Cost Control Analyst - Commercial

Motus One Events; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading events services company based in Dubai is seeking a Cost & BOQ Analyst to enhance its Commercial Operations team. This role focuses on ensuring financial accuracy and cost control across various projects without any sales pressure or client negotiations. The ideal candidate will possess 3-6 years of experience in BOQs and cost estimation, strong Excel skills, and a methodical approach to work. Join a collaborative environment in the UAE with standard benefits and a focus on impactful decision-making.

Benefits

UAE standard benefits

Friendly work environment

Stable role with business impact

Qualifications

• 3-6 years’ experience in BOQs, costing, estimation, or cost control.
• Strong Excel skills with formulas and structured tables.
• Ability to interpret scopes and technical documentation confidently.
• Detail-driven, structured, and methodical working style.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and managing detailed Bills of Quantities (BOQs).
• Building precise unit rates and cost structures.
• Validating costs against rate cards and supplier pricing.
• Identifying risks and inconsistencies before they become issues.
• Maintaining clean version control and cost traceability.
• Supporting bids and proposals with reliable cost data.

Skills

BOQ Analyst

Cost Control

Project Management

Negotiation

Analytics

Tools

Excel

Job description

We’re looking for a Cost & BOQ Analyst to strengthen our Commercial Operations team. This role sits at the heart of decision-making, ensuring financial accuracy, structure, and cost discipline across projects and proposals.

✔️ No sales pressure
✔️ No client negotiations
✔️ Pure focus on accuracy, analysis, and impact

What You’ll Be Doing

• • Preparing and managing detailed Bills of Quantities (BOQs) from scopes, RFPs, and internal briefs
• • Building precise unit rates and cost structures covering manpower, vehicles, logistics, fuel, and services
• • Validating costs against rate cards, supplier pricing, and internal benchmarks
• • Identifying risks, gaps, and inconsistencies before they become issues
• • Maintaining clean version control and cost traceability
• • Working closely with Commercial, Operations, Procurement, and Finance teams
• • Supporting bids and proposals with reliable, decision-ready cost data

What This Role Is Not

• 🚫 Sales targets
• 🚫 Client negotiations
• 🚫 Account management

What We’re Looking For

• 3–6 years’ experience in BOQs, costing, estimation, or cost control
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, structured tables, cost models)
• Ability to interpret scopes and technical documentation confidently
• Detail-driven, structured, and methodical working style

This role exists to protect margins and ensure cost integrity, not to sell.

Bonus If You Have

• Experience in events, logistics, transport, or project-based environments

Why Join Us

• ✨ UAE standard benefits
• ✨ Friendly, collaborative, and respectful work environment
• ✨ A stable, behind-the-scenes role with real business impact
• ✨ Work with teams that value accuracy, structure, and clarity

Skills

• BOQ Analyst
• Cost Control
• Project Management
• Negotiation
• Analytics