Cost Control Engineer – BAU Maintenance & Outages
Location: Site-based | AGL Loy Yang
Employment Type: Full-time or Contract
 

Service Stream is seeking a Cost Control Engineer to support BAU maintenance and outage delivery across a major industrial asset. This is a high-impact, site-embedded role for a commercially minded professional who operates confidently across operations, payroll, data analytics, corporate finance, and client commercial teams

About the Role

You will be responsible for end-to-end cost control, forecasting, and financial integration across BAU maintenance and outage activities. Acting as a key commercial interface, you will ensure cost data is accurate, aligned, and decision-ready—supporting both internal leadership and client finance partners.This role is suited to a self-driven, strategically focused individual with strong systems thinking and a continuous improvement mindset, who actively seeks to simplify processes and improve financial insight.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage cost control and forecasting across BAU maintenance and outage works
• Maintain accurate cost tracking and reporting using SAP
• Utilise advanced Excel to analyse, reconcile, and model cost data (e.g. complex formulas, pivot tables, forecasting models, data validation, scenario analysis)
• Interface closely with Payroll to ensure labour hours, rates, and allowances are accurately captured and allocated
• Work with Data Analysts to enhance dashboards, automation, and reporting consistency
• Partner with Corporate Finance on accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close
• Engage directly with client cost control and finance teams to support reviews, forecasts, and variance discussions
• Identify cost risks, trends, and optimisation opportunities early
• Support outage cost planning, execution tracking, and close-out
• Drive continuous improvement in cost control, reporting, and financial processes

About You

• Degree in Engineering, Finance, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or similar
• Professional accreditation (AACE, CPA, PMI, RICS) advantageous but not essential
• 5+ years’ experience in cost control, project controls, or commercial roles
• Demonstrated experience in BAU maintenance and/or outage environments
• Strong SAP experience (costing, work orders, commitments, accruals)
• Advanced Excel capability, including large datasets, multi-source reconciliation, forecasting, and scenario modelling
• SQL and Python experience will be beneficial but not essential
• Solid understanding of labour and payroll cost drivers
• Experience working across payroll, data analytics, corporate finance, and client commercial interfaces
• Highly self-driven, accountable, and comfortable working autonomously
• Strategic thinker with a practical, delivery-focused approach
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders

About Us

Why Join Service Stream?

• Work on critical infrastructure supporting Australia’s energy network
• Be embedded in a collaborative, delivery-focused site team
• Influence how cost control, data, and financial processes are structured and improved
• Partner directly with clients and senior stakeholders
• Competitive remuneration and flexible engagement options

Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries. Specialising in designing, constructing, and maintaining new and existing networks, we provide end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions for our blue-chip client base. Committed to fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, Service Stream actively promotes the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQI individuals, and other diverse groups. As a signatory to the Veterans Employment Commitment, we also value the skills and experience of ex-ADF members and their partners, strongly considering veterans who meet the key criteria for our employment opportunities.

Service Stream does not accept any unsolicited resume referrals from external Recruitment or Labour Hire Companies. 

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