Portfolio Cost Leader for Mega-Projects

JASARA Program Management Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasara Program Management Company seeks a Lead Cost Engineer to steer portfolio cost performance across major programs in Saudi Arabia, delivering structure, rigor, and insight for informed decisions.

The role requires 20+ years in project controls and cost management, including mega-projects in the GCC, with proficiency in SAP and Oracle Unifier, and strong leadership with client-side collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, project management, business, finance or related discipline.
• 20+ years of experience in project controls and cost management, including 10+ years on major projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio-wide cost reporting and monthly cost control cycles. Manage budgets allocations, transfers and cost coding across contracts.
• Develop detailed forecasts, forecast-at-completion positions and closeout projections.
• Oversee monthly accrual validation, reconciliation, aging reviews and clearing of unsupported items.
• Track commitments, actuals, liabilities, settlements and exposure through contract closure.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and funding requirements for termination, demobilization, preservation, settlement and closeout.
• Reconcile SAP, Oracle Unifier commercial records and project reporting data.
• Lead cost inputs for weekly and monthly reports, dashboards and presentations.
• Provide cost substantiation for claims, disputes, settlements and final account reviews.
• Establish reporting templates, controls and audit trails.
• Explain movements across budgets, commitments, accruals, actuals, cash flow and forecasts.
• Support portfolio reviews and senior stakeholder discussions.

Skills

Cost reporting

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Senior leadership communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Business, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

Oracle Unifier

Excel

Job description

Jasara Program Management Company seeks a Lead Cost Engineer to steer portfolio cost performance across major programs in Saudi Arabia, delivering structure, rigor, and insight for informed decisions.

The role requires 20+ years in project controls and cost management, including mega-projects in the GCC, with proficiency in SAP and Oracle Unifier, and strong leadership with client-side collaboration.