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Cost Control Manager - Power Projects

Queensland, AustraliaFull-time2026-10-18

Core

Lead Cost Control delivery across an assigned line of business or portfolio, ensuring leaders and project teams have timely, accurate and consistent cost information to support effective decision making.

Role type

Senior Cost Control Manager (Power Projects)

Builds

Cost control systems, governance frameworks, and portfolio-level financial visibility for Energy and Utilities projects

Domain

Energy and Utilities / Construction Project Management

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Cost control, budget integrity, cost coding, forecasting, accruals, reconciliations, resource allocation, stakeholder management, people leadership, risk management, margin analysis

Preferred skills

InEight, Power BI, data analytics, postgraduate studies

Technologies

InEight, Power BI

Responsibilities

Leading Cost Control delivery and resource allocation across the assigned portfolio; Overseeing budget integrity, cost coding, commitments, actual costs, accruals, reconciliations and approved budget movements; Leading monthly forecast reviews and challenging assumptions using project scope, commitments, quantities, risks and opportunities; Maintaining clear visibility of cost performance, margin, contingency, cash flow, risks and opportunities; Delivering concise and evidence-based project and portfolio reporting with material movements clearly explained; Leading, coaching and developing assigned Cost Control resources and supporting capability and performance development

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities