Snr Cost Mgt & Estimating Analyst

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 163,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW in Sydney is seeking a cost specialist to provide expert cost insights across the Sydney Integration portfolio, helping ensure robust investment decisions and transparent funding. You will contribute to cost estimating and forecasting, highlight risks and opportunities, and guide analysts to deliver reliable financial information, while working in a hybrid setup with stakeholders.

This is a government-focused role with cross-functional collaboration across finance and project

Qualifications

• Experience turning financial data into actionable insights.
• Knowledge of cost forecasting, estimating and funding in government projects.
• Ability to present risks, options and trade-offs clearly.

Responsibilities

• You will provide expert cost insights and forecasting across the Sydney Integration portfolio.
• You will contribute to cost estimating, forecasting, and options analysis to inform funding decisions.
• You will strengthen estimating and forecasting practices, driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Cost forecasting

Cost estimating

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

SAP

SAPEquip

Job description

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location:

Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number: 111034

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $163145.0-$182721.0

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.

This is your opportunity to broaden your experience and perspectives, step out of the confines of a standard project role and expand your scope to work with an interconnected ecosystem of industry professionals.

In this role, you'll:

• You will provide expert cost insights and forecasting guidance across the Sydney Integration portfolio, helping ensure investment decisions are well-informed and robust.
• You will contribute to cost estimating, forecasting, and options analysis, highlight risks and opportunities, and support decision-makers in understanding how changes in cost may affect project delivery and funding.
• You will also strengthen estimating and forecasting practices across Sydney Integration, drive continuous improvement, and guide analysts to consistently deliver reliable and fit-for-purpose financial information across the branch.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and Information pack.

About You

• You are a practical and analytical cost specialist who can take financial data and translate it into clear, actionable insights that help decision-makers make confident choices.
• You understand how project costs, forecasts, and funding work in a complex government environment, and you know your way around systems like SAPEquip.
• You are comfortable balancing detail with the bigger picture, spotting risks, opportunities, and trade-offs, and presenting them in a way that is easy to understand.
• You work collaboratively with project teams, delivery partners, and finance teams, and you take a structured approach to help ensure cost estimating and forecasting practices meet acceptable standards across the branch.

Location

This role must be based from the advertised location with hybrid working arrangements.

Who We Are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy

Applications close 11:59 PM on Wednesday 16 September.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

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