Senior Cost Planner - Building Projects

Fortitude Valley, Queensland, AustraliaFull-timePosted Oct 7, 2026

Job description

About the Employer Our client is an established engineering, construction and operations business delivering transport, building, water and other infrastructure works across Australia. Its multidisciplinary teams support the development and operation of assets used by local communities. The Opportunity Lead preconstruction cost planning for Queensland building projects across healthcare, education, civic and commercial sectors.

Your Work

  • Prepare tender quantities and cost plans from drawings, briefs and specifications.
  • Track pricing, market trends and construction methods and maintain benchmarked work breakdowns.
  • Develop supplier and subcontractor pricing and present escalation and cash-flow assessments.
  • Peer-review estimates and support major variation assessments.
  • Check design development against budgets and contribute as-built cost analysis and feasibility pricing.

Requirements

Skills, Education and Requirements

  • Relevant tertiary or trade qualification in construction, engineering, quantity surveying or project/construction management.
  • Ten years of construction experience and multidisciplinary estimating capability.
  • Advanced financial-management and contemporary estimating-software skills.
  • Experience across construct-only, design-and-construct, managing-contract, alliance, joint-venture and PPP delivery models.
  • Ability to assess safety, environmental and quality risks and interpret requirements affecting costs.

Benefits

Why Join?

  • Competitive remuneration, salary continuance and salary-packaging options.
  • Technical and leadership development and clear opportunities to build your career.
  • Employee wellbeing support and an inclusive workplace.
  • Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave, subject to eligibility.
  • Flexible arrangements are considered within operational and project requirements. How to Apply:
  1. Complete the short online candidate registration form: https://zfrmz.com.au/sP3lVXadBxzQ63ExCfYZ
  2. Send your resume to Anna at recruitment@multiculturalconsulting.com.au. For confidential enquiries, please contact 0481 758 017 or email recruitment@multiculturalconsulting.com.au.

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