Senior Planner / Senior Cost Engineer | Major Projects

Your new company

Our client is amongst the world's top producers of major commodities, including iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper and uranium. They extract and process minerals, oil and gas from their production operations located primarily in Australia and the Americas.

Your new role

We are currently seeking a Senior Planner and a Senior Cost Engineer to support a major project within a leading mining organisation.

Senior Planner

• Develop, manage and maintain detailed project schedules aligned with approved scope, standards and baselines.
• Monitor schedule performance, contractor progress and project risks, providing clear reporting and recommendations.
• Support schedule governance, change management, resource planning and scenario analysis activities.
• Coordinate stakeholder inputs and facilitate schedule reviews to ensure alignment across project teams.

Senior Cost Engineer

• Provide cost control support across studies and projects, including forecasting, budgeting and cost performance reporting.
• Apply change management governance to ensure scope, schedule and cost changes are managed effectively.
• Analyse project data and prepare accurate reports to support decision-making.
• Maintain project cost information and reporting within SAP while ensuring compliance with governance requirements.
• Work closely with project teams and key stakeholders to support successful project outcomes.

What you'll need to succeed

• Demonstrated experience in study or project cost controls is essential.
• Strong knowledge of change management governance, with the ability to support controlled, compliant and well-documented processes.
• Advanced Excel capability, including the ability to independently analyse complex data using formulas, pivot tables and reporting tools.
• Experience using SAP is mandatory; exposure to Ecosys will be highly regarded.

What you'll get in return

You'll have the opportunity to contribute to a major project within one of the world's leading mining organisations while working alongside experienced project professionals in a collaborative environment. These Adelaide-based, Monday to Friday roles offer long-term contract potential, exposure to large-scale capital projects, and the opportunity to further develop your expertise within planning, scheduling, cost control and project controls.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in these roles, please click 'Apply Now' to forward a copy of your up-to-date CV to [email protected].

In conjunction with our clients, and our commitment to achieving a diverse workforce, we strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Hays is an equal-opportunity employer and is working in accordance with our client to achieve equality under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 WA Legislation (section 13).