Strategic Cost Control & Project Recovery Leader (EPC)

Confidential; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Career progression opportunities

Challenging mega-project exposure

Job summary

Confidential seeks a Senior Cost Control & Project Recovery Manager to lead cost governance, forecasting, and recovery initiatives on major Oil & Gas EPC projects in the UAE. The role requires a hands-on leader who drives measurable improvements in productivity, profitability, and project performance.

You will own the integrated framework, align schedules with cost data, and deliver executive dashboards using Excel and Power BI. Strong PWM/P6 and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 15-20+ years of project controls and cost management experience.
• Significant experience on large-scale Oil & Gas EPC projects.
• Proven track record of recovering or materially improving underperforming projects.
• Contractor-side EPC experience essential.
• ADNOC/UAE/GCC project experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated cost control framework including budget control, actuals, commitments and accruals, ETC, EAC, forecast margins, cash flow interfaces.
• Align WBS/CBS with schedules, quantities, manpower, procurement, subcontracting and area/commodity ownership.
• Measure earned vs actual man-hours and productivity; identify losses and cost leakage.
• Develop and track a quantified Project Recovery Plan and monitor realized savings and avoid double-counting.

Skills

Cost forecasting

Earned Value Management

Productivity analysis

WBS/CBS integration

Commitments and accruals

Cash flow forecasting

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

EcoSys

SAP

Oracle

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

EcoSys

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Confidential seeks a Senior Cost Control & Project Recovery Manager to lead cost governance, forecasting, and recovery initiatives on major Oil & Gas EPC projects in the UAE. The role requires a hands-on leader who drives measurable improvements in productivity, profitability, and project performance.

You will own the integrated framework, align schedules with cost data, and deliver executive dashboards using Excel and Power BI. Strong PWM/P6 and ERP experience are essential.