Senior Cost Engineer - Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Project Overview:

The Project is a greenfield mining, process, material handling and ship loading project with a focus on sustaining production, minimise environmental impacts, strengthen long-term relationships with neighbouring communities and foster local economic development.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the cost engineering and cost analysis/control activities for areas within a major construction project, with significant non-routine requirements which require a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare monthly cost deliverables and collaborate with other disciplines to ensure alignment and timeliness of cost-related inputs. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs routine cost forecasting, analysis, and control activities, as directed
• Prepares specific budgets in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures
• Reviewing and understanding relevant project documents relating to cost control of allocated packages
• Working in conjunction with Supply Chain and Engineering personnel to review and certify vendor progress claims for payment
• Maintaining and revising pricing schedules for works contracts and purchase orders
• Reviewing and monitoring cost commitment and expenditure information of assigned purchase orders and contracts in a cost control and reporting system (EcoSys)
• Support of works contractors in establishing routine reporting in line with Project requirements
• Monitors the development of contractor’s reporting deliverables to the required format and standard
• Produces cost status reports and advising management of any forecast cost overruns
• Assists with budget allocation and reporting/cost control for specific construction discipline or group of disciplines

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project/Construction Management or related fields and 5-8 years of relevant experience; or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

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