Project Controller (Adelaide)

Beach Energy is seeking a Project Controller to support the financial performance and successful delivery of our capital projects. Working within our Project Controls function, you will play a key role in cost management, forecasting, and reporting, helping ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and within approved budgets. This is an chance to be part of a collaborative team where your analysis and insights directly influence project outcomes. About the Role Reporting to the Project Controls Lead, you will partner closely with project and operational teams to provide accurate cost control, forecasting, and performance insights across a portfolio of projects. You will contribute to governance and decision‑making by maintaining robust project control processes and supporting integrated cost and schedule outcomes. Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing and maintaining accurate cost reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis
- Supporting Project and Program Managers with cost insights to drive delivery outcomes
- Monitoring project budgets, commitments, funding (AFEs), and accruals/value of work done
- Managing cost change control and contingency processes, ensuring transparency and governance
- Assessing and documenting cost impacts of scope, schedule, and risk changes
- Supporting development of work programs, annual budgets, and reforecasts About You We are looking for a proactive and analytical professional who can manage competing priorities and deliver high‑quality insights in a dynamic project environment. You will thrive in this role if you have:
- A tertiary qualification in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction, Business, Finance, or a related discipline
- Proven experience in cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
- Experience working across capital projects within energy, resources, infrastructure, or similar industries
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability with high attention to detail
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills About Us A proud Australian pioneer, Beach Energy is an ASX‑listed oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1961, Beach produces gas, oil and natural gas liquids from five basins across Australia and New Zealand, with a strategic focus on the core hubs of East Coast Australia and West Coast Australia. Beach’s vision is to become Australia’s leading domestic energy company by delivering leading shareholder returns through the sustainable supply of energy. Our values define us, guide our actions, our decisions and our words.Down to Earth, Aim Sky High, Feed the Fire and Create the Wave. Our Employee Benefits At Beach Energy, your well‑being and success are genuinely valued, with a wide range of employee benefits designed to support every aspect of your career and personal life. Enjoy access to an in‑house GP, flexible working arrangements, and generous parental leave to help balance work and family. Take advantage of health and wellbeing benefits, including paid volunteering activities, wellbeing days, alongside corporate health insurance discounts, active social club, and workplace giving programmes that make giving back easy and rewarding. Join us and experience a supportive environment where your growth and well‑being are genuinely prioritised. Equal Opportunity Beach is dedicated to enhancing gender diversity and increasing Indigenous participation, and we welcome applications from all candidates. For this opportunity you must be eligible to work in Australia. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rth62