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Cost Control Lead

Adelaide, South Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-24

Core

Lead cost management, forecasting, and reporting for a large-scale capital works portfolio of infrastructure projects.

Role type

Senior IC cost control lead

Builds

Robust cost management processes, systems, and governance frameworks for infrastructure delivery

Domain

Infrastructure, capital works, engineering, defence, transport, mining, construction

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Portfolio cost control, forecasting, budgeting, change control, stakeholder management, team leadership, financial reporting, project lifecycle cost management, Microsoft Excel, project controls systems

Preferred skills

Mentoring cost control professionals, driving continuous improvement in reporting and analytics

Technologies

Microsoft Excel, project controls/reporting systems

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of Cost Controllers; oversee portfolio-wide cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting; develop and maintain cost management processes and governance frameworks; analyse cost performance and provide proactive recommendations; ensure alignment between budgets, commitments, forecasts, and project scope; lead month-end reporting and portfolio performance reviews; provide strategic cost management advice to senior leadership; manage change control processes; drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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