Assistant Commercial Manager – Capital Projects & Cost Control

Crown Resorts Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Resorts Limited is seeking an Assistant Commercial Manager to join our Development & Project Management team in Sydney. You will support cost planning, budgeting, and monthly reporting for Crown’s capital works portfolio, coordinating budgets, commitments, and progress payments with the Commercial Manager and project teams.

The role requires a minimum of 2 years in quantity surveying, commercial management or contract administration, with strong numerical and analytical skills and the

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in quantity surveying, commercial management, contract administration or a related role, ideally within capital works, construction, property development or a project delivery environment.
• Developing experience in project cost planning and budgeting, with the ability to track budgets, commitments, forecasts and project cost movements.
• Exposure to progress claims, variations, payment assessments and/or contractor final accounts, with a strong interest in developing broader contract administration expertise.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability with excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate commercial records and reporting.
• The ability to communicate effectively with Commercial Managers, project teams, consultants and contractors in a professional and collaborative manner.
• A tertiary qualification, or current studies, in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a building-related discipline, with a clear interest in developing a career in commercial management.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and coordination of project cost plans and budgets for capital works, updating cost positions as project designs develop.
• Assist with monthly cost reporting, including data preparation, budget and commitment tracking, forecast updates and maintenance of commercial registers.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments and changes, maintaining accurate variation registers and supporting the identification of emerging cost movements.
• Prepare progress claim assessments and draft payment certificates for review and approval by the Commercial Manager.
• Support the preparation and negotiation of contractor final accounts, helping ensure settlements remain aligned with committed project costs.
• Maintain accurate and auditable commercial records while working to a structured development plan designed to build capability across cost planning and contract administration.

Skills

Numerical ability

Analytical thinking

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Tertiary qualification in construction

Job description

Crown Resorts Limited is seeking an Assistant Commercial Manager to join our Development & Project Management team in Sydney. You will support cost planning, budgeting, and monthly reporting for Crown’s capital works portfolio, coordinating budgets, commitments, and progress payments with the Commercial Manager and project teams.

The role requires a minimum of 2 years in quantity surveying, commercial management or contract administration, with strong numerical and analytical skills and the