Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets.

Location: Perth, WA. Telework type: Full‑Time Office/Project.

Job Summary

In this role you will be responsible for estimating, analysis and control activities for projects with significant non‑routine requirements or for cost activities requiring a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare cost studies, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide cutting-edge solutions to cost engineering challenges.

Major Responsibilities

- Performs generally non‑routine cost estimating, analysis, and control activities.
- Coordinates the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports.
- Coordinates the development and accuracy of cost reports.
- Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency.
- Prepares specific budgets in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures.
- Investigates the requirements for estimating and/or cost control data.
- Collects and classifies cost data.
- Performs budget allocation and reporting/cost control regime for specific construction discipline or group of disciplines.
- Identifies cost trends for management attention.
- Prepares cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.

Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent)



and 8‑10 years of relevant experience or 12‑14 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills

- Knowledge of estimating methods, processes, and procedures.
- Knowledge and experience in quantity takeoffs, statistical analysis, and cost and price analysis.
- Skilled in understanding and implementing technical discipline processes, engineering drawings, quantity determinations, and mathematical and financial reports.
- Thorough understanding of cost indices and escalation projection sources.
- Understands and contributes to risk and contingency assessments.
- Skilled in oral and written communications, including presentation skills and ability to address the project management team.
- Intermediate knowledge of Excel – such as lookups, pivot tables, complex graphs.
- Knowledge of BETK – Bechtel’s internal estimating software – and understanding of how to conform the estimate details into budgets for packages is preferred.

Benefits

Bechtel offers robust benefits to ensure employees thrive, including advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance culture, and time to recharge.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may e‑mail their request to

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📌 Trend Engineer (Perth)
🏢 Bechtel
📍 Perth