Senior Cost Control Engineer

Sccsinternational; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Sccsinternational is seeking a Senior Cost Control Engineer in Dubai to oversee project cost control from inception to completion and support management decisions within the approved budget.

You will establish the cost-control system, set budgets from data, review tender estimates, and prepare monthly cost reports while monitoring costs and deviations. Experience with earned value reporting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires engineering degree and 5+ years in project management, project control, planning, estimating, budgeting and cost control.
• Experience with earned value cost reporting and recognised cost/project-control methods is sought.
• Proficiency with cost-control software is advantageous.
• Knowledge of budgeting, cost tracking, and financial reporting within large projects is essential.

Responsibilities

• Establishing the cost-control system and setting project budgets from cost data.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and monitor cost data against the budget.
• Review tender documents and tender estimates for irregularities.
• Revise budgets after scope changes and support risk-management activities.

Skills

Cost control

Project management

Planning

Estimating

Budgeting

Risk management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Cost-control software

Job description

The senior engineer is responsible for project cost control from inception to completion, supporting project-management decisions within the approved budget.

Duties include:

• establishing the cost-control system
• setting project budgets from cost data
• tender documents and contractual material
• reviewing tender estimates for irregularities

The post prepares monthly cost reports, gathers cost-centre data, monitors subcontractor and material costs and reviews project performance against the budget. It supports risk-management activity, updates the central costing database and reports cost deviations or overruns for review. The role also revises the budget after scope changes.

It supports cost awareness within the project-management team, reports on daily metrics and efficiencies, and requires confidence with cost-control software. The employer identifies Certified Cost Professional status as an added advantage. The employer requires an engineering degree and more than five years of experience in project management, project control, planning, estimating, budgeting and cost control.

Experience of earned value cost reporting and recognised cost or project-control methods is sought.