Project Controls Specialist - Mining Projects

Sabre Engineering Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabre Engineering Services is seeking an experienced Project Controls Specialist to support a major mining client’s Earth Moving Equipment capital projects portfolio, with an annual investment program exceeding $600 million.

Reporting to the Superintendent, the role will provide planning, scheduling, cost control and performance reporting across multiple equipment projects using Primavera P6 to consolidate project information into clear management reporting packs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project controls, project planning, scheduling or cost control within mining, engineering or capital projects.
• Strong practical proficiency in Primavera P6, including building and maintaining detailed schedules.
• Experience developing integrated portfolio schedules and cost-loaded programs.
• Understanding of project cost tracking, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Establish individual project schedules and consolidate these into integrated portfolio-level programs.
• Work with project managers and stakeholders to define activities, milestones, dependencies and delivery timelines.
• Monitor project progress against baselines, identify delays, schedule risks and constraints.
• Drive schedule optimisation and continuous improvement to support on-time delivery.
• Develop and maintain cost-loaded schedules to support integrated cost and schedule reporting.
• Provide schedule performance analysis, progress updates and forward-looking reports to management.
• Monitor and track project expenditure across the EME capital projects portfolio.
• Assist with financial management, purchasing and cost reporting activities.
• Prepare high-quality PowerPoint presentations, dashboards and management reporting packs.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost control

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Portfolio reporting

Project controls

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Project Controls Specialist - Mining Projects

Project Controls Specialist - Mining Projects (P6)
Major Mining Operator | Earth Moving Equipment

Sabre Engineering Services is seeking an experienced Project Controls Specialist to support a major mining client's Earth Moving Equipment (EME) capital projects portfolio, with an annual investment program exceeding $600 million.

Reporting to the Superintendent, this position will provide planning, scheduling, cost control and performance reporting across multiple equipment projects. This is a hands-on project controls role requiring strong Primavera P6 scheduling capabilities and the ability to consolidate project information into clear, accurate and meaningful management reporting.

The Role

Working closely with project managers, operational stakeholders and the wider project delivery team, you will maintain visibility of project schedules, expenditure, forecasts and portfolio performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, maintain and manage detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Establish individual project schedules and consolidate these into integrated portfolio-level programs.
• Work with project managers and stakeholders to define activities, milestones, dependencies and delivery timelines.
• Monitor project progress against approved baselines, identifying delays, schedule risks and emerging constraints.
• Drive schedule optimisation and continuous improvement to support on-time project delivery.
• Develop and maintain cost-loaded schedules to support integrated cost and schedule reporting.
• Provide schedule performance analysis, progress updates and forward-looking reports to management.
• Monitor and track project expenditure across the EME capital projects portfolio.
• Support project financial management, purchasing and cost reporting activities.
• Assist with raising and tracking purchase requisitions, purchase orders, commitments and expenditure.
• Reconcile project financial information to support accurate cost reporting and forecasting.
• Work with project managers to track approved budgets, actual costs, committed expenditure and forecast costs to complete.
• Identify cost variances, potential overruns and financial risks requiring management attention.
• Support project managers with the preparation of regular financial and performance reports.
• Consolidate project scheduling, cost and progress information into portfolio-level performance reports.
• Prepare high-quality PowerPoint presentations, dashboards and management reporting packs.
• Provide clear visibility of portfolio milestones, key risks, budget performance and delivery forecasts.
• Liaise with project managers, commercial teams, procurement and operational stakeholders to maintain accurate reporting data.
• Support management decision-making through timely, reliable and well-structured project controls information.

About You

We are looking for a proactive project controls professional who is confident managing multiple projects and working directly with delivery teams.

You will ideally have:

• Demonstrated experience in project controls, project planning, scheduling or cost control within mining, engineering or capital projects.
• Strong practical proficiency in Primavera P6, including building and maintaining detailed schedules.
• Experience developing integrated portfolio schedules and cost-loaded programs.
• Understanding of project cost tracking, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Experience monitoring project budgets, actual expenditure, forecasts and cost variances.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, including the ability to develop professional management reporting packs.
• Ability to manage multiple project schedules, priorities and reporting deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying schedule and cost improvement opportunities.

Highly Desirable

The following experience would be highly regarded but is not essential:

• SAP experience: Practical experience using SAP for project cost tracking, financial reporting, purchase order management and monitoring project expenditure.
• Purchase Requisitions: Experience raising and managing purchase requisitions, tracking purchase orders and understanding procurement workflows within a major project environment.
• Fleet Management: Exposure to mining fleet management, heavy mobile equipment projects, fleet acquisitions, replacements or equipment-related capital programs.
• Power BI Reporting: Experience developing, maintaining or contributing to Power BI dashboards and reports for project performance, cost tracking and portfolio reporting.

What's on Offer

• Work across a substantial mining equipment capital portfolio exceeding $600 million annually.
• Exposure to multiple concurrent projects within a major Australian mining operation.
• Direct engagement with project managers, superintendents and senior stakeholders.
• Opportunity to contribute to portfolio-level planning, forecasting and capital project performance.
• Join an established engineering and project services organisation with a strong presence in the mining industry.