Senior Cost Planner

About the role

ACCIONA is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Planner to join its Project Controls team in Melbourne. You will lead the development, review and monitoring of cost plans, budgets and forecasts for major infrastructure projects, ensuring robust cost‑planning practices throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the creation, review and continuous management of project cost plans, budgets and cost‑planning frameworks.
• Provide expert cost‑planning advice to Project Controls, Design, Procurement, Construction and Operations teams.
• Manage cost forecasting, benchmarking and performance reporting, maintaining cost‑tracking systems, dashboards and project‑control tools.
• Identify, analyse and report cost risks, trends, opportunities and value‑engineering initiatives.
• Monitor project cost performance, capture lessons learned and benchmark data to improve estimating accuracy.

Required profile

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in cost planning, quantity surveying, estimating or project controls on major infrastructure, construction or civil projects.
• Strong understanding of cost‑planning methodologies, budgeting, forecasting and cost‑management principles.
• Proficiency with cost estimating, planning and reporting systems.
• Experience working in complex, multidisciplinary project environments and managing competing priorities.

Required skills

• Cost estimating
• Cost forecasting
• Cost planning