Cost Performance Engineer, Pmo — Infra Projects

Webuild; Cooma; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Parental leave options

Corporate clothing allowance

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is seeking a highly skilled Senior Cost Engineer to join our Project Controls team in Cooma, NSW. You will manage budgets, costs and forecasts, monitor risks, assess changes and ensure accurate estimates to drive successful project delivery.

You will review contractor reports, develop cost baselines and dashboards, and provide insightful analysis for board and senior leadership, while collaborating across teams in a major infrastructure program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Project Controls, Project Management, or Quantity Surveying.
• Experience in project controls or cost control in major infrastructure projects in a senior role.
• Experience with Prism G2 is highly preferred, SME for Prism.

Responsibilities

• Project Controls: identify trends, develop cost estimates, time phasing, monitor costs and accruals, variance analysis.
• Risk & Change Management: identify cost/time impacts and mitigation.
• Contractor Collaboration: review contractor progress reports and updates.
• Reporting: develop project control dashboards for corporate/board reporting.
• Claims: review variations and claims for budget and EoC impacts.

Skills

Project controls

Cost control

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Accounting/Finance/PM/QS

Tools

Prism G2

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Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the iconic Snowy Hydro-electric Scheme, gas and diesel electricity generating plants, and contracted wind and solar energy in the National Electricity Market. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

Snowy 2.0, currently under construction, is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and analytical Senior Cost Engineer to join our team in Cooma. In this pivotal role, you will be the driving force behind supporting our Project Controls team in managing and controlling the project budget, costs, and forecasts. You will play a crucial part in monitoring risks, assessing changes, and assuring project estimates to ensure successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

As our Senior Cost Engineer, your day-to-day responsibilities will span across project controls, reporting, and commercial claims. Your key focus areas will include:

• Project Controls: Proactively identifying trends and changes, developing cost estimates and time phasing, monitoring actual cost allocations and accruals, and preparing accurate variance analysis of actual costs vs. planned baselines.
• Risk & Change Management: Contributing to the risk management process by identifying potential cost and time impacts and advising on mitigation strategies.
• Contractor Collaboration: Reviewing contractor monthly/quarterly progress reports, program updates, and providing insight on contract performance to prevent cost overruns.
• Reporting: Developing project control dashboards and supporting critical corporate, board, and shareholder reporting without 'fear or favour'.
• Claims: Reviewing variations, site instructions, and claims to advise on budget and estimate-at-completion impacts

About the location:

This position is located at our Project Head Office in Cooma, NSW. We can look at a Monday to Friday FIFO arrangement or potential relocation for the right candidat

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will be a commercially astute professional who thrives in a complex, major-infrastructure environment. You will bring:

• Qualifications: A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Project Controls, Project Management, or Quantity Surveying.
• Experience: A background in project controls or cost control with experience in a senior capacity, preferably on major infrastructure projects.
• Technical Skills: Demonstrated working knowledge of project controls systems and tools—experience with Prism G2 is highly preferred. (You will be a SME for all things Prism)
• Analytical Prowess: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a meticulous eye for detail.
• Communication: Excellent business engagement skills with the ability to confidently communicate commercial, project, and risk matters to a wide range of stakeholders, from site teams to executive directors.

About our workforce:

Diversity and inclusion is important to us: Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

We offer:

• An annual performance based bonus.
• A range of parental leave options, including 30 weeks paid leave for primary carers and 10 weeks for non-primary.
• We provide additional leave over and above the minimum National Employment Standards.
• Family discounts on fitness, gyms, pools and leisure centres (location dependant).
• A Service Award Program - employees reaching continuous employment anniversaries receive additional benefits.
• An employee referral plan - good employees attract similar colleagues
• Corporate clothing allowance.