Project Controls Manager

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do. We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way. Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the project

Are you ready to play a key role in delivering one of Sydney’s most transformative infrastructure projects? Sydney Metro West is a 24 kilometre underground railway connecting the Sydney and Parramatta CBDs, with stations at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays Precinct, Pyrmont, and Hunter Street in the Sydney CBD.

Are you up for the challenge?

As Project Controls Manager you will establish and manage the processes for Project Earned Value & Risk Management monitoring and reporting to provide timely and accurate information to enable project delivery on time and on budget in accordance with John Holland procedures over the full project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and manage project control reporting processes and procedures, including associated audit / review activities, encompassing financial month end close and accruals, cost recording and reporting including cost to date and forecast cost to complete and quantity complete and earned value recording and reporting for the project. 


• Ensure the EVM activities are appropriately linked to the P6 programme.


• Interface with project teams for management, data / information collection and completion of the project / cost control functions in accordance with established procedures


• Supervise staff undertaking project and cost control activities, exercising functional control over all onsite staff with responsibilities in this area.


• Provide training and guidance to subordinates and colleagues in the use of project control systems and information requirements, project monitoring & controls and the interpretation of the data and information generated.


• Hold regular reviews with scope and risk owners to identify new financial risks, assign reasonable probability and impact values and articulate/update management and mitigation actions.


• Participate in period-end cost forecast meetings and incorporate relevant information into the ongoing calculation of the financial risk exposure.


• Assist project and delivery managers in report interpretation, project performance analysis, forward planning and development of corrective actions to maximise project delivery outcomes.

What we are looking for

• Tertiary degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines - Engineering, Construction, Building, Project Management or Accounting, or equivalent experience


• Proven relevant experience in Construction, Engineering, Commercial Project / Cost Control and Earned Value analysis.


• Multi-disciplined Commercial Project/Cost Control experience ideally for Major Projects


• Leadership and management of Commercial Project/Cost Control teams.


• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in relevant software packages such as Microsoft Suite (including Excel) and Project / Cost Control and Earned Value systems

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What's in it for you when you join John Holland?

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities. 

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexiblility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.