iPLAN, part of MBB Group, is a growing, dynamic and high performing consultancy, we’ve earned our reputation for delivering excellent service and value for our clients across the transport, mining, power, social and energy sectors.

We provide services across all phases of the project lifecycle and work across a diverse range of stakeholders and clients. This opportunity will enable you to add value and gain experience in dynamic environments with a cross-section of professionals being part of a team that develops significant infrastructure projects of a state and national scale.

Our company is about growth and diversity, offering the opportunity to be part of the new generation of infrastructure. If this role is of interest, please send a CV with your application.

You must be based in Australia to apply for these roles.

We are looking for Project Controls professionals with Scheduling or Cost Control experience.

Position requirements can include:

Scheduling

• Responsible for developing new, logic driven schedules for projects, assigned shutdowns, or work areas within large capital projects/programs to meet project objectives.
• Updates and maintains the project schedule(s) assigned in a timely and diligent manner. Interpretation & integration of contractor schedules.
• Performs integration across multi-discipline/multi-phase projects or programs of work.
• Review and quality assurance of key milestones used in reporting.
• Develop and maintain resource loading & levelling within the schedule. Works with project managers to develop staffing/resourcing plans.
• Provides feedback to contractors on schedule quality.
• Evaluates contract bid schedules.
• Compliance with standards and procedures for schedule control, including maintenance of resourcing and activity codes and metadata.
• Recommendation of improvements and identification of quality and governance issues
• Perform reporting & monitoring, including variance reporting as per the project calendar. Ability to present schedules and analysis to project leadership team
• Actively seeks to identify challenges and lead reviews of the schedule to prevent and mitigate project delays. Recommends solutions based on logic and experience.
• Responsible for collation and analysis of multiple schedule impacts analyses and recommends solutions based on past experience and logic
• Support the lead planner and project controls manager as required

Cost Control

• Perform cost control tasks including monthly actuals and accruals, forecasting, and budget management.
• Maintaining forecast / EAC for all phases of a project through communication with all levels of stakeholders and in a timely manner
• Perform progress reporting and Earned Value Measurement tasks
• Demonstrated experience in cost control systems such as CMS, Quest, PRISM, Ecosys or similar systems
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Ellipse, Maximo and reconciliation between Project Controls and ERP systems
• Implement change management process for projects providing guidance on trend analysis and the assessment of change impacts on cost.
• Establish, manage and monitor project reporting requirements via weekly/monthly progress, cost, and performance reporting to align with the Clients reporting calendar requirements.
• Engage with Planning Engineers to ensure contractor and internal schedules reflected in Primavera P6 and other systems are integrated with cost data for Forecasting.
• Understanding of estimating, procurement and contracts processes and cross functional collaboration
• Experience in cost flowing different procurement and contract package types
• Support the cost lead and project controls manager as required

About you:

To be considered you need to have 7 - 15 years working in consultancy or client-side business planning/cost control (essential) with well-developed project delivery skills across infrastructure projects.

Key experience to be successful in this role:

• Experienced in managing personnel and stakeholders.
• Expert Knowledge of Primavera P6 or Open Plan Professional, or Cost Control systems such as CMS, Prism, Ecosys or InEight
• Extensive Knowledge of Microsoft office suite and reporting software such as Power BI and Tableau
• Good oral and written communication, ability to interface with personnel at all project stakeholder levels
• Knowledge of project execution methodologies, phases, and project controls standards & earned value methodologies.
• Ability to self organise, obtain data, and update project cost and schedule with minimum supervision.
• STEM oriented bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent industry experience
• Experience across multiple project industries and/or project phases
• Knowledgeable about current industry trends(e.g. lead times) and technical developments
• Prepare analysis of durations, forecasting /trending and lessons learned at completion of project. Collation, comparison, and analysis of past project data to develop norms and trends.