Introduction

Brunel Australasia is partnering with one of the worlds premier petroleum and petrochemical companies, based in Altona, to source a Cost Engineer.

What are you going to do

As a Cost/Schedule/Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Performing or coordinating effort for cost estimate preparation, estimating oversight and quality assurance reviews for Company operated and Other Builder Operator estimates for all Gate and Funding milestones.
Preparing Check Estimates and Schedules to compare with Operated by Others (OBO) Operator-prepared submittals.
Participating in estimate / Schedule assessments (verification of project cost & schedule bases).
Participating in Estimating Group process efficiency tools and quality assurance review process improvements.
Assisting in setting up the baseline cost control system (internal and external) and documentation for the project.
Preparing forecasts, cost trend reports, and monitoring cost and budget forecasts on multiple projects on the same work site.
Reporting on deviations, underruns and overruns, and making recommendations for corrective actions.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering within discipline or equivalent professional experience
Previous experience in a closely related position
Skills to negotiate and broker successful solutions between Internal Coordination parties above
Basic to advance level proficiency in Cost Estimating, Project Planning and Project Controls
Strong Influencing, consulting, mentoring, analytical, and computing skills
Adaptability to changing priorities
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to organize, plan, control, coordinate, and effectively manage cross-functional activities
Full Australian Working rights

Please note: Only candidates with full Australian working rights will be considered for this role.