Principal Estimator

As Principal Estimator and Controls Officer in the QPS Transformation Office, you will be at the centre of a portfolio of high-priority projects delivering major benefits for both the organisation and the community. This critical role provides oversight and assurance across complex projects, ensuring accurate estimation, robust cost control and sound financial management.

Working across diverse functional areas, including Information Technology, Digital and Data, Human Resources, and Property, you will shape the financial integrity of transformation projects and provide trusted portfolio level advice that enables confident decision making and drives lasting organisational change.

The Transformation Office provides oversight, governance and project management capability into priority projects across the Queensland Police Service, focused on designing and implementing business transformation for major benefits to the organisation and community. Transformation projects cover all functional areas including Information Technology, Digital and Data, Human Resources, and Property.

We are looking for someone who loves working as part of a busy project delivery team and is passionate about applying robust financial management and controls over projects to support value for money outcomes that are good for the organisation and community.

The Principal Estimator and Controls Officer will support Project Managers and will provide oversight to ensure accurate estimation and cost control of significant projects and will be the principal source of portfolio-level financial management and advice for the Transformation Office.

This initial 12-month contract is real opportunity to make a difference in an organisation that contributes significantly to the Queensland community.

Your Key Accountabilities
The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Prepare accurate estimation and forecasting of time, cost and resourcing requirements for complex projects across the whole of QPS to support the achievement of project outcomes.
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation, and issues management to engage stakeholders and ensure project deliverables are met.
• Monitor and evaluate all aspects of project cost reporting / forecasting, including risk and contingency management, and address project cost issues, assess project financial progress and effectiveness, and achieve project outcomes.
• Undertake research and formulate recommendations to support evidence-based project planning and financial decision making.
• Provide specialist advice and information to project managers on emerging project financial issues and to support project development and delivery in line with established plans, budgets, timeframes, policy objectives and other projects and priorities.
• Develop accurately costed reports, briefing notes, correspondence and funding submissions, and coordinate submissions from across the portfolio, including as part of Government Budget processes.

Role Requirements
Qualification

• Relevant qualification in Finance or Cost Control or Estimation is highly regarded.

Technical/ Operational/ Educational experience

• Demonstrated experience in Finance, Estimation or Cost Control in a complex multi-disciplinary project environment is required
• Experience in the use of SAP will be highly regarded.
• Experience involving multidisciplinary projects including ICT, Digital and Data projects will be highly regarded.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/669173/25

Closing Date: Tuesday, 18th November 2025

Occupational group
Accounting and Finance