Cost Control Engineer: Budgeting & Forecasting Civil/MEP

ATGC Transport and General Contracting L.L.C; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

ATGC Transport and General Contracting L.L.C. is seeking a Cost Control Engineer to establish budget baselines, monitor expenditures, and analyze cost variances across Civil and MEP packages.

You will manage CBS, WBS alignment, and EMV reporting, driving proactive risk management and accurate monthly reporting. The role requires 5–8+ years of cost control within a main contractor setting, with strong skills in CCS Candy, CostX, Primavera P6, SAP/Oracle, and advanced MS Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, electrical engineering or quantity surveying.
• 5 to 8+ years of hands-on cost control experience within a main contractor environment handling large-scale Civil or MEP construction projects.
• Advanced proficiency in estimation and cost control software (CCS Candy, CostX, or RIB iTWO).
• High competency in Primavera P6 (for schedule/cost integration) and ERP systems (SAP/Oracle).
• Advanced MS Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, scenario modeling) and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Create project budgets, set cost baselines, and code budget items for tracking.
• Develop CBS mapped to WBS, baseline schedule, and BOQ.
• Transfer budgets into ERP systems (Candy CCS, SAP, Primavera Unifier).
• Track site expenses and actual costs vs. planned progress; conduct site audits.
• Produce monthly cost reports, EVM metrics, cost-to-complete, and cash flow forecasts.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Root cause analysis

Change management

FIDIC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Quantity Surveying

Tools

Candy CCS

CostX

RIB iTWO

Primavera P6

SAP

Oracle ERP

Power BI

MS Excel (Advanced)

Job description

ATGC Transport and General Contracting L.L.C. is seeking a Cost Control Engineer to establish budget baselines, monitor expenditures, and analyze cost variances across Civil and MEP packages.

You will manage CBS, WBS alignment, and EMV reporting, driving proactive risk management and accurate monthly reporting. The role requires 5–8+ years of cost control within a main contractor setting, with strong skills in CCS Candy, CostX, Primavera P6, SAP/Oracle, and advanced MS Excel.