Developments and Projects Analyst

Trend Personnel Recruitment Services; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Trend Personnel Recruitment Services is seeking a skilled Business/Commercial Analyst to support major development and capital projects on the Gold Coast. The role bridges project teams, finance and senior management to analyse feasibility, track performance, manage risk and identify value-adding opportunities.

You will build financial models, dashboards and reports using Excel and Power BI, drawing from ERP data to drive informed decisions and improved efficiencies across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Property or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience in business/commercial analysis or project support
• Strong analytical, financial modelling and data interpretation skills
• Proficiency with Excel and project reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Understanding project life cycles in the property or capital intensive space
• Prior experience in property development, infrastructure or construction
• Familiar with project management methodologies
• Knowledge of planning and approvals processes for developments (eg. permits, zoning)
• Proficient with project management systems (Estate Master or similar)

Responsibilities

• Project Feasbility and Business Case support - Support the evaluation of new development proposals with financial modelling, ROI analysis and scenario planning.
• Prepare and maintain detailed business cases including cost-benefit analysis, risk assessments and timelines.
• Assess market trends, regulatory impacts and competitive factors.
• Project perfomance tracking - Monitor key project milestones (budget, schedule, milestones, risks).
• Analyse actual vs forecasted performance and report on variances.
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports
• Stakeholder engagement and communication - Work closely with project managers, finance, engineering, legal and other teams.
• Translate data into clear actionable recommendations.
• Process improvement and risk management - Indentify inefficiencies in project planning.
• Maintain project documentation standards, reporting frameworks and control mechanisms
• Tooling and data analytics - Develop models, trackers and templates to improve consistency and transparency.
• Using Excel, Power BI and other tools to visualise project data. Extract and analyst data from ERP systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Data interpretation

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Data visualisation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Property or related field

Tools

Estate Master

ERP systems

Job description

A leading Australian Property Developer/Builder with multiple business units and majority blue chip international ownership. Exceptional culture with high staff retention, genuine career opportunities and continuous growth.

About the role

You will be responsible for delivering strategic and operational insights to support planning execution and delivery of major development and capital projects. Bridging the gap between project teams, finance and senior management; you will be analysing project feasibility, tracking progress, managing risk and identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies and add value.

Responsibilities

Project Feasbility and Business Case support - Support the evaluation of new development proposals with financial modelling, ROI analysis and scenario planning. Prepare and maintain detailed business cases including cost-benefit analysis, risk assessments and timelines. Assess market trends, regulatory impacts and competitive factors.

Project perfomance tracking - Monitor key project milestones (budget, schedule, milestones, risks). Analyse actual vs forecasted performance and report on variances. Create and maintain dashboards and reports

Stakeholder engagement and communication - Work closely with project managers, finance, engineering, legal and other teams. Translate data into clear actionable recommendations.

Process improvement and risk management - Indentify inefficiencies in project planning. Maintain project documentation standards, reporting frameworks and control mechanisms

Tooling and data analytics - Develop models, trackers and templates to improve consistency and transparency. Using Excel, Power BI and other tools to visualise project data. Extract and analyst data from ERP systems.

About you

• Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Property or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience in business/commercial analysis or project support
• Strong analytical, financial modelling and data interpretation skills
• Proficiency with Excel and project reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Understanding project life cycles in the property or capital intensive space
• Prior experience in property development, infrastructure or construction
• Familiar with project management methodologies
• Knowledge of planning and approvals processes for developments (eg. permits, zoning)
• Proficient with project management systems (Estate Master or similar)