Description
Associate, Infrastructure & Capital Projects
Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) is a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With more than 10,000 professionals based in locations across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.
Our Infrastructure and Capital Projects practice is comprised of over 600 sector experts and specialized consultants across the Globe. We combine strategic and operational expertise with a deep technical knowledge to support developers, sponsors, lenders, and projects leader to select, structure, improve and execute Capital Projects in a more efficient and sustainable way.
We are expanding our Infrastructure & Capital Projects business and are searching for staff to support and be part of our Infra PMO in Canada.
Activities & Responsibilities (General):
- Participate in the execution of work according to agreed timelines and quality standards.
- Develop a detailed work plan to ensure adherence to the scope, timeline, and quality outlined in the technical proposal.
- Execute I&CP service lines with proficiency.
- Deliver comprehensive presentations to Managers, Directors, and C-Level executives.
- Engage in various projects, collaborating with colleagues and clients across a variety of sectors and functional areas.
- Facilitate effective collaborations between leadership, achieving alignments and producing outcomes that serve the interests of all stakeholders.
- Respond promptly to project demands and anticipate critical actions for the success of initiatives.
Activities & Responsibilities (Role Specific – PMO Cost Control Specialist):
- Assist in the development and review of capital cost estimates.
- Maintain and regularly update the capital cost benchmarking database.
- Develop and implement financial management processes and templates for budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Establish cost baselines and monitor project financial performance against these.
- Analyze project costs, variances, and trends, providing actionable insights to project managers.
- Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and forecasting.
- Assist in the integration of budgeting and cost control processes across multiple projects.
- Create dashboards and reports to track financial health, cost performance, and forecasted expenditure.
- Develop procedures for contingency planning and financial risk management.
- Support the preparation of monthly and quarterly project financial reports for senior management and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.
- +3 years of professional background in Construction, Engineering or Consulting.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure and Capital Projects service lines.
- Proven experience in project management is a plus.
- Strong proficiency in financial software and project management tools (e.g., Excel, ERP systems, PM systems).
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent reporting skills with experience in data visualization.
- Proficiency in PowerBI and/or SmartSheet considered an asset.
- Solid understanding of cost control techniques and financial forecasting.
- Familiarity with earned value management (EVM) is a plus.
- Willingness to travel.
Competencies:
- Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment.
- Proactive in acquiring knowledge of project management tools.
- Capability to coordinate deliveries from analysts and interns on projects.
- Strong interpersonal relationship skills.
- Capacity to present work comprehensively to managers and clients.
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