Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies. Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminum, revolutionizing the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies. Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role

Do you enjoy the challenge of managing a program of projects being driven to successful outcomes? We could have the perfect role for you in a Capital Cost Controller, an integral part of a site-based project team!

Working at our Wagerup Refinery, you will be part of an integrated project team delivering a program of capital projects ranging between $5k to $10m USD, responsible for maintaining, controlling and reporting project expenditure, cost forecast and schedules of site work activities across the projects. This role is offered as an initial 4-month part time fixed term contract to then transition to a 12 month fixed term full time position.

Reporting to the Capital Program Manager your role ultimately ensures that the project managers have timely access to cost reporting and forecasting that facilitates time efficient project delivery whilst ensuring adherence to internal policies, standards, procedures and guidelines.

Key activities and responsibilities in this role are inclusive of:

• Manage cost control, budgeting, forecasting and schedule performance across the refinery’s full capital project portfolio.

• Maintain accurate records of committed, expended and forecast costs aligned with approved budgets.

• Monitor cost trends to identify variances early and support timely corrective actions.

• Review and validate invoices, progress claims, variations and contractor reports to ensure accuracy, clarity and alignment with project progress.

• Oversee scope changes and change control notifications, assessing time and cost impacts to maintain overall project cost “health.”

• Support continuous improvement by sharing insights, identifying opportunities, and ensuring engineering deliverables, productivity and forecasts are realistic and well‑tracked.

What’s on offer

• Be part of an exciting team, with a growing portfolio of diverse work

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• Flexible hybrid working options available.

• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

• Connect and be part of a community that celebrates diversity through our employee inclusion groups.

What you can bring to the role

• Strong customer focus with an ability to build and influence effective relationships

• Self-motivation to drive outcomes, meet deadlines and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Collaborative work style, being a contributor to teams’ overall success

• High attention to detail with proven track record of cost control within a large project environment

• Brownfield projects experience in an industrial/refining environment advantageous, but not required

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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About the Location

Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery is one of the world's most environmentally and technologically advanced alumina refineries, and produces approximately 2.9 million metric tons of alumina each year. Located approximately 150 kilometres south of Perth, it is located on the border of WA’s picturesque Peel and South West regions. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.