Cost Control & Planning Manager

Green Umbrella Recruitment; Muscat; On-site; OMR 30,760 - 46,140; Full time

Job summary

Green Umbrella Recruitment is seeking a highly experienced Cost Control & Planning Manager to manage the planning, scheduling, and cost management for key renewable energy and construction projects. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years in construction project controls with at least 5 years in a senior role, specifically on utility-scale projects.

This position is based in Muscat, Oman, requiring leadership and collaboration across various project teams to ensure effective project delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of construction project controls experience.
• At least 5 years in a managerial project controls role.
• Experience with renewable energy projects above 100MW.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project budgets and schedules.
• Ensure alignment of project controls deliverables with Owner requirements.
• Prepare executive-level reports and presentations.

Skills

Project controls

Cost control

Planning and scheduling

Renewable energy projects

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Advanced Excel

Job description

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman | Posted on 06/02/2026

• Work Experience Minimum 10 years of progressive professional experience in construction project controls, combining planning/scheduling and cost control functions.
• Job Opening Status Open
• Industry Energy and Utilities
• City Muscat
• Country Sultanate of Oman

Job Description

Job Purpose-

• This document defines theminimum and preferred recruitment requirements for hiring a Cost Control &Planning Manager responsible for the integrated planning, scheduling and costmanagement of all active projects within the construction department, includingutility-scale renewable energy projects (Wind and Solar PV) andindustrial/commercial construction.

Integrated Project Controls Leadership

• Establish, maintain and enforce projectcontrols procedures, standards and reporting frameworks across all constructionand renewable energy projects.
• Oversee and unify the planning and costcontrol teams, ensuring full alignment between project schedules, resourceplans and budget forecasts.
• Act as the primary escalation point forplanning and cost-related disputes, delays, overruns and contractual controlissues.
• Drive a project controls culture acrossthe construction department, ensuring consistent methodology and data qualityfrom all project teams.
• Ensure all project controls deliverablesalign with Owner requirements, contract obligations and company standards.

Master Scheduling & Progress Management

• Develop, review and approve baselineschedules at Level 1 through Level 4 in Primavera P6 and MS Project for allactive projects.
• Ensure resource- and cost-loaded schedulesare properly integrated with budget forecasts and procurement plans.
• Monitor critical path, total float,schedule performance index (SPI) and progress metrics across the full portfolioon a rolling basis.
• Direct forensic delay analysis includingTime Impact Analysis (TIA), Windows Analysis and As-Planned vs. As-Builtmethodology for dispute resolution and claims preparation.
• Review schedule recovery plans andacceleration programmes proposed by contractors or internal project teams.
• Ensure that planning engineers maintainlive, accurate schedules with progress updates, logic integrity and alignmentwith actual site conditions.
• Own the project budget framework: approveproject budgets, cash flow forecasts, cost breakdown structures (CBS) andfinancial cost models.
• Validate and report Earned ValueManagement (EVM) metrics including Estimate at Completion (EAC), Estimate toComplete (ETC), Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI)and budget variance analysis.
• Mandate and follow up on correctiveactions where cost or schedule deviations exceed agreed thresholds.
• Lead cost benchmarking exercises forlabour, materials and subcontractors across Wind, Solar PV and constructionscopes.
• Identify and drive cost-saving and valueengineering opportunities without compromising schedule, quality or contractualobligations.
• Prepare, review and present monthly costreports and financial forecasts for executive and senior management.

Claims, Variations & ContractCompliance

• Supervise and technically lead preparationof Extension of Time (EOT) claims, variation orders and disruption analyses.
• Ensure timely submission of interimpayment applications, milestone certificates and client certifications inaccordance with contract provisions.
• Review all contractual correspondencerelated to schedule and cost matters to protect company interests.
• Maintain a comprehensive variationregister and ensure all scope changes are formally notified, quantified andapproved before execution.
• Coordinate with the legal and contractsteam on claims strategy, dispute resolution and contractual risk mitigation.
• Maintain a consolidated risk registercovering schedule and cost exposures across all projects, with regular reviewand update cycles.
• Evaluate and approve mitigation strategiesfor identified risks including delays, overruns, procurement delays and scopechanges.
• Lead change impact assessments to supportclient negotiations, variation pricing and schedule adjustment submissions.
• Provide quantified risk analysis input tomanagement decision-making, including Monte Carlo or equivalent probabilisticmethods where required.

Executive Reporting & StakeholderManagement

• Prepare and present executive-level statusreports and dashboards integrating schedule performance, cost performance,earned value, risk and forecast data across all projects.
• Deliver concise, visually clear managementpresentations to senior leadership covering project health, financial forecast,recovery actions and decision points.
• Advise senior management proactively onrecovery plans, acceleration strategies and financial forecasts before issuesescalate.
• Liaise directly with clients, consultants,Owner’s Engineers and EPC contractors on all project controls matters.
• Represent the construction department inOwner and client project review meetings as the project controls authority.

Requirements

General Experience

• Minimum 10 years of progressiveprofessional experience in construction project controls, combiningplanning/scheduling and cost control functions.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior or managerialproject controls role with direct team management responsibility.
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience onrenewable energy projects, specifically Wind and/or Solar PV projects above 100MW.
• Proven experience managing projectcontrols across multiple simultaneous projects within a construction or EPCenvironment.
• Experience working with Owners, Owner’sEngineers, EPC contractors, IPPs or international engineering consultants.

Sector-Specific Experience

• Utility-scale renewable energy projects:Wind farm or Solar PV construction planning, cost control and commissioningphase controls.
• Industrial or commercial constructionprojects: factory, processing plant, large infrastructure or commercialdevelopment.
• Full project lifecycle coverage: frompre-contract baseline programme development through to final account close-out.
• Experience in multi-contract orOwner-managed project delivery environments preferred.
• Experience in Middle East, GCC orequivalent emerging market project environments is advantageous.

Planning & Scheduling

• Advanced Primavera P6: baselinedevelopment, resource loading, cost loading, progress update, logic review andschedule compression.
• MS Project: schedule integration,multi-project consolidation and reporting.
• Critical Path Method (CPM), network logicand schedule health analysis.
• Forensic delay analysis: Time ImpactAnalysis (TIA), Windows Analysis, As-Planned vs. As-Built, Collapsed As-Built.
• Look-ahead programme management (3-weekand 6-week rolling programmes).
• Advanced Excel: financial modelling,macros, pivot tables, cost dashboards and automated reporting tools.
• Earned Value Management: EAC, ETC, CPI,SPI, BCWS, BCWP, ACWP and variance analysis.
• Budget preparation, cost breakdownstructure (CBS) development and cost forecasting.
• Cash flow modelling and S-curve analysis.
• Subcontractor cost management, invoiceverification and payment certification.