Cost Control Lead

Join a Groundbreaking Rare Earth Project – Cost Control Lead Opportunity
Tronox is recruiting for a pivotal role to support the design and construction of a new Rare Earth Chemical Facility in Australia.  

About TRONOX

Tronox is a fully integrated titanium minerals producer and pigment manufacturer. Across our Australian operations, we extract and process rich mineral sands into a range of valuable products including ilmenite, zircon, rutile and titanium dioxide pigment which are then exported to international markets.  Tronox is developing a new business arm involving the processing of Rare Earth minerals, from mineral sands sources. 

Why join TRONOX? 

In return for your commitment, we offer a comprehensive and rewarding package that includes: 

• Work-Life Balance, Your Way: Enjoy a 38-hour workweek with the option for a compressed 9-day fortnight—more long weekends, anyone?  

• Celebrate Your Wins: Be eligible for the Tronox bonus scheme because your hard work deserves recognition  

• Boost your Super: Enjoy 13% Superannuation!  

• Long Service, sooner: Early access to Long Service Leave at 5 years (pro-rata) 

• Peace of Mind: Company paid salary continuance, journey, TPD & life insurances 

• More Time for You: Top up your holidays with our annual leave purchase program 

• Health & Wellness Perks: Annual health related programs and benefits  

• Extend your learning: Access to LinkedIn Learning for professional development 

At Tronox, we offer more than just a role—we provide the tools, support, and opportunities to help you achieve your career aspirations. 

About the Role

Based in Fremantle and reporting to the Project Controls Manager, this opportunity is being offered on a full time 12 month maximum term contract, with the potential for permanency.

You will lead the cost management function and ensure the project maintains a robust, transparent, and defensible cost baseline throughout its lifecycle.

The role also has a reporting relationship to the Tronox Finance organisation.

Your role blends methodology leadership with hands‑on cost engineering, including:

Cost Governance & Methodology

• Establish and maintain the Cost Management System (CMS), including WBS and CBS structures.


• Develop and embed cost control standards, procedures, and reporting frameworks.


• Provide expert guidance to project managers and contractors on cost practices.

Budgeting, Estimation & Baseline Management

• Develop point estimates, contingency assessments, and cost flows.


• Integrate estimates with schedules to support phased budget release.


• Review and validate baseline budgets for approval.

Cost Control, Commitments & Procurement

• Manage commitments, accruals, and expenditure tracking using SAP and Coupa.


• Verify contractor progress claims and invoices.


• Support procurement with scope documentation and purchase order alignment.

Forecasting, Reporting & Change Control

• Run automated cost forecasts and validate against trends and risks.


• Manage project change requests and implement approved changes.


• Produce month‑end cost reports, variance analysis, and Earned Value metrics.

Close‑Out & Continuous Improvement

• Lead cost close‑out, benchmarking, and lessons learned.


• Support commercial and project leadership with insights and recommendations.

About You

You are a commercially minded cost professional with the confidence to challenge assumptions, the discipline to maintain cost integrity, and the communication skills to influence stakeholders across engineering, procurement, and project leadership whilst building respectful relationships.

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Economics, or similar


• 8+ years in cost control, project controls, or financial analysis


• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis capability


• Advanced Excel and working knowledge of SAP


• High attention to detail and analytical rigour


• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience with SAP, Coupa, Oracle Unifier


• Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVM)


• Background in mining, industrial, or major capital projects


• Ability to interpret drawings and Bills of Materials

What Success Looks Like

• A stable, accurate, and trusted cost baseline


• Transparent forecasting with early identification of risks


• Strong relationships with project managers, contractors, and finance


• Month‑end reporting that is timely, accurate, and decision‑ready


• A cost control function that is proactive, not reactive

Applications close 3 July 2026

Ready to Get Started?

We look forward to hearing from you. Click the “Quick Apply” button above to begin the application process today.

Tronox is committed to building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply.  

Tronox reserves the right to remove the job postings prior to the stated closing date. If you are interested in applying in this position, please submit your application as soon as possible.