Senior Specialist, Operations Cost Control

About the opportunity

Strategic planning and forecasting

• Leads annual budgets, Long-Range Plans, and multi-year operating cost strategies across Conventional Operations.
• Establishes cost drivers, performance indicators, forecasting methods, and planning assumptions.
• Provides trend analysis, scenario planning, and risk assessment to guide leadership decisions and resource allocation.
• Translates operational and financial data into executive insights and actionable strategies.

Performance and governance

• Oversees monthly operating expenditure forecasting across Conventional business units and drives forecast accuracy.
• Leads financial and operational performance reviews and provides outlooks and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Leads the annual Long-Term Asset review and facilitates integrated planning across Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and leadership.
• Establishes cost-management frameworks, assumptions, governance practices, and decision-making processes.

Operational excellence and value creation

• Develops analytical tools, reporting frameworks, and performance-management systems.
• Drives modernization, automation, and continuous improvement in data quality, forecasting, reporting, and leadership visibility.
• Leads benchmarking and performance analysis to identify cost competitiveness and operational improvement opportunities.
• Champions strategic cost optimization, process standardization, and enterprise best practices.
• Mentors business partners on cost management, analytics, forecasting, and continuous improvement.

Candidate requirements

• At least 16 years of progressive experience in financial planning, cost control, operations, business analysis, or a related discipline.
• Post-secondary education in Finance, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.
• Demonstrated operating cost management, budgeting, forecasting, performance analytics, and strategic business planning experience.
• Strong experience partnering with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to influence decisions and drive value.
• Advanced analytical, financial modeling, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Application deadline

• The application deadline is 11:59 PM Mountain Time on October 14, 2026.

Total rewards and development

• The employer describes paid vacation, health and dental benefits, mental health coverage, life and disability insurance, employee assistance, and virtual healthcare.
• Development offerings include internal courses, education assistance, special projects, and leadership development programs.