Senior Cost Engineer

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together, making Real. Progress 

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family. 

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.  

WRL Senior Cost Engineer

• Make a real difference and help shape our customers’ Energy Future. 
• Career-Defining > High-Profile Projects
• Inclusive and Supportive Culture> Flexible Work

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

We’re an energised team who are passionate about our customers, strive for operational excellence and a sustainable future for our people and our community.

About the Role:

As Project services and package cost engineer you will provide the services and packages cost controls support.

This role will report to the WRL PMO Project Controls Manager as part of the AusNet Development and Future Growth division (AusNet DFN) - with a base location in Melbourne CBD.

We are a flexible and truly hybrid workplace.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Develop, maintain and report on project services costs including administration of staffing plans and resourcing budgets for the project team. This scope includes preparing and updating the staffing plan forecasts, hours and costs to include the latest updated information. Complete analysis and provide commentary on movement between Services costing updates.
• Cost engineering support to project packages including change management control and forecasting package cost and cashflows. In addition when required implement package deliverable-based tracking (earned value) metrics and reporting including identifying, documenting and mitigating cost impacts.
• Updating of cost engineering software e.g. ECOSYS

• Influence continuous improvement through methods such as post-implementation evaluation and assessment of results against project plans; actively collaborate to share insights and wins with others.

• Build the foundations required to move at pace by looking beyond what we do today and testing new ways of doing things.
• Embody a safety-first culture through contributing to Recordable Injury Frequency Rate targets, Safety and environment incident reporting and team mental health awareness.

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• Comprehensive experience in Project Controls in Infrastructure or Energy (Engineering, Procurement and Construction experience a bonus).
• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management or Quantity Surveying is preferred.
• Expert level competency of using cost control software such as ECOSYS.
• Knowledge of SAP, Power BI, and risk analysis tools is advantageous.
• A high level of organisational skills and demonstrated effectiveness handling multiple tasks, setting priorities, managing timeframes and meeting deadlines under pressure.
• Good proficiency in using Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• Sound understanding of project management practices.

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team.

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave:more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving:a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks:we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join the Western Renewables Team. Together, we can shape a new way forward.