Project Controls Specialist

Advertising Producers Association; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive remuneration

Employee benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave 18 weeks

Job summary

APA is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join the Commercial Delivery team in Brisbane CBD on a full-time basis until October 2028. You will lead cost control, forecasting, EVM and performance reporting across major capital projects, collaborating with Project Managers and Finance to drive governance and data-driven decisions.

Advanced PRISM experience, Power BI and Excel skills are essential, with strong stakeholder engagement to improve reporting and processes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in project controls, cost controls or performance reporting in energy/infrastructure.
• Advanced experience with PRISM for cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Strong EVM skills including CPI, SPI, EAC and progress measurement.
• Ability to integrate cost and schedule data and report to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls across a portfolio of capital projects.
• Manage cost control, forecasting and EVM analyses.
• Develop standards, governance and reporting frameworks.
• Establish WBS, control accounts and baselines within PRISM.
• Lead monthly project controls reporting with KPI and EVA metrics.
• Enhance dashboards and analytics with Power BI and automation.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

EVM

Power BI

Excel

PRISM

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering

Quantity Surveying

Project Management

Business

Commerce

Tools

PRISM

Power BI

Primavera P6

Excel

Job description

The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia's energy future. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it with our customers and communities as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Project Controls Specialist to join our Commercial Delivery team in our Brisbane CBD office on a full-time basis until October 2028.

Reporting to the Infrastructure Delivery Portfolio Controls and Reporting Manager, you will be a Project Controls subject matter expert, leading project cost control, forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM) and performance reporting across a portfolio of major capital projects.

Working closely with Project Managers, Finance and delivery teams, you will help drive consistent project controls practices, strengthen reporting governance and provide insights that support project decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the PRISM subject matter expert, managing and maintaining the system to support cost management, forecasting, progress measurement and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve project controls processes, standards, governance frameworks and reporting across the project portfolio.
• Establish and maintain WBS structures, control accounts, cost breakdown structures and performance measurement baselines within PRISM.
• Lead monthly project controls reporting, including cost and schedule performance, forecasts, variances, KPIs and Earned Value metrics (PV, EV, AC, CPI and SPI).
• Monitor project performance against approved baselines, providing variance analysis, trend insights and performance reporting to support decision-making.
• Support forecasting activities including EAC, ETC, cost trends and forecast variance analysis, working closely with Project Managers, Finance, Planning and delivery teams.
• Enhance reporting, dashboards and analytics through Power BI and reporting automation initiatives, while providing guidance to project teams on PRISM and EVM methodologies.

Your Background

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Business, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in project controls, cost controls or project performance roles within energy, infrastructure, engineering or construction environments.
• Advanced experience with ARES PRISM, including cost control, forecasting, performance measurement, reporting and system administration.
• Strong practical experience in Earned Value Management (EVM), including CPI, SPI, EAC, variance analysis, performance measurement baselines and progress measurement methodologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in project cost management, budgeting, forecasting, commitments, cost and schedule integration, and project performance reporting.
• Advanced analytical, reporting and systems capability, including Power BI, advanced Excel and working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to improve project controls processes, governance frameworks and reporting outcomes.

Working at APA

• We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career
• competitive remuneration
• employee benefits
• flexible working arrangements
• wellbeing initiatives
• Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we're taking on one of Australia's greatest challenges: the energy transition. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we're focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.

Our customer focused approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to securing Australia's energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia's energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our