Senior Cost Controller

WorleyParsons Arabia Limited Co; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

WorleyParsons Arabia Limited Co in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior Cost Estimating/Project Controls Lead to drive cost management for complex Oil & Gas projects. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and progress measurement to align with project objectives and client expectations.

The role requires FEED and EPC experience, offshore project exposure, and ADNOC project familiarity, with a track record in PMC support and timely, accurate reporting to owners.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen 15 years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry including minimum five 5 years preferred in GCC region
• Must have at least three 3 years of experience in similar position for international major Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects
• Experience within FEED & EPC experience is required
• Experience in PMC roles is required
• Experience in Offshore projects Required
• ADNOC project experience is preferrable

Responsibilities

• Champion the Project Safety culture behaviors and engagement activities
• Reviews monitors and controls Project costs
• Verify EPC Contractor requests for payments including the required supporting documents and achievement of milestone events and certifying their entitlements for payments accordingly
• Provide functional input to the review and approval of EPC Contractor s invoices and Change Order proposals
• Participate in Project risk reviews constructability reviews and value engineering workshops
• Review PMC systems and procedures to provide functional input and support continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering or equivalent

Tools

FEED/EPC experience

PMC experience

Offshore projects

ADNOC project experience

Job description

Job Purpose amp Scope

Ensuring HSSEQ goals objectives and targets are met through personal leadership and involvement

Safe delivery and handover of the Project to the Owner sustainably safely on time within budget ensuring that a quality product is produced that represents best value for the Owner and their Stakeholders

To provide Cost and Estimating management leadership and support for all Project activities

Oversee Budget Cost Estimating Progress Measurement and Forecasting activities of the EPC Contractor and ensure these are aligned to the overall Project objectives

Support the Project Controls Manager and provide functional support to the Project PMC and Owner s teams

Principal Accountabilities

• Champion the Project Safety culture behaviors and engagement activities
• Reports to PMC Project Controls Manager and works under his direction
• Reviews monitors and controls Project costs
• Verify EPC Contractor requests for payments including the required supporting documents and achievement of milestone events and certifying their entitlements for payments accordingly
• Ensure that adequate information is supplied to verify progress claims against milestones and invoices submitted including calling for further information to substantiate progress claims where necessary prior to payment by the Owner
• Review EPC Contractor s Invoices Progress Measurement and Forecasts and provide assessments to Project senior management
• Review Project Business Plans and Execution strategies to provide input to strategic priorities Operating Budgets and cost forecasts
• Review EPC Contractor s nominated Subcontractor s un-priced bid submissions for Progress Measurement and Reporting requirements
• Ensure that PMC procedures for Estimating Progress Measurement and Forecasting are approved and implemented
• Provide functional input to the review and approval of EPC Contractor s invoices and Change Order proposals
• Participate in Project risk reviews constructability reviews and value engineering workshops
• Provide functional input to PMC weekly monthly progress reports and presentations to the Owner and provide exception reports related to the overall Project Cost
• Review EPC Contract close-out reports and performance evaluation reports and provide functional input to Project senior management
• Review PMC systems and procedures to provide functional input and support continuous improvement
• Establish and implement Project statistical database for benchmarking purposes
• Review Project short term and medium-term constraints and concerns to provide mitigation plans and corrective actions
• Avoid or minimize the variations from EPC Contractor by taking proactive and preventive actions
• Perform trend analysis on both schedule and cost for early identification of potential deviations and advise Owner of their implications
• Evaluate EPC Contractor change orders claims request for any Engineering equipment or materials and Construction extras as well as schedule extensions with recommendation to approve modify or reject
• Prepare Project cost reports to Owner highlighting current expenditure commitments and forecast payments to the EPC Contractor
• Participate in the preparation of Project progress reports addressing cost and schedule trends productivity and actions taken

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor s degree in relevant engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen 15 years of relevant experience in the Oil amp Gas or Petrochemical industry including minimum five 5 years preferred in GCC region
• Must have at least three 3 years of experience in similar position for international major Oil amp Gas or Petrochemical projects
• Experience within FEED amp EPC experience is required
• Experience in PMC roles is required
• Experience in Offshore projects Required
• ADNOC project experience is preferrable nbsp