Senior Cost Controller

Fluor Corporation; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Part time

Job summary

Fluor Corporation is seeking a Senior Cost Controller to join a major mining EPCM project team in Australia. The role focuses on managing project cost performance, forecasting, reporting, and earned value analysis across all phases of delivery, while supporting stakeholder decision-making.

You will develop and maintain cost control systems, monitor budgets, and prepare dashboards to support forecast accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost control on major mining EPCM projects.
• Strong background in procurement and construction cost management.
• Experience managing project budgets exceeding AUD 500 million.
• Knowledge of forecasting, cost reporting, and earned value management.
• Advanced proficiency with SAP, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project cost control systems and reporting frameworks.
• Monitor budgets, commitments, actual costs, accruals, and forecasts.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports and performance dashboards.
• Track procurement commitments, purchase orders, and subcontract costs.
• Support earned value management and project progress measurement.
• Manage cost impacts associated with trends, variations, and change events.
• Collaborate with project, construction, contracts, and finance teams to maintain forecast accuracy.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Earned value

Budget management

Procurement costs

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Analytical

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Cost Controller

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Job details

Posted

10 November 2026

Salary

AUD Negotiable

Start date

07 December 2026

LocationAustralia

Job type Contract

Discipline Mining & Metals

Reference171035

Job Function Project Controls Specialist

Job description

About our client

Our client is proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our personnel, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you are invited to apply for this role.

About the role

TRS Staffing is currently searching for a Senior Cost Controller to join a major mining project team based in Perth. This role is responsible for managing project cost performance, forecasting, reporting, change management, and earned value analysis across all phases of project delivery, while supporting key stakeholder decision-making within a large-scale EPCM environment.

Duties and responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project cost control systems and reporting frameworks.
• Monitor budgets, commitments, actual costs, accruals, and forecasts.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports and performance dashboards.
• Track procurement commitments, purchase orders, and subcontract costs.
• Support earned value management and project progress measurement.
• Manage cost impacts associated with trends, variations, and change events.
• Collaborate with project, construction, contracts, and finance teams to maintain forecast accuracy.

Skills and experience required

• Demonstrated experience in cost control on major mining EPCM projects.
• Strong background in procurement and construction cost management.
• Experience managing project budgets exceeding AUD $500 million.
• Proven knowledge of forecasting, cost reporting, and earned value management.
• Advanced proficiency with SAP, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.