Senior Cost Planner

Cpb Contractors Pty Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing program

Discount portal

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

CPB Contractors Pty Limited in Melbourne is seeking a highly experienced Senior Cost Planner to join the Building Pre-Contracts team. You will establish cost plans, prepare elemental estimates and provide cost planning guidance for major tenders and projects.

Reporting to the Pre-Contracts Manager, you will ensure cost compliance and maintain strong relationships with consultants and sub‑contractors while contributing to a city‑shaping infrastructure program in Victoria.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost planning for bids as part of a large bid team.
• Experience developing cost plans for commercial, health and infrastructure projects.
• Ability to interface with Design Managers, Planners and Methods Engineers.
• Proven ability to build relationships with sub‑contractors and consultants.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience with Eclipse, CostX, Cubit or similar cost planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Establish project cost plans and cost controls.
• Prepare accurate cost plans and elemental estimates for major tenders and projects.
• Ensure cost compliance with all parties involved.
• Provide cost planning advice to tender project teams.
• Maintain strong internal and external relationships with consultants and sub‑contractors.

Skills

Cost planning

Senior role

Bid cost plans

Interface with design

Subcontractor relations

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Written & verbal skills

Cost planning software

Team player

Education

Quantity Surveying or Engineering degree

Institute of Applied Technology - Construction course

Tools

Eclipse

CostX

Cubit

Job description

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

About the Project

Join the Stations Alliance South Package, part of the Suburban Rail Loop East, one of Australia's largest and most significant transport infrastructure projects.

Delivered through an integrated alliance between Multiplex, CPB Contractors and GHD, the project will construct three new underground stations at Cheltenham, Clayton and Monash, helping to transform Melbourne's transport network and improve connectivity for future generations.

With major construction commencing in 2027 and project completion scheduled for 2033, the Stations Alliance South Package presents a unique opportunity to be part of a city-shaping project that will leave a lasting legacy for Victoria.

Working within a collaborative alliance environment, you'll contribute to the successful delivery of complex infrastructure while working alongside some of the industry's leading professionals.

Your opportunity

We are seeking to appoint a highly experienced Senior Cost Planner to join our high performing Building Pre-Contracts team based in Melbourne.

Reporting to the Pre-Contracts Manager, this role will:

• Be accountable for the establishment of project cost plans
• Prepare accurate cost plans and elemental estimates for our major building tenders and projects
• Ensure cost compliance with all parties involved
• Provide cost planning advice to the tender project team
• Maintain strong internal and external relationships including consultants and sub-contractors

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Experience in a cost planning role for either a Tier 1 developer/builder or contractor
• Demonstrated experience in holding a senior role in the cost planning function for bids as part of a large bid team
• Experience in developing costs plans across commercial, health and infrastructure related projects
• Experience in interfacing Design Managers, Planners and Methods Engineers to develop cost plans
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with sub-contractors and consultants
• Demonstrated influencing and negotiation skills
• Effective problem-solving techniques and skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Exceptional knowledge of cost planning software systems such Eclipse, Cost X, Cubit etc
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment
• Qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Engineering or equivalent
• Completion of a relevant Institute of Applied Technology - Construction course is highly regarded

CPB Contractors is an equal-opportunity employer. We support women in construction, Indigenous advancement, and participation and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.