Program Costing Officer (10748)

Central Highlands Regional Council

Emerald

On-site

AUD 102,000 - 116,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave‑

Fortnightly RDOs

Payroll deductions and salary‑sacrfice

Wages paid fortnightly

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Central Highlands Regional Council in Emerald, QLD is seeking a Program Costing Officer to support capital projects with costing, financial management, procurement and project administration. You will monitor project expenditure, provide timely reports, assist with grants claims, and help ensure projects stay financially on track.

This is a detail‑driven role offering a supportive team environment and opportunities to contribute to community infrastructure.

Qualifications

Experience reporting on expenditure.
Relevant experience in project cost management.
Strong Excel and Office skills.
Good literacy, numeracy and attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Confidentiality and professional judgement.
Customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

Undertake daily costing transactions and revenue claims for projects and work orders.
Monitor project financial position and provide early warnings of deviations.
Prepare End of Month and ad-hoc financial reports for project tracking.
Provide costing and financial administration support to project teams.
Support grants reporting and claims management.
Ensure good governance in financial and admin responsibilities.
Work within Local Government framework and Code of Conduct.
Participate in training and continuous improvement.
Maintain health and safety compliance.

Skills

Budgeting

Cost reporting

Project costing

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality

Time management

Customer service

Education

Queensland C class provisional driver licence

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Central Highlands Regional Council – Emerald QLD

6d ago , from Central Highlands Regional Council

Remuneration: Stream A, Level 3-4: $101,510.07 - $116,379.95 per annum inclusive of superannuation & locality allowance

Are you someone who enjoys working with numbers, managing budgets, and helping projects run smoothly? Central Highlands Regional Council is looking for a skilled and motivated Program Costing Officer to join the team!

In this role, you’ll play an important part in supporting Council’s capital projects, providing advice and hands‑on support across project costing, financial management, procurement, and project administration.

You’ll work closely with teams across Council to monitor and report on project expenditure, support capital budget changes, and assist with the financial close-out of projects. Your work will help ensure projects stay on track financially and that decisions are informed by accurate, timely information.

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your financial and organisational skills to make a real difference, supporting the delivery of essential community infrastructure and services while contributing to Council’s long-term financial sustainability.

If you’re detail-oriented, proactive, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

In this busy role, you will support the organisation by:

Undertake financial transactions in relation to daily costing, revenue claims in projectsand work orders using various department packages for financial transactionreconciliation.
Monitor the financial position of projects and work orders and provide early warnings to managementof any deviations beyond predetermined limits.
Undertake “End of Month” and “on request” financial reporting to enable accurate projector work order tracking and to indicate the overall financial position of various projects.
Provide support, advice and expertise on costing and financial administration mattersto project/team members.
Provide support, advise and assist with the management of grants reporting and claims.
Ensure good governance is maintained in all financial and administration responsibilities.
Act in accordance with the Local Government legislative framework and Code of Conduct. Model ethical behaviour and consistently apply those ethical standards toself and others.
To actively participate in ongoing training and self-development to achieve continuousimprovement for yourself and council.
Taking reasonable care for health and safety of yourself and others, complying withreasonable instruction and co‑operating with CHRC policy and procedure per ‘Duties ofWorker’ contained in the Work Health and Safety Act as amended.
- Additionally, this position may be required to conduct other duties as lawfully directed by the reporting manager.

To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to possess:

Minimum of Queensland C class provisional drivers licence.
Experience in reporting on expenditure.
Relevant experience in project cost management.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite particularly Excel.
Well‑developed computing, literacy and numeracy skills, demonstrating attention to detail and a commitment to service standards.
Strong knowledge in record‑keeping and highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
Developed skills in managing multiple conflicting priorities, meeting deadlines, and exercising discretion and sound professional judgement to ensure high quality service results.
Excellent customer service approach with the ability to form strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Working for Central Highlands Regional Council has its benefits.

We are a progressive region, committed in creating opportunities for all. We welcome forward thinking individuals who are focused on continuous improvement, a sustainable future and understand the valuable role we play in investing in our regional community.

BELOW BENEFITS ARE FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.

Benefits Include:

5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave loading
Fortnightly RDO’s
Payroll deductions and salary sacrifice options
Wages paid fortnightly
Employee Assistance Program

Applicants who are progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process will be invited to participate in a shortlisting process.

For a confidential discussion, please contact a member of the Recruitment Team on 1300 242 *** during business hours.

Eligibility & Pre-employment Checks

To be appointed to a permanent position, you must be an Australian citizen, or have permanent residency status, or hold a visa permitting you to work in Australia permanently. If you have a visa permitting you to work temporarily in Australia, you may be appointed to a position on a temporary basis, providing the work complies with the conditions of your visa.