Principal Cost Manager

Company DescriptionWe’re committed to the professional development of our people.We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.Creating places that matter and communities that thrive.Our global Buildings and Places business line brings together a versatile and collaborative team of Quantity Surveyors, Cost Managers and Estimators within the broader business of urban planning, building design and engineering professionals. Collectively, we are all working to create liveable, sustainable, and equitable cities.Our extensive expertise cover urbanism and planning, architecture, building and systems engineering, and cost, project, and construction management.Together with our clients, we are working to evolve and elevate the built environment across sectors including, social infrastructure, transit, technology and logistics, and commercial and corporate real estate, whilst focusing on solutions that promote long term health and wellbeing for all.We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.Job DescriptionThe RoleAECOM’s Program, Cost Consultancy team has an opportunity for a Principal Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager to join our successful team based in Sydney.What will a day in this role look like:

• Be responsible for providing quantity surveying and cost management services on some of Sydney and Australia’s largest and most iconic vertical and horizontal infrastructure projects.
• Assist with the development of cost planning and estimating (design phase), measurement of quantities based on design drawings, cash flow forecasting, construction phase cost management, capital cost advice and life-cycle costing.
• Collaborate with AECOM’s quantity surveyors and multi-disciplinary engineers both locally and nationally on a wide range of projects depending on your experience.
• Use your extensive experience to provide high-quality technical advice to clients and assist in the professional development of junior members within the team by providing them with mentoring.

QualificationsThe following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.What are we looking for from you?

• Exposure as a Senior QS, ideally in a consulting environment, with knowledge of Australian standards within the Health, Community and Civil Infrastructure and/or Industry sectors.
• A strong sense of commitment, a willingness to learn and a desire to work in a dynamic deadline-driven team environment.
• Relevant tertiary education alongside RPEQ, AIQS, RICS or recognised equivalent.
• Proven and demonstrated skills in managing project costs and budgets ideally in a client-facing role (not essential)
• Working knowledge of the full MS Suite alongside medium to high level knowledge of CostX

Additional Information#LI-JC1AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.About AECOMAECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of OpportunityYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.