Senior Cost Controller - Oil & Gas EPC Projects

Advanced Search; Doha; On-site; QAR 546,000 - 764,000; Full time

Job summary

UrbaCon Contracting & Trading Company - Qatar is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Controller to oversee cost data integrity, consolidate forecasts, and manage VOWD reporting for EPC projects.

You will guide Project Cost Engineers across EPCs, maintain WBS/CBS structures, and ensure budget alignment with approved funds while coordinating with Procurement, Contracts, and PMT for corrective actions and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, or related fields.
• Eight (8) years' experience in business related function or discipline, including four (4) years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 1 year experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor/subcontractors/service/vendor personnel.
• Experience with Oil & Gas Companies, contractors, subcontractors, vendors or service companies involved in the Oil and Gas Industry.
• Knowledge in project business related function/discipline such as planning, scheduling, cost control, estimating, claim management, risk management, change management, procurement, pre- and post-award contract management, actionable and informative reporting, support services, lessons learned, etc.
• Previous experience on major projects, from an Owner's perspective, managing Lump Sum Contracts, working with multi-lingual contract teams with large local subcontractors and mentoring Developees is required.
• Knowledge of LNG practices, processes and expectations with respect to cost controls is desirable.
• Experience required in working with ERP systems and Project Management systems (such as SAP or any other O&G ERP).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) for the Onshore project.
• Facilitate the monitoring of FEED and Contractors cost performance and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor and endorse VOWD reporting, trend management and Earned Value Analysis.
• Advise Head Project Controls and PMT on potential cost issues and mitigation actions.
• Develop and implement corrective actions and recovery plans with timely execution.
• Follow up project commitments and ensure change orders are properly submitted and approved.
• Provide guidance to Procurement and Contracts for WBS and CBS allocations.
• Develop in-house cost reporting solutions ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Support tenders' technical evaluations during Pre-EPC by developing Evaluation plans and reports.

Skills

Cost control

Earned Value

Forecasting

WBS

CBS

SAP

ERP systems

Project cost reporting

Tender evaluation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law

Tools

SAP

ERP

Job description

UrbaCon Contracting & Trading Company - Qatar is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Controller to oversee cost data integrity, consolidate forecasts, and manage VOWD reporting for EPC projects.

You will guide Project Cost Engineers across EPCs, maintain WBS/CBS structures, and ensure budget alignment with approved funds while coordinating with Procurement, Contracts, and PMT for corrective actions and risk management.