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Cost Engineer - EVA Copper
Thiess
Mount Isa, UAE
Contract
Mid
Onsite
4 weeks ago
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About the Role
Thiess is seeking a Cost Engineer for the Eva Copper Mine Project in Queensland, Australia. This hands-on role supports project controls with cost management, reporting, and change control in a fast-paced construction environment.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and up to date cost records, ensuring reports are delivered on time and aligned with project controls processes
- Support the preparation, monitoring, and control of project budgets, estimates, and total expenditure
- Verify and process invoices, claims, and expenditures to ensure accurate cost capture and forecasting
- Contribute to month end processes including accruals, journals, and cost recovery
- Provide detailed cost analysis and inputs for internal and external reporting
- Analyse cost risks, variances, and trends, providing timely insights and recommendations
- Support change management processes, including issuing Site Instructions and maintaining registers
- Prepare supporting documentation for project change notices
- Work closely with finance, planning, contracts, and estimating teams to ensure alignment on cost impacts
- Monitor and report cost related risks across the project lifecycle
Requirements
- Formal qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 3–5 years’ experience in project cost control within mining, oil & gas, infrastructure, or civil environments
- Previous site based construction experience
- Advanced Excel skills, including VBA
- Experience with JDE, Primavera P6, and Prism
- Working knowledge of Australian Standard contracts
- Exposure to Power BI for reporting and data visualisation
Full Job Posting
Overview
- Working in a strategic Alliance with Thiess and Harmony, you will form part of a collaborative team to deliver operational excellence at the Eva Copper Mine Project.
- The Alliance will set new benchmarks for safe, sustainable and efficient copper development.
- This is an exciting opportunity to be part of defining, building and operating a major mining operation.
- The Eva Copper Mine Project is located in North West Queensland, approximately 75 km north west of Cloncurry and about 95 km north east of Mount Isa.
- The Project is an iron oxide copper gold resource featuring multiple open pits and is poised to become the largest greenfield copper mine in Queensland.
The opportunity
- Roster: 14 Days on, 7 Days off | Location: Eva Copper, Queensland | Employment Type: Max Term Contract through to October 2027
- Maintain accurate and up to date cost records, ensuring reports are delivered on time and aligned with project controls processes
- Support the preparation, monitoring, and control of project budgets, estimates, and total expenditure
- Verify and process invoices, claims, and expenditures to ensure accurate cost capture and forecasting
- Contribute to month end processes including accruals, journals, and cost recovery
- Provide detailed cost analysis and inputs for internal and external reporting
- Analyse cost risks, variances, and trends, providing timely insights and recommendations
- Support change management processes, including issuing Site Instructions and maintaining registers
- Prepare supporting documentation for project change notices
- Work closely with finance, planning, contracts, and estimating teams to ensure alignment on cost impacts
- Monitor and report cost related risks across the project lifecycle
About You
- Formal qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 3–5 years’ experience in project cost control within mining, oil & gas, infrastructure, or civil environments
- Previous site based construction experience
- Experience developing and working with project controls and cost control procedures
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems
- Confident communicator who can build effective working relationships
- Comfortable working to strict deadlines and reporting cycles
- Advanced Excel skills, including VBA
- Experience with JDE, Primavera P6, and Prism
- Working knowledge of Australian Standard contracts
- Exposure to Power BI for reporting and data visualisation
What Thiess Can Do For You
- Help to build on your career, offering diverse opportunities to expand your skill set
- 2:1 Roster (2 weeks on, 1 week off)
- Will be required to stay in camp whilst on roster (DIDO or FIFO)
- FIFO from Brisbane or Townsville (with other locations considered) Thiess paid flights
- Thiess’s commitment to ongoing training & development as part of delivering a modern autonomous mine
- Health & well being rewards program through AIA Vitality
- Salary sacrifice options
- Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products
About Thiess
- Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open cut and underground mining.
- The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy and has inspired our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change for more than 90 years.
- At Thiess, we’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
- We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision: everyone matters always.
How to apply
- Please click the “apply” button below to apply for this role.
- Thiess follows a Pre Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment.
- Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at hiring@thiess.com.
- This role is being offered as a max term contract through to October 2027.
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