Cost Management Assistant: Drive Budgets & Reports

Linesight; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking an Assistant Cost Manager in Sydney to support pre- and post-contract cost management across diverse projects. You will attend design reviews, participate in site walks, and consolidate data for detailed estimates and cost reports.

The role emphasizes strong communication, relationship-building, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. You will collaborate with the Cost Management team to ensure accurate change logs and timely close-out

Qualifications

• Have a degree or comparable experience in a project management or construction discipline.
• Chartered or on the path to complete it.
• Experience in pre- and post-contract cost management on varied projects.
• Excellent communicator verbally and in writing.
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines.
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and openness.

Responsibilities

• Attend key meetings and design reviews to monitor progress, actively collaborate on solving problems and communicate impacts to partners
• Participate in site walks with GC, Cost Manager and client PM, assessing progress and identifying potential cost impacts
• Effectively consolidate data to prepare detailed estimates, and ad-hoc cost reports and analyses
• Maintain the project change management logs, with detail focus and accuracy
• Partner with the extended Cost Management team to complete complex client tasks
• Monitor the financial close-out on all projects including settlement of all vendors

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cost management

Data analysis

Education

Degree in project management or construction

Chartered status or on the path to complete it

Job description

Linesight is seeking an Assistant Cost Manager in Sydney to support pre- and post-contract cost management across diverse projects. You will attend design reviews, participate in site walks, and consolidate data for detailed estimates and cost reports.

The role emphasizes strong communication, relationship-building, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. You will collaborate with the Cost Management team to ensure accurate change logs and timely close-out