Cost Planner

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia John Holland Full time

3030, AU**About John Holland**

At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We’ve always known at its heart infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.
That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.

**About the Role**

As a Cost Planner/ Quantity Surveyor you will be working closely with the design and project teams to assist in the start-up delivery phase of the project. The role will be hands on in cost planning to project costs of construction as the design develops to ensure final design is within budget in accordance John Holland systems and processes. We need a strong team player who is comfortable with working and communicating in varied project team environments that will vary in size and complexity. You will have a passion for getting things right the first time and will be comfortable working closely with senior level stakeholders.

**Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Establishing, supporting and ensuring Cost Planning activities are conducted in accordance with John Holland policies, processes, systems and procedures at the project launch phase
- Cost Planning to monitor projected costs of the construction of the project as the design develops, in order to ensure that the final design is within budget
- Liaising with Project Managers and designers for cost benefit analysis of designs options
- Ensuring that the proposed design elements satisfy the brief, constructability, program, cost and quality requirements
- Developing cost plans based on schematic design drawings
- Managing and reviewing cost and design variations, scope changes, and assisting with material take-off’s and pricing as required
- Collaborating with project staff in order to coordinate design information flow for the performance of reliable cost planning
- Early identification and monitoring of key design risks and opportunities in conjunction with the Project Team
- Ensuring that stakeholders are actively engaged and beneficial relationships are built between the project and the client, subcontractors, community, and other external parties
- Interfacing with project team, partners, clients, stakeholders, consultants, designers, vendors, and subcontractors as required

**To be successful in this key role we are looking for**:

- Strong experience in construction cost planning and project delivery across at least two of infrastructure, rail, building or major projects valued at $300m+ with a top tier contractor
- Multi-disciplinary estimating and quantity surveying experience
- Advanced skills in CANDY and CostX
- Experience across varied contract types including Construct Only, Design & Construct, Managing Contract, Alliance, Joint Venture & PPP

**As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.**
Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.
We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

**What’s in it for you when you join John Holland?**
We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

**We Offer**:
Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice packaging options available.
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with superannuation and up to an extra 18 weeks of superannuation paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two additional John Holland Days to prioritise health and wellbeing.
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, and technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
Inclusion and diversity is part of how we work and do what we do at John Holland. Our active commitment to being an employer of choice is evident in the delivery of our Gender Equality Strategic Plan supported by our Pride, Celebrate Women, RAP and Grow networks.
Flexible working that works for you


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