Cost control manager

### **General Information** Job Location * Montreal, QC Date Published 10-Nov-2026 Department Administration - Major Projects Employment Type Permanent Working Arrangement Hybrid, On-Site Role Type Full-Time ### **Job Description** Ready to build your career? We want to hear from you. Reporting to the Director, Major Projects Support, and as part of the Major Projects Control Department, the Cost Control Manager plays a key role in the financial management and performance monitoring of major projects. As a true ambassador of cost control on major projects, the Cost Control Manager acts as the functional leader of the cost control team. They oversee, coach, and develop cost controllers while implementing processes, best practices, and a culture of cost management specific to major projects. Through rigorous analysis, expenditure monitoring, and corrective action plans, they help safeguard the project's financial performance and overall health. They make significant contributions to budget development and forecast updates submitted to the Project Management team and support decision-making by identifying, analyzing, and synthesizing project risks and opportunities. The Cost Control Manager has access to all financial information that may impact the project, including accounting, payroll, legal, contractual, procurement, equipment, and materials data. What you will do : * Organize the cost control team on a major project. Distribute or delegate tasks, set objectives, and support the professional development of team members. * Develop processes and procedures and monitor their implementation. * Communicate information regarding operational requests and technical directives to the team. * Oversee operational dashboard management activities and identify budget optimization opportunities. * Serve as a champion for the dissemination, explanation, and compliance with Major Project Management Methods, while recommending improvements when deemed appropriate. * Maintain close collaboration with Construction, Procurement, Contract Management, and Accounting teams to ensure proper cost allocation and the delivery of consistent project controls. * Develop strategic dashboards (budget reforecasts), management dashboards (cost control), and operational dashboards (labor tracking, concrete tracking) aligned with the objectives of the strategic plan and annual management action plans. * Ensure the reliability of operational results through the analysis of : * Progress and spending authorizations * Accruals and commitments * Remaining costs to complete, quantities installed, key performance ratios, and trends * Equipment utilization * Staff and hourly workforce time reporting * Accrued expenses * Ensure sound management of the business unit through analysis of: * Cost control processes * Budget reforecasts * The most significant subcontractor agreements * Indirect costs of the business unit * Consideration of any contractual penalties ap