Title: Senior Cost Controller
Join us on Victoria’s Big Build, delivering the Victorian Government's rail infrastructure projects. To reflect our broader remit, our organisation name has changed from Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) to VIDA Rail, providing a strong link to our overarching authority, VIDA. We're excited and proud to continue the Level Crossing Removal Project, Melbourne Airport Rail and Big Build Rail projects. There's never been a better time to get amongst the action!
About the role
The Senior Cost Controller plays a key role in the planning and delivery of VIDA Rail projects, ensuring accurate cost control, forecasting and reporting across complex, large-scale infrastructure programs. This role works closely with project teams and senior stakeholders to support informed decision-making and successful project outcomes.
In this role, you will:
- Maintain the Project Controls System to ensure data integrity and accurate reporting is provided in a timely manner. This includes managing the EcoSys reporting system to ensure data integrity.
- Assist coordination of the Month End Cost Reporting Cycle for the Authority.
- Assist preparation of various monthly reports including the MTIB Board report
- Ensure Cost Controllers in delivery teams adhere to common standards and procedures.
- Assist coordination of project cost control activities at a Program level, including allocating and time phasing budgets, reporting cost deviations, cash flow reporting, cost forecasting and change management.
- Maintain the Work Breakdown Structure for related projects.
- Provide Costing support at a functional level across VIDA Rail. This includes undertaking various critical tasks at short notice.
- Coordinate with delivery Cost Controllers regular reviews of Program Alliance cost control processes and cost forecasts.
- Assist with activities to ensure cost benchmark data is captured and centrally stored and managed.
The role is a 3-year fixed term position, paying a salary between $138,631- $185,518 plus superannuation with hybrid working arrangements (a mix of CBD office and home/remote based working).
About you
You’re an experienced cost control or project controls professional who thrives in complex environments. You enjoy working collaboratively, have a keen eye for detail, and are confident managing data-driven reporting that supports senior decision-makers.
You bring a strong understanding of infrastructure project cost management and enjoy contributing to projects that deliver long-term benefits for Victoria.
Let’s get technical – what skills do we expect you to have?
- Strong experience in project cost control, forecasting and financial reporting
- Proven experience maintaining cost control systems and managing data integrity
- Confidence working with digital cost management tools (e.g. EcoSys or similar systems)
- Ability to coordinate reporting across multiple projects and stakeholders
- Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
At VIDA Rail we embrace diversity and inclusion. We actively strive to remove barriers and encourage applications from people of any age, or disability, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse or LGBTIQA+. We will make adjustments to our recruitment process to ensure that you are able to participate to the best of your ability.
About VIDA Rail
At VIDA Rail we’re not only removing level crossings, but also removing barriers and creating a long lasting legacy for our communities.
Inclusion is a priority for us, and we are committed to creating an employee community that reflects those in which we work. We value diverse representation at all levels of the organisation.
As leaders in the transport sector, we provide secure pathways into the industry for:
- Women
- People who identify as LGBTQIA+
- People living with a disability
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- Refugees or asylum seekers
- People facing barriers to employment.
We offer and encourage flexible work and purchased leave arrangements for all employees to support wellbeing, family or carer commitments and other personal circumstances.
We also place great importance on professional development and growth through both formal training opportunities and lessons learnt.
Health, safety and wellbeing are at the heart of what we do. We aim to create a safe and healthy workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere.
What next?
To apply – just submit your CV.
No need to submit a separate address of the key selection criteria, and no need for a cover letter. Instead, we like to ask a couple of assessed questions in the application form (200 words max) to get to know you better outside of what is written on your CV.
In this instance the questions are:
- Describe your experience in cost control or project controls on complex infrastructure projects (Max 200 words).
- How have you ensured data integrity and accuracy in financial or cost reporting systems? (Max 200 words).
- Describe a time you worked collaboratively with stakeholders to resolve a cost or reporting issue (Max 200 words).
After assessing your CV and answers to the above questions, the next steps of the recruitment process might include:
- a phone screen to learn more about you, and you to learn more about us
- an interview to understand more about things you have worked on in the past
Please note: the successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include national police checks and misconduct screening.
Need more information?
Click here to view the position description for the Senior Cost Controller, detailing key accountabilities and responsibilities.
For specifics about the roles, please feel free to get in touch with Ratnesh Varma (Cost Planning Manager) via email ratnesh.varma@vida.vic.gov.au
For specifics about the recruitment process entailed, or a confidential discussion around any special accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process you may need in order to participate to the best of your ability, contact Dani Perri (Talent Acquisition Adviser) via LinkedIn.
Visit us: bigbuild.vic.gov.au
