • Produce periodic cost reports tailored to client and project needs, including earned-value management, when applicable
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of cost engineering and control practices at BBA

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