Cost Control Manager

UCC Holding; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

UCC Holding is seeking a senior cost-control leader to oversee end-to-end cost control across multi-billion SAR hospitality mega-projects in Saudi Arabia. You will drive governance, forecasts, and cost visibility with executive-level reporting and risk mitigation.

You will manage budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, EAC, and cash flow while mentoring a cost-control team to Tier-1 standards. Strong finance and engineering background required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of project cost control experience.
• Experience with Tier-1 contractor environments.
• Strong expertise in EAC, CTC, forecasting, cash flow, cost reporting, and commercial risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cost control, reporting, forecasting, and governance.
• Manage budget, commitments, actuals, accruals, EAC, CTC, cash flow, and variances.
• Provide executive-level cost intelligence and early warning of financial risks.
• Monitor major packages, subcontractors, procurement commitments, variations, and commercial exposure.
• Partner with Commercial, Planning, Procurement, Finance, and Project Leadership.
• Establish and maintain high standards of cost reporting, controls, data integrity, and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the cost control team in line with Tier-1 project standards.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical capability

Executive communication

Commercial judgement

Education

Engineering or related degree

Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Finance

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Power BI

Job description

Lead cost control for multi-billion SAR hospitality mega-projects, ensuring rigorous budget governance, accurate forecasting, cost visibility, and strong commercial discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project cost control, reporting, forecasting, and governance.
• Manage budget, commitments, actuals, accruals, EAC, CTC, cash flow, and variances.
• Provide clear executive-level cost intelligence and early warning of financial risks.
• Monitor major packages, subcontractors, procurement commitments, variations, and commercial exposure.
• Partner closely with Commercial, Planning, Procurement, Finance, and Project Leadership.
• Establish and maintain high standards of cost reporting, controls, data integrity, and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the cost control team in line with Tier-1 project standards.

Requirements

• 15+ years of project cost control experience, including significant experience with a Tier-1 contractor.
• Proven track record managing cost control on multi-billion SAR projects; hospitality, hotels, resorts, or mixed-use developments strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in EAC, CTC, forecasting, cash flow, cost reporting, and commercial risk.
• Advanced Excel and ERP/project controls systems; Power BI is an advantage.
• Excellent commercial judgement, leadership, analytical capability, and executive communication.
• Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Finance, or related degree.
• RICS, AACE, or equivalent certification preferred.

Success Profile

• A senior cost-control leader capable of managing the scale, complexity, and financial exposure of multi-billion SAR mega-projects, providing reliable forecasts and decisive commercial insight to executive leadership.