Project Cost Controller

Core Lithium Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package + superannuation

Perth CBD office

Travel to Finnis as required

Job summary

Core Lithium is seeking a Project Cost Controller for the BP33 underground build at Finnis, based in Perth CBD with travel to Finnis. You will own the BP33 cost position from approved budget through to forecast at completion, ensuring cost risks are visible and commercial decisions are underpinned by robust numbers.

You will reconcile cost codes, manage accruals, run monthly forecasts, maintain ETC/EAC by cost code, and produce timely cost reports with clear variance commentary.

Qualifications

• Senior level project cost control experience on capital or construction projects.
• Hands on Pronto experience, including cost code reconciliation, purchase orders and receipting.
• A solid grip on accruals, commitments, forecasting and month end, and on reviewing contractor claims.
• Advanced Excel: pivot tables, lookups, and building reporting and forecasting models.
• The confidence to challenge assumptions and hold owners to deadlines, with clear written commentary.

Responsibilities

• Own the budget against the WBS and cost codes, with every commitment and actual coded correctly.
• Reconcile Pronto to each cost code monthly, prepare and reverse accruals, and close month end on time.
• Run the monthly reforecast with cost code owners and maintain ETC and EAC by cost code, flagging risks and opportunities early.
• Keep the change and variation registers current, with contingency drawdown and budget transfers approved and traceable.
• Review contractor claims, variations and invoices with the commercial team.
• Build the integrated earned value view with project controls and chase down where cost and progress diverge.
• Produce the monthly cost report with clear variance commentary, plus ad hoc analysis for scope, procurement and contractor decisions.

Skills

Pronto experience

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Cost control

Written commentary

Education

Finance/Commerce/Accounting or Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Pronto

Job description

Project Cost Controller

Perth CBD, with travel to Finnis | Monday to Friday | Maximum term to 31 December 2027

• Attractive salary package plus superannuation, Perth CBD, Monday to Friday

• Own the cost position on BP33, a A$274 million underground build

• A lean owner's team where your numbers drive real decisions

Most cost control roles hand you a reporting pack to maintain. This one hands you a project to own.

Core Lithium has taken Finnis from care and maintenance back to production in a matter of months. With the restart fully funded and first concentrate produced, our small Perth team is building the systems and disciplines of an ASX-listed producer.

The biggest piece of that is BP33, a new underground mine that will carry Finnis for more than a decade. Develop mobilised in June, the portal is cut and the decline is advancing toward first ore in mid-2027. You'll sit within Finance, dedicated to BP33, working day to day with the Project Director and project controls so cost and physical progress are read together.

Why this one works

• Attractive salary package plus superannuation

• Perth CBD office, Monday to Friday, with site travel to Finnis as the project needs

• One project, end to end: budget to forecast at completion, with a clear finish line

• Direct lines to the Project Director, Head of Finance and project controls, no layers in between

• A structured handover, cost code by cost code, so you start with the history rather than a blank page

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll own the BP33 cost position from approved budget through to forecast at completion, so cost risks are seen early and commercial decisions rest on sound numbers.

• Own the budget against the WBS and cost codes, with every commitment and actual coded correctly

• Reconcile Pronto to each cost code monthly, prepare and reverse accruals, and close month end on time

• Run the monthly reforecast with cost code owners and maintain ETC and EAC by cost code, flagging risks and opportunities early

• Keep the change and variation registers current, with contingency drawdown and budget transfers approved and traceable

• Review contractor claims, variations and invoices with the commercial team

• Build the integrated earned value view with project controls and chase down where cost and progress diverge

• Produce the monthly cost report with clear variance commentary, plus ad hoc analysis for scope, procurement and contractor decisions

What you'll bring

Must haves

• Senior level project cost control experience on capital or construction projects

• Hands on Pronto experience, including cost code reconciliation, purchase orders and receipting

• A solid grip on accruals, commitments, forecasting and month end, and on reviewing contractor claims

• Advanced Excel: pivot tables, lookups, and building reporting and forecasting models

• The confidence to challenge assumptions and hold owners to deadlines, with clear written commentary

• A tertiary qualification in finance, commerce, accounting, engineering, quantity surveying or similar

Nice to haves

• Resources or mining experience, ideally underground or mining infrastructure construction

• Familiarity with earned value management and Primavera P6 schedules

If you spot the miscoded invoice before anyone else, and would rather have an awkward conversation about a forecast now than a surprise at completion, you'll fit right in.

About Core Lithium

Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) owns the Finnis Lithium Operation in the Northern Territory, an established mine and processing plant 88 km from Darwin Port on more than 500 km² of tenure in the Bynoe Pegmatite Field. Finnis is ramping up toward 1.2 million tonnes a year by mid-2028, producing spodumene concentrate for the global battery supply chain. We're a lean producer: short lines to decision makers and work that shows.

Ready to talk?

Successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment checks, including a medical assessment, drug and alcohol screen and National Police Check.

Applicants must hold full Australian working rights.

Core Lithium does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies.