Senior Cost Engineer

How youll make a difference

As Senior Cost Engineer you will lead end-to-end cost management across major projects and portfolios providing strategic oversight of budgeting forecasting cost control reporting and financial performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead project cost planning budgeting forecasting cost control and reporting.
• Monitor cost performance analyse variances and implement corrective actions.
• Develop EAC ETC cash flow forecasts and integrate cost with schedule risk and contingency management.
• Ensure compliance with project controls standards governance and cost assurance processes.
• Review contract variations and support commercial decision-making.
• Produce executive cost reports and provide insights to project leadership.
• Collaborate across project engineering commercial and finance teams while mentoring junior staff.
• Drive continuous improvement standardisation automation and optimisation of cost management systems and processes.

Qualifications :

The qualities that help you thrive

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired but if you dont tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply all applications will be considered.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management Commerce Finance Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• 710 years experience in project controls cost engineering or commercial management on major projects.
• Strong expertise in budgeting forecasting cost control earned value management (EVM) cost risk analysis change management and integrating cost with schedule and risk.
• Experience with project controls systems such as Primavera P6 Uniphi InEight EcoSys Contruent/Prism SAP Oracle Power BI and advanced Excel.
• Excellent analytical financial leadership stakeholder management and communication skills.
• AACE CCP PMI or AIPM certification is desirable.

Additional Information :

Why youll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements including alternative start/finish times job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year         
• Swap public holidays swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns professional development courses financial study assistance 5 days paid study leave global career opportunities

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds including those with disabilities additional health or mental health needs and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in and the role may close earlier than expected so if this opportunity sounds like you we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time