Project Control Support Specialist- Engineering

Nufarm; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Employee Share Plan

Job summary

Nufarm, based in Laverton North, is seeking an Engineering Project Control & Procurement Specialist to support capital projects from the Project Management Team. The role focuses on project control planning, cost control, scheduling, risk management, and Cash-flow reporting in alignment with global requirements.

You will collaborate with the Category Manager–Indirection for strategic sourcing and ensure procurement of goods and services for project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in project and procurement controls, ideally in chemical manufacturing or related industries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Manager(s) in monitoring, controlling, and administering project progress and performance (scope, time, cost, quality, risk).
• Own action close-out, changes management documentation, and PMA actions.
• Provide planning support: schedules, budgets, variance analysis, status reporting, and resource planning.
• Handle purchase orders and invoice payments for labour, engineering services and projects.
• Lead end-to-end procurement planning, supplier evaluation, RFx, negotiation and contracting (DOA approved).
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including single-source dependencies.

Job description

Are you a detail-oriented professional with a knack for supporting complex projects and ensuring smooth operations? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working with diverse teams to achieve project goals? If so, we invite you to explore an exciting opportunity at Nufarm, where you can contribute to our global success and advance your career.

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Nufarm. Evolving Ag.

Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed,fibreand food production.

Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, launching innovative new crop protection solutions or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.

Based in Laverton North at our Pipe Road chemical manufacturing facility,we’relooking to engage anEngineering Project Control & ProcurementSpecialistwithin our Project Management Team. Within this role you will play a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of capital projects across the Head Office Pipe Road site throughtwoprimary delivery activities - project control management and procurement management.

The project control aspect ensures robust project planning, cost control, scheduling, risk management, and performance reporting in alignment with regional and global business requirements.The role willassistin producingconsolidatedmonth-end project(s) financial reports in collaboration with the Supply Chain Financial Controller.

The procurement aspect ensures operational procurement of goods and services related to project delivery functions.The role will collaborate with theCategory Manager–Indirectsto ensure strategic sourcing plans for capital delivery spend aremaintained.

Employee Share Plan (Shares in Nufarm!)

Attractive Salary and Incentive Programme

Great Team and ability to work within Agchem in Australia!

HowYou’llHelp Us Grow

Assist the Project Manager(s) in monitoring, controlling, and administering the project progress and performance aspects of project management (scope, time, cost,qualityand risk).

Take ownership of the action close-out, follow ups on management of change documentation, and actions assigned by project managers.

Provide digital content and information for information radiators e.g. digital displays and CAPEX Sharepoint page.

Ownership of purchase orders raise and invoice payments for labours, engineering services and projects.

Provide project planning support, including creation of schedules, monitoring of budgets, variance analysis, status reporting, and resource planning alongside project managers

Ensure project control procedures and policies are executed and functioning according to Nufarm methodology & performance standards for all projects.

Will produce and issue, in conjunction with the Project Manager(s), the required status report(s) and dashboard for all internal stakeholders

Coordinate the project change management process, ensuring that all change impacts are properly integrated in project plan (scope, cost, schedule, people) and take proactive action to manage under performance.

Working with finance and project managers to ensure alignment of project forecast(s) with current funding and business requirements

Support capital projects with procurement planning and lead end-to-end sourcing activities, supplier evaluation, RFx process, negotiation, and contract execution (with approval via company DOA)

Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including single-source dependencies

Could This Be You?

You will have qualifications within engineering/business/management with experience within project and procurement controls, ideally within a chemical manufacturing environment or similar role in the food,Pharmaor petrochemical industry. You also bring a strong analytical andproblem solvingmindset across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Engaging and proactive, you have excellent communication skills that you canleverageto engage teams and drive collaboration and havedemonstratedexperiencein project control,procurement sourcing, contractnegotiationand contractor management.

You’repassionate about project management support and procurement controls and can utilise your knowledge base andexpertiseto drive changeensuringweremaincompetitive as a manufacturing plant.

If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger,we’dlove to hear from you. Nufarm is proud to be recognised as anendorsed employer of choice for all women by Work180.