Senior Cost Planner

Transform lives, every single day
Do you want a career that means more?
At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, expertise and commitment to create places where people can thrive. For more than 170 years, we've been supporting society's most vulnerable and enriching the lives of over 40,000 people each year.

As we continue to grow our property development portfolio, we're seeking an experienced Senior Cost Planning Manager to join our Seniors Communities team and play a critical role in shaping the future of our residential, seniors living, affordable housing and community developments.

Your opportunity
Reporting to the Senior Commercial/Operations Manager - Property Development, you will lead the cost planning function across a diverse portfolio of active and future developments.
You'll provide trusted commercial advice across the full development lifecycle, helping to drive investment decisions, maximise value, manage risk and ensure projects are delivered within budget while maintaining quality outcomes. From early acquisition and feasibility assessments through to construction delivery and post-completion analysis, your expertise will influence some of Anglicare's most significant development projects.

With integrity and resilience, you will:

- Lead detailed cost planning, estimating and quantity surveying activities across multiple development projects.

- Develop and maintain highly accurate cost plans, budgets, bills of quantities and feasibility models.

- Provide commercial insights and value engineering recommendations that optimise project outcomes.

- Partner with Development Managers, Design Managers, Project Managers, Procurement and Finance teams to support informed decision making.

- Analyse construction costs, market trends, procurement opportunities and commercial risks.

- Review tender submissions, contract variations and procurement proposals.

- Support investment decisions through robust cost modelling and scenario analysis.

- Develop reporting frameworks and commercial analytics to improve project performance.

- Monitor project budgets and forecast final costs while identifying opportunities for efficiency and savings.

- Build and maintain comprehensive cost databases and benchmarking information across the property portfolio.

What you'll bring
You are a commercially astute cost planning professional with extensive experience supporting large-scale residential, mixed-use or property development projects.
You combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking and are known for delivering reliable cost advice, strong stakeholder engagement and exceptional attention to detail. You are comfortable operating in complex environments and influencing outcomes across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.

What's required

- Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Property Economics, Project Management or a related discipline.

- 10+ years' experience in residential, mixed-use or major construction projects, ideally within property development environments.

- Strong experience in cost planning, estimating, quantity surveying and commercial analysis.

- Demonstrated capability in detailed cost modelling, budgeting and value engineering.

- Advanced understanding of development and construction procurement processes.

- Experience working across multiple projects simultaneously.

- Strong analytical, negotiation and problem-solving capability.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

- Experience using industry-standard tools such as Buildsoft, Cubit, CostX and Microsoft Office applications.

Why Anglicare?
We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.
At Anglicare, you'll benefit from the stability, scale and opportunity that comes with one of Australia's most respected not-for-profit organisations. You'll work alongside talented professionals who are committed to delivering projects that create long-term social impact while developing your own career in a collaborative and high-performing environment.
On top of that, here are just some of the tangible benefits you will enjoy:

- Flexible work options to support work and life balance.

- Salary packaging benefits, with up to $15,900 tax-free each year.

- Additional salary packaging benefits of up to $2,650 for accommodation, meals and entertainment.

- Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.

- Exclusive discounts at more than 400 retailers.

- Employee Assistance Program.

- Fitness Passport with access to over 800 participating gyms for you and your family.

Are you ready for a career that means more?
To apply for this role, please click the Apply button. All applicants will receive a response.

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Application Close Date: November 27, 2026