What You Get

• $100 hourly rate + superannuation
• 12 month contract
• Perth CBD location
• Access to salary sacrifice, novated leasing, health insurance discounts and access to NES network events
• Perth-based payroll and contractor support

Key Responsibilities

Our client is seeking a Cost Engineer to support comprehensive change and cost management processes within a dynamic project environment. This role involves tracking scope variations, forecasting capital package costs, and performing variance analyses using in-house systems.

Some of your duties will include:

• Facilitate the change management process using internal tools, capturing trends, scope changes, and budget impacts across all project packages
• Identify deviations from the approved scope and services; provide well-reasoned recommendations
• Lead and maintain monthly Capital Package Cost scorecard forecasts, ensuring changes and variances are clearly documented
• Conduct cost and revenue variance analysis; communicate underlying causes and propose corrective actions
• Prepare monthly reporting inputs, including package forecasts, VOWD, and cash flow projections
• Develop and deliver precise, professional presentations for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills & Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project controls, cost analysis, and change management within complex project environments as a Cost Engineer
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of MS Access is a plus
• Familiarity with cost systems such as Deltek Cobra or equivalent platform

Our client is a major EPCM, partnering with a local mineral sands miner on a key project for their ongoing operations. You will join a strong team and help to deliver this project on budget and on time, whilst also assisting with the implementation and management of change within processes.

If this sounds like you and you are interested, please apply via the relevant links ASAP to discuss this further. Relevant Australian working rights are essential.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.