Strategic Cost Management Specialist

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Easy Authoring Full time
Cost Controller Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cost Controller to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing accurate measurements of actual progress to plans, ensuring the integrity of project costs, baselines, and forecasts.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist with procurement and delivery phase quantity surveying duties, including preparation of cost estimates, support for procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation management, and final accounting.
  • Ensure that approved budgets are correctly reflected in SAP and cost reports.
  • Prepare and submit cost plans templates to project finance for uploading against approved estimates.
  • Conduct analysis to ensure costs are correctly allocated to projects/WBS codes.
  • Assign resources to the correct WBS for time sheeting.
  • Journals and corrections processed according to SWC internal governance.
  • Review and monitor project total expenditure, verifying and checking invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors.
  • Assist with on-site progress verification as required.
  • Support the project management team with cost advice for early warnings, compensation events, and cost forecasting.
  • Lead the preparation of cost inputs for cost performance and the development of monthly cost reporting, including status of progress, issues, early warnings, and compensation events.
Requirements:
  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in infrastructure or construction projects in a cost discipline, including quantity surveying, cost planning, or cost control.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of project accounting policies, project appraisal, project planning & budgeting, and project reporting requirements.
  • Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline; other qualifications in conjunction with suitable experience may be considered.
  • Chartered status from a recognized professional body is preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience in tendering, tender evaluation, and claim evaluation.
  • Demonstrated experience in project progress evaluations, project statusing, and/or work verification.
  • Sound technical skills in project cost planning, scheduling, cost control, and reporting.
  • Experience developing briefing papers and information packs related to project costs.
  • Skilled in oral and written communication, with demonstrated skill in presenting cost engineering information to management/clients.
Estimated Salary: $600-$900 per day (depending on location)

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