Rail Telecoms Project Controls Lead – Hybrid Perth

HRG Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

HRG Recruitment is seeking a Project Controls Manager for a major rail telecommunications programme in Perth. The role is contract-based with hybrid working, offering exposure across scheduling, cost control, forecasting and risk reporting to support delivery decisions.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Director, bring hands-on planning and earned value expertise, and help strengthen reporting processes across a complex programme in a major infrastructure environment.

Qualifications

• Strong project controls experience across large, complex infrastructure projects, ideally within telecommunications, rail or technology environments.
• Hands-on capability in planning, scheduling, cost forecasting, risk management and earned value reporting, with experience using Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP or similar.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders, interpreting project data and turning it into clear recommendations. Relevant engineering, project management or project controls qualifications are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets and forecasts, tracking progress, cost performance and potential delivery delays.
• Prepare project performance reporting, including earned value analysis, CPI, SPI, cost variances and risk assessments.
• Work directly with the Project Director and delivery teams to identify issues, recommend corrective actions and improve project controls processes.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Cost forecasting

Earned value reporting

Education

Engineering or project controls qualifications

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

SAP

Job description

HRG Recruitment is seeking a Project Controls Manager for a major rail telecommunications programme in Perth. The role is contract-based with hybrid working, offering exposure across scheduling, cost control, forecasting and risk reporting to support delivery decisions.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Director, bring hands-on planning and earned value expertise, and help strengthen reporting processes across a complex programme in a major infrastructure environment.