Engineer (Cost Controller)

Galfar; Muscat; On-site; OMR 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in Muscat is seeking a professional to oversee project budgets, analyze costs across material, manpower, and plant categories, and prepare financial reports. The ideal candidate should possess sound financial knowledge, experience with infrastructure projects, and work well within a multicultural team. Familiarity with ERP systems and project management software like Primavera is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of Finance and Accounting practices.
• Experience in Infrastructure projects (Roads/ airports/marine etc).
• Excellent ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and monitor the budget of on-going projects.
• Analyze material, manpower, and plant costs daily.
• Prepare monthly financial project reports comparing actual costs against plans.

Skills

Finance and Accounting practices

Communication Skills

Multicultural teamwork

Tools

ERP Systems

Primavera

Job description

Strategic

• Oversee and monitor the budget of on-going projects, compare the actual cost with the budget and analyze any major deviations from budget.

Financial

• Familiar with all individual cost elements of the budget to ensure accurate monitoring of costs.

Operational

• Analyse material cost, Manpower cost, plant cost etc on a day to day basis and correctly allocate to prime activities it belongs to.
• Raise red flags and major risks discovered (based on costs incurred and other financial criteria).
• Analyze costs of sub-contracts involved in the project and compare actual subcontractor costs with budgeted costs.
• Prepare the cash flow forecast under consideration of the expected flow of funds.
• Verify invoices and claims from suppliers and subcontracts to properly capture and record all project expenditures.
• Coordinate with procurement to check purchases against budget.
• Prepare CTC for the project and update the same quarterly.

People Management

• Provide cost control and planning advise to the project team as required.

Other Responsibilities

• Develop monthly financial project report comparing actual incurred costs against plans.

Requirements

• Sound knowledge of Finance and Accounting practices.
• Experience in Infrastructure projects (Roads/ airports/marine etc).
• Basic knowledge of ERP Systems.
• Excellent ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Knowledge in modelling and planning software used in construction (e.g., Primavera) advantageous.