Cost Control Officer

You'll connect Queensland. We'll connect you to an amazing career.
Queensland Rail is built on true connection. And everything we achieve is made possible by you.

For over 150 years, our teams have played an important role in connecting people and communities across the state. As a Cost Control Officer in our Major Projects Finance team, you'll contribute to our proud legacy and help us build an even brighter, more sustainable future - and that means incredible things for your career. Shape a world where safety, efficiency, and reliability are not just ideals—they're realities forged by your hands and minds. This is your platform; this is where your journey begins

Why Queensland Rail?
We will provide you with an exciting and diverse career opportunity that continues to strive in the delivery of a modern and world-class railway provider, you will be able to lead and apply your innovative thoughts to enhance our rail network. For this role we also offer:

• $117,000 starting base salary plus 12.75% super
• Permanent position
• Collaborative, supportive and engaged workplace and team environment.
• Genuine work life balance and flexible work options
• Free Citytrain travel to and from work and access to other free or discounted SEQ rail travel
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs.

About This Role
Queensland Rail have a permanent opportunity for an experienced professional to join our Major Projects Integration team in the role of Cost Control Officer. In this opportunity you will be supporting the business to improve cost management capability across the major projects in MPI. Other duties will include raising purchase orders, invoice receipting, maintaining registers aswell as supporting managers with month end reporting and reviews.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional with a finance background and preferably within a Project's environment, providing high level of technical skills to support and partner with business key stakeholders.

Purpose That Counts - we are looking for demonstrated experience in:

• Support development and maintenance of cost management and control protocols that support compliance with Queensland Rail's approved Policy Framework and applicable legislative, financial / auditing requirements.
• Conduct audits and reconciliations of financial systems and registers to ensure cost data accuracy and consistency.
• Providing project teams with monthly financial and variance analysis reporting
• Provide advice and support on initial development /creation and maintenance of standard Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) to support integrated cost (CBS), schedule Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for cost accuracy and reporting.
• Assist in providing end-to-end costs management support including co-ordinating monthly accruals, invoice and claim validation and processing
• Processing financial requests such as purchases orders, goods receipts and facilitating vendor invoicing and set ups.

People Who Count - who we are looking for

• Preferably knowledge of project management principles and practices in particular the general project lifecycle, financial management, project control techniques and project auditing
• Substantial knowledge of financial and project management systems; in particular SAP R3 Financial Reporting, Projects Module and Business Warehouse
• High level of skill gathering, documenting, interpreting, analysing data.
• High level of interpersonal and written communication skills, including effective communication of financial information
• Experience of reporting qualitative and quantitative cost and schedule data

For further information about this role please read the attached Position Description
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Progress that Counts
Being part of Queensland Rail means being part of an exciting future where you'll welcome millions of international passengers for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our Cross River Rail project will transform travel across the South East Queensland network, doubling passenger journeys to 80 million over the next decade.

To support this growth and enhance customer experiences, we're committed to key initiatives, including building three new Gold Coastline stations, implementing the $2.6 billion Gold Coast Faster Rail Project, introducing 65 new Next Generation Rolling Stock trains, improving station accessibility at eight main stations, boosting North Coast Line capacity and upgrading Central Station.

Your journey matters. Make it with us.
There has never been a more exciting time to be at Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future.

Apply for our Cost Control Officer role via our website by clicking the apply button before
11.59pm Sunday Wednesday 19th November 2025
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Applicants for roles at Queensland Rail may undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing if they advance in the recruitment process. The selection process may include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks.

To learn more about this career opportunity, please contact Kelly Mclean via email at

We're a team of thousands and we're proud of our individual journeys and stories. And as we grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.