Senior Cost Planner
On-siteSydney, New South Wales, Australia or Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Lead the development, review, and continuous management of project cost plans, budgets, and forecasting frameworks throughout the project lifecycle. Provide expert cost planning advice to Project Controls, Operations, Design, Procurement, and Construction teams to enable informed decision-making and successful delivery. Manage cost forecasting, benchmarking, and performance reporting, including the development of cost tracking systems, dashboards, and project controls tools. Identify, analyze, and report on cost risks, trends, opportunities, and value engineering initiatives to support effective risk management. Monitor project cost performance and completion reporting while capturing lessons learned to improve estimating accuracy. Requires a degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related disciplines with significant experience in major infrastructure projects. Based in Sydney CBD.
Required Qualifications
- Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Commerce or a related discipline
- significant experience in cost planning, quantity surveying, estimating or project controls within major infrastructure, construction or civil projects
- Strong understanding of cost planning methodologies, budgeting, forecasting and cost management principles
- proficiency in cost estimating, planning and reporting systems
- Demonstrated experience working within complex, multidisciplinary project environments
- ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations
- Highly developed analytical, reporting and stakeholder engagement skills
- advanced Excel and dashboard reporting capabilities
- ability to influence, coach and support project teams in best-practice cost management
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