Senior Cost Control & Planning Manager

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Cost Engineer/Project Controls professional to support budgeting, cost control baselines, and cost reporting across the project lifecycle. You will monitor expenditures, forecasts, and variances, ensuring alignment with WBS and schedules, and produce performance reports for stakeholders.

The role emphasizes Earned Value Management, cost risk assessment, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize project cost performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Cost Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 25 years work experience in Cost Engineering, Project Controls, Quantity Surveying, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, or capital projects.
• Experience monitoring project costs, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of project budgets, cost plans, cost estimates, and cost control baselines.
• Monitor project costs, commitments, expenditures, accruals, forecasts, and approved budgets throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track budget utilization and identify potential cost variances, trends, and financial risks.
• Assist in preparing cost estimates, cash flow forecasts, expenditure plans, and project funding requirements.
• Maintain alignment between project scope, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), schedules, and cost data.
• Prepare periodic cost reports, dashboards, financial summaries, and project performance reports.

Skills

Budgeting

Cost control

Cost reporting

Earned Value Management

Project controls

Financial analysis

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Cost management software

Job description

Parsons is seeking an experienced Cost Engineer/Project Controls professional to support budgeting, cost control baselines, and cost reporting across the project lifecycle. You will monitor expenditures, forecasts, and variances, ensuring alignment with WBS and schedules, and produce performance reports for stakeholders.

The role emphasizes Earned Value Management, cost risk assessment, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize project cost performance.