Project Cost Analyst

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; City Of Cockburn; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop and home kit

Flexible hybrid work

Defence security clearance support

Job summary

Babcock Australasia is hiring a Project Cost Analyst to support costing processes, oversee project financials, and manage costs across initiatives in a defence-focused environment.

You'll lead stakeholder engagement, ensure accurate cost reporting, and measure program health against budgets while operating in a hybrid onsite/remote setup.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills and cost-control experience.
• Experience with project finances and cost management.
• Exposure to IFS or similar ERP systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for costing processes and manage project costs.
• Oversee financials and develop cost reporting for each project.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and report variances against budgets.

Skills

Excel

IFS

Cost control

Project finances

Education

Finance or Project Management qualification

Job description

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Project Cost Analyst

Location: Henderson, WA, AU, 6166

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

• Be part of something BIG!
• Career opportunity within Defence Industries
• Permanent Full time opportunity

About the role

You'll provide support for the costing processes. You'll oversee the financials, and develop and manage the costs for each projects in line with the Target Cost Estimate (TCE) contract.

You'll lead the stakeholder engagement for the project and ensure accurate reporting of all financial information including variance analysis reports for the business.

Importantly, you'll measure the health of the program against the cost and project budgets.

About you

You will bring advanced Excel skills, good experience with IFS and some exposure to Cost Control. If you’ve Project Finances experience, this will be held in high regard.

To be successful you will have:

• Australian Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance
• Current AU Drivers Licence
• Finance or Project Management qualification is preferred but not mandatory.

Your future at Babcock - what we offer you

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required;
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

Who we are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,300 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Land Business.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Defence Security Clearance for the role, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.

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