Job ID: Govt Contract 6 month – Project Cost Analyst (Expert) Position Title: Project Cost Analyst (Expert) Project Description: Our client’s Information Technology Services Department has initiated a number of initiatives to provide and maintain an infrastructure that can support the Commission's business applications. This program provides for the state of good repair for the current IT infrastructure as well as development of new business systems and applications. Description of Duties/Scope of Work: •Responsible for developing project estimates/budgets from order-of-magnitude to detailed working estimates/budgets, based on the latest available costing methodology and data, and presenting the results in a work breakdown format suitable for use by the Project Manager and his/her team. •Responsible for reviewing and validating existing project estimates/budgets versus costing methodologies, and providing feedback and/or guidance where required. •Responsible for recommending management tools, techniques, processes, and methodologies for estimating project activity durations, and sequencing to optimize project development resources. •Prepare progressive levels of estimates from order-of-magnitude (parametric, top/down) to detailed (bottom-up), based on the latest data available, as appropriate to the current project phase. •Assist Project Managers and team(s) in developing budget-based work breakdown structures, converting estimates to budgets, and developing alternative approaches or methods based on cost information. •Prepare baseline cash flow projections, monitor actual cash flow, and advise on the allocation of expenditures. •Estimate cost of proposed changes and recommend corresponding budget changes for approval. •Make recommendations on policy and application of contingency planning. Special Skills/Certifications Required: •Relevant formal training and/or certification with a project cost estimating organization. •5-10 years experience working in an IT production, systems development or engineering project environment. •Numerate, analysis, research, clerical accounting, presentation, and use of spreadsheet software. •Practical experience and working knowledge of MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint. •Practical experience and expert knowledge of MS Project or other equivalent schedule applications/systems. Deliverables: •Project Management Cost Estimation Review/Assessment Report including recommendations of policy or procedural changes that will improve the accuracy of project estimates. •Training program to assist management, project managers and colleagues in understanding project estimation and scheduling concepts, theory and alternative approaches in estimating and scheduling project activities. •Process for archiving actual schedule achievments for estimating future similar projects. •Project cost estimation productivity and trend reports. •Estimates/budgets for new projects and validation of existing project estimates and budgets as required _____________ To apply to this excellent opportunity or if you know of a friend or relative who match these skills, please forward resumes in a word format to:jobs@profilesolutions.com Apply information: Please include the job header in the subject of your e-mail. If you have TEXT MESSAGING FEATURES on your MOBILE PHONE, please let us know your mobility provider and your cell phone number so that we can text you and not miss out on contacting you faster for these opportunities" *****Please ensure that the client's requirements are clearly documented in your resume or provide a separate addendum outlining your experience with each of the client's requirement. *** In addition, please indicate your availability date and salary expectations and present work number if applicable. -- "We appreciate all expressed interest in this position. Only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted. "We respect the confidentiality of your resume; you would always be contacted and presented with the opportunity prior to your resume ever being submitted to any of our clients. Appropriate resumes will be data based for future possibilities. Profile Solutions Specializing in Technology Career Placement 1 Dundas Street West P.O. Box 84 Toronto, ON M5G-1Z3 E-mail: jobs@profilesolutions.com Tel: (416) 815-8202 / Fax: (416) 515-0028 (we prefer resumes e-mailed) *To view some of our other job requirements, please go to our website at: www.profilesolutions.com ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----