Senior Cost Engineer: Mega-Project Portfolio Leader

Jasara Program Management Company; Tabuk; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasara Program Management Company invites a seasoned Lead Cost Engineer to steer portfolio-level cost performance across major programs in Saudi Arabia. You will bring structure, rigor, and clear insight to financial and commercial environments, ensuring cost positions are well substantiated and aligned with program objectives.

You will own reporting, forecasts, cash flow planning, and cost reconciliation while collaborating with project teams and senior leadership to support informed decisions

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in project controls and cost management.
• 10+ years on major projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC.
• Experience with mega-projects or multi-billion SAR portfolios and high contract volumes.
• Proficient with SAP and Oracle Unifier, plus advanced Excel and dashboards.

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 items.
• Track commitments, actuals, liabilities, settlements, and exposure through closure.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and funding requirements for termination and closeout.
• Reconcile SAP, Oracle Unifier, and project reporting data.
• Lead cost inputs for weekly and monthly reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Provide cost substantiation for claims, disputes, settlements, and final accounts.
• Establish reporting templates, controls, and audit trails.
• Explain movements across budgets, commitments, accruals, actuals, forecasts.
• Support portfolio reviews and senior stakeholder discussions.

Skills

Cost control

Budget management

Forecasting

SAP

Oracle Unifier

Excel

Reporting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle Unifier

Job description

Jasara Program Management Company invites a seasoned Lead Cost Engineer to steer portfolio-level cost performance across major programs in Saudi Arabia. You will bring structure, rigor, and clear insight to financial and commercial environments, ensuring cost positions are well substantiated and aligned with program objectives.

You will own reporting, forecasts, cash flow planning, and cost reconciliation while collaborating with project teams and senior leadership to support informed decisions