Location: Perth
Remuneration: Attractive package offered
About the role: This is a newly created opportunity for a Project Controls Officer for someone looking to diversify their resume! This exciting role sits within our Bulk Project Team.
As the Project Control Advisor, I you will be responsible for managing project costs (budgets, actuals and forecasts) and co-ordinating effectively across a multi disciplined team and delivering project status reports to Project Managers and other stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Update project cost data including budgets, actual costs and forecasts and prepare detailed cost reports to ensure projects remain within financial guidelines
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules including fully resourced loaded activities, critical path methodology and logically linked tasks.
- Track, monitor, measure, and report on the progress of the project throughout its entire lifestyle
- Support project control processes such as change management procedures to manage project scope, schedule and costs effectively
- Identifying and reporting on potential cost and schedule risks and advising on mitigation strategies
- Coordinate and collaborate with project managers and other stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely reporting of project status and performance metrics
- Establish and maintain project documentation and records.
About you:
You thrive on working in a dynamic and agile environment and you value stakeholder engagement, as this will be key to your success on cross-functional projects. Curiosity is second nature, and your high level of business and commercial acumen will enable you to connect to the bigger picture and drive high performance outcomes.
In respects to the technicalities, you’ll need:
- Experience within Project Management, Finance, Engineering, and / or Construction Management administration.
- High level of skill and proven extensive experience in project controls or related roles
- Well-developed communication and time management skills
- Attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Experience utilising Primavera P6 or a project planning software desirable
- Experience using SAP desirable
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience and knowledge of railway and infrastructure projects, preferred.
What we offer you:
At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.
Some of our benefits include:
- Development and growth opportunities.
- Access to mentoring and development programs.
- Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
- Parental leave program and super booster.
- Hybrid work
About Aurizon.
https://youtu.be/PHESxVZ6dQY
Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.
Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.
Advertised: 17 Jul 2025 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 04 Aug 2025 W. Australia Standard Time
