Cost Control Engineer
Xenco Services
Contract/Temp
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On-site, FIFO
12 months
ABN or PAYG options
On-site, FIFO
12 months
ABN or PAYG options
Who We Are
We provide high-level project and operational expertise to international development initiatives, helping deliver measurable impact in complex environments. Our team supports partners in implementing projects that promote sustainability, good governance, and community resilience across sectors and regions.
The Opportunity
We are currently recruiting on behalf of a major mining client located in Central Queensland. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Cost Control Engineer to support a large capital program on a 12+ month contract, working on a 9/5 FIFO or DIDO roster.
🔎 What You’ll Do
If you want to work with industry experts and gain exposure to a broad range of interesting projects, then please apply below and we will contact you soon.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
We provide high-level project and operational expertise to international development initiatives, helping deliver measurable impact in complex environments. Our team supports partners in implementing projects that promote sustainability, good governance, and community resilience across sectors and regions.
The Opportunity
We are currently recruiting on behalf of a major mining client located in Central Queensland. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Cost Control Engineer to support a large capital program on a 12+ month contract, working on a 9/5 FIFO or DIDO roster.
🔎 What You’ll Do
- Prepare and maintain all reference baseline documentation in line with portfolio cost control standards, ensuring clear communication of requirements to project teams.
- Validate project scopes and basis-of-estimate submissions to support reliable cashflow forecasts.
- Monitor and audit cost management systems and reporting processes to ensure alignment with project control procedures.
- Review and analyse the portfolio budget, comparing current forecasts against approved allocations.
- Reconcile portfolio expenditure against budgets and highlight variances.
- Identify and escalate portfolio-level cost risks to prevent overruns and support proactive mitigation.
- Maintain the accuracy of cost control systems and advise the Superintendent of any material deviations.
- Oversee foreign exchange exposure and currency allocations to ensure smooth cashflow management across projects.
- Prepare and submit required documentation to support the sustaining capital budget approval cycle.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Commercial or a related discipline.
- Proven experience in a similar portfolio cost control or project controls position within the mining or construction sector.
- Advanced proficiency in cost management platforms and database systems (e.g., SAP, PRISM, CMS, EcoSys).
- High-level computer capability, including advanced Microsoft Excel and strong overall MS Office skills.
- Strong analytical ability with excellent attention to detail and the confidence to challenge and verify cost data.
If you want to work with industry experts and gain exposure to a broad range of interesting projects, then please apply below and we will contact you soon.
We thank all applicants for their interest.