Cost Control Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and maintain project budgets and cost-control plans.
• Prepare cost estimates, budget forecasts, and cash-flow projections.
• Compare actual project costs with approved budgets and identify variances.
• Analyze project expenditures, commitments, and financial performance.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports for management.
• Coordinate with project managers, planning engineers, procurement, quantity surveyors, and site teams.
• Review BOQs, project specifications, subcontractor quotations, and material costs.
• Monitor material consumption, labor costs, equipment expenses, and subcontractor costs.
• Identify potential cost overruns and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist with cost-to-complete and estimate-at-completion reports.
• Track variations, change orders, claims, and additional-work costs.
• Maintain accurate cost records and support cost-efficiency and profitability improvements.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering is mandatory.
• 5–8 years of relevant cost-control experience in construction or EPC.
• Strong knowledge of construction project costing, budgeting, and financial monitoring.
• Experience in BOQ analysis, quantity estimation, and cost forecasting.
• Knowledge of project cost management, variation orders, and subcontractor billing.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and cost-control reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams.

Preferred experience

• Primavera P6, ERP systems, or other project-management tools are an added advantage.
• Building, infrastructure, civil, or industrial project experience is preferred.
• Saudi Arabia or GCC project experience is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with construction contracts, project budgets, and cost-management procedures is preferred.

Pay

• Pay is SAR 4,200–7,000 per month.

Work location

• The job is in person in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.