Engineer Cost Control | alfanar Building Systems

alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

alfanar is seeking a skilled Cost Controller / Project Controls professional in Riyadh to manage cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for civil projects. You will collaborate with procurement, planning, and finance to monitor costs, track variances, and drive cost-saving opportunities, ensuring compliance with standards and timely delivery.

This role requires a Bachelor in Civil Engineering and hands-on experience in cost management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Civil Engineering or Any relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update project cost control sheets, cost codes, and budget tracking registers.
• Monitor commitments, actual costs, accruals, and forecasted costs versus the approved project budget.
• Identify cost variances, analyze root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare periodic cost reports, cash-flow updates, cost-to-complete forecasts, and estimate-at-completion dashboards.
• Support monthly project performance reviews with budget status, risks, savings opportunities, and cost trends.
• Coordinate with planning teams to align cost forecasts with the project schedule and progress data.
• Track subcontractor and supplier commitments, invoices, payment certificates, and change impacts.
• Coordinate with procurement, contracts, QS, and finance teams to verify cost allocation and payment status.
• Support evaluation of variation orders, claims, and cost impacts before approval.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental procedures while maintaining quality.

Skills

Budgeting

Cost control

Forecasting

Reporting

Procurement

Subcontracts

Cost analysis

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Job description

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Functional Responsibilities

Budget Control & Cost Monitoring

• Prepare, maintain, and update project cost control sheets, cost codes, and budget tracking registers.
• Monitor commitments, actual costs, accruals, and forecasted costs against the approved project budget.
• Identify cost variances, analyze root causes, and recommend corrective actions to project management.

Forecasting & Reporting

• Prepare periodic cost reports, cash-flow updates, cost-to-complete forecasts, and estimate-at-completion dashboards.
• Support monthly project performance reviews by presenting budget status, risks, savings opportunities, and cost trends.
• Coordinate with planning teams to align cost forecasts with the project schedule and progress data.

Subcontracts, Procurement & Payments

• Track subcontractor and supplier commitments, invoices, payment certificates, and change impacts.
• Coordinate with procurement, contracts, QS, and finance teams to verify cost allocation and payment status.
• Support evaluation of variation orders, claims, and cost impacts before approval.

General Responsibilities

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and elevate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Qualification

Bachelor in Civil Engineering or Any relevant field