Senior Cost Planning Lead - Major Infrastructure

Ausnet; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AusNet is seeking a Cost Planning Lead to establish and drive cost planning processes across the WRL project. You will provide timely financial insight to support decision‑making, budget governance and project performance, working with design teams, EPC contractor and project controls to maintain baseline budgets.

You will lead design-stage cost estimates, quantity-based assessments and change proposals, ensuring alignment with the approved construction budget and PSDR requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of Cost Planning roles within large scale projects.
• Cost engineering, estimating, forecasting and cost control on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of cost management methodologies, earned value principles and financial governance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead cost planning processes that align project scope, design development, quantities and construction cost estimates.
• Review EPC cost plan against design information, quantities and estimating assumptions to assess alignment with the budget.
• Support Change Management by documenting changes to design scope, baseline quantities and cost-plan assumptions.
• Provide cost planning reports and analysis explaining quantity movements, design maturity and estimating assumptions.

Skills

Cost planning

Budgeting

Cost control

Earned value

Forecasting

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Design development

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Construction Management

Tools

Cost estimation software

Job description

AusNet is seeking a Cost Planning Lead to establish and drive cost planning processes across the WRL project. You will provide timely financial insight to support decision‑making, budget governance and project performance, working with design teams, EPC contractor and project controls to maintain baseline budgets.

You will lead design-stage cost estimates, quantity-based assessments and change proposals, ensuring alignment with the approved construction budget and PSDR requirements.