• 12 Month Initial Duration
  
• Perth Based Role
  
• Exciting Mining Based Opportunity
  

About the Role:
WorkPac is seeking an experienced Cost Analyst for a Monday to Friday Roster, 40 hours per week, based in Rio Tinto's Central Park Office. This position has a initial 12-month duration, with the potential for extension. This role will report to the Superintendent Project Controls and provide proactive cost and change management support to the delivery teams across multiple projects. The Cost Analyst will be expected to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders at a project level and form relationships with those they support.

What you will be doing:

• Carry out the functional duties necessary for the daily implementation of project cost and change management across regional programs of projects. This will include establishing budget, change management, contingency management, cost risk management, cashflow forecast schedule estimates, costs analysis to provide guidance on the final forecast cost, review and valuation of progress payments and reporting.
  
• Assisting the Superintendent Project Controls and Project Lead/Manager in managing the Owners cost, provide explanation of projects costs deviation from forecast/plan and alignment to the cost management processes.
  
• Report and provide cost analysis support on assigned Delivery portfolio and on individual projects.
  
• Ensure compliance to the project controls guidelines and procedures by the project owners team.
  
• Manage cost assessments and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost validation, and valuation process.
  
• Supports development of regular cost and change management reports, including professional analysis and commentary.
  
• Assist in the development and update of project cashflow forecasting and estimates at completion.
  
• Supports compliance with standardised processes, systems and tools
  
• Maintains the relationship with contracting and project planning stakeholders to provide an informed forecast of the project.
  
• Collaborates with the planners/schedulers, contracts and estimating groups to ensure that implications of changes are well articulated and understood.
  
• Assists with analysing and reporting implications of changes to the Annual Plan and forecast.
  
• Provides technical support to project stakeholders
  
• Providing an independent assessment of the projects progress and estimate at completion.
  

What you need:

• Must have experience of working in a cost role on a large project for at least 5 years
  
• Must have experience of working on a large mining project and dealing with multiple projects at one time.
  
• Experience with PrismG2 and advanced level skills in a recognised software system
  
• Good level Excel spreadsheet skills to verify & crosscheck data accuracy across systems
  
• Familiarity with running reports for extraction of information from SAP
  
• Must be a self-starter to drive and work with minimal supervision
  
• Ability to work in a tight schedule to meet reporting cut offs
  
• Must be team player to able to work closely with project members cutting across levels
  
• 5+ years of experience in project controls delivery.
  
  

Job Reference Number TMPRIJ202270336
How to Apply:
Click on the Apply button or for more information please contact:
WorkPac Recruitment Co-ordinator: Leah Phelps, 02 4927 7701 or leah.phelps@workpac.com quoting the above reference number.
About WorkPac
WorkPac is Australia's leading, privately owned recruitment provider to the mining, construction, engineering, light industrial, and healthcare sectors. We are proud to partner with some of the country's leading companies to deliver rewarding permanent, contract, temporary, and traineeship recruitment opportunities.
At WorkPac, we recognise we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, and treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.