Senior Cost Manager (Cost Control)

Sccsinternational; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sccsinternational in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior cost controller on its project finance team. The role focuses on cost governance rather than measurement alone, with responsibilities across budgeting, forecasts, risk allowances and escalation provisions.

The ideal candidate will have a professional cost consultancy background, 10–15 years on major projects, and deep knowledge of real estate, roads, utilities and airports, plus familiarity with FIDIC contracts and earned value management.

Qualifications

• Degree in quantity surveying, commercial management, finance or engineering.
• 10–15 years of relevant experience on major projects.
• Professional cost consultancy background with real estate, roads, utilities, airports.

Responsibilities

• Establish cost governance and baseline budgets with contingencies and escalation provisions.
• Develop cost breakdown structures aligned to WBS and contract pricing schedules.
• Maintain change control procedures and audit trails aligned with funding approvals.
• Forecast commitments, accruals, cost of work performed and forecast at completion.
• Conduct monthly budget vs. actual reviews with root-cause variance analysis.
• Manage commitment ledgers for POs and subcontracts with QS and planning teams.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Earned value management

Education

Degree in quantity surveying

Degree in commercial management

Degree in finance

Degree in engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

A cost control appointment on the employer's project finance team in Abu Dhabi, framed around cost governance rather than measurement alone.

Budget work stated in the posting includes establishing cost breakdown structures aligned to the work breakdown structure and the contract pricing schedules, developing and maintaining baseline budgets with contingency, risk allowance and escalation provision, and setting budget change control procedures, approval thresholds and audit trails aligned with contract terms and funding approvals.

Control and forecasting cover commitments, accruals, cost of work performed and forecast at completion, monthly budget against actual reviews with root cause variance analysis, and commitment ledgers for purchase orders and subcontracts verified with quantity surveying and planning teams. Requirements stated are a degree in quantity surveying, commercial management, finance or engineering, and ten to fifteen years of relevant experience, with major projects preferred.

The employer asks for detailed knowledge of real estate community development, roads, utilities infrastructure and airports from a professional cost consultancy background, and names strong knowledge of FIDIC and bespoke forms, change management and claims. Familiarity with earned value management and competence with cost systems, Excel and Power BI are also stated.