Senior Cost Engineer, Vancouver

Project Controls Cost Engineer

Location: Vancouver

Reporting to: Project Controls Lead

Employment Type: 12-month contract with high potential for extension

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Controls Cost Engineer to join a major capital project environment within the mining sector. This role plays a critical part in developing, maintaining, and integrating cost control systems to support successful project execution. You will work closely with project managers, engineering, procurement, and EPCM teams to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance across the project lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior cost professional who thrives in complex, large‐scale project environments and is motivated by delivering financial clarity and control on high‐value developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project cost budgets and forecasts.
• Coordinate with EPCM teams to collect schedule data, analyze trends, and resolve cost, budget, and forecast issues.
• Utilize cost control and forecasting tools to monitor and manage project performance.
• Conduct cost analysis, forecasting, and variance analysis to support project planning and execution.
• Identify cost‐related risks, perform cost‐benefit analyses, and support risk mitigation strategies.
• Prepare cost inputs for project status reports, including weekly, bi‐weekly, and monthly reporting for leadership and stakeholders.
• Monitor project expenditures and provide cost control recommendations to project and management teams.
• Analyze discrepancies between estimated and actual project costs to drive corrective actions.

Qualifications & Experience

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Professional certifications such as PMP or CCP are highly regarded.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years' experience in project cost engineering on large‐scale capital projects.
• Mining industry experience is strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise in cost engineering principles, financial forecasting, cost accounting, and risk analysis.
• Proficiency with project management and cost control software.
• Highly analytical with strong problem‐solving abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and lead across multifunctional project teams.

Why Join?

• Be part of a high‐impact team delivering a major mining development in North America.
• Work on a long‐term project offering technical challenge, scale, and complexity.
• Play a key role in shaping cost strategy, financial performance, and execution excellence.
• Opportunity to work across US and Canadian jurisdictions within a collaborative project environment.

Travel Requirement:

Candidates must be willing and able to work in both US and Canadian locations and travel as required throughout North America.

If interested, please email