Title:  Cost Planner

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known that at its heart, infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees, and their communities in which we work. 

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way. 

Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good. 

About The Project

John Holland have been awarded to deliver the Parramatta light rail stage 2 - Enabling works project, the first part of this $322 million contract consists of the construction of the first 1.3km of new light rail alignment, including a 320m bridge over the Parramatta River between Melrose Park and Wentworth Point. Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 – Main Works will connect Stage 1 and the Parramatta CBD to Sydney Olympic Park via Camellia, Rydalmere, Ermington, Melrose Park and Wentworth Point.

About The Role

The primary duties of a cost planner will be to Plan and administer subcontractor and materials costs for assigned projects and report on contract progress. 

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Prepare Bill of Quantities and specifications for projects
• Undertake cost planning, cost analysis, site measurements for progress payments and variations which occur on site
• Report on job progress and cost control to the Project Manager
• Prepare progress claims to clients for payments of work done
• Check and prepare for authorisation, payments to subcontractors and major suppliers
• Liaise with and provide input to purchasing and site procurement requirements
• Liaise with Project Managers and designers for cost benefit analysis of designs options 
• Coordinate Subcontract package set-up
• Vet analysis and recommendation of preferred subcontractors
• Assist in the capture and development of data for variation / EOT claims 
• Perform all duties in accordance with John Holland policies, processes, systems and procedures

To be successful in this key role, you must have

• Tertiary or Trade Qualifications in Construction, Engineering, Science, Quantity Surveying and/or Project/Construction Management
• Proficient Construction experience within cost planning 
• Advanced skills in estimating computer software packages 
• Advanced financial management skills

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.
We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.
 

What's in it for you when you join John Holland?

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

• Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
• Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
• Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
• Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
• Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
• Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.