Cost Control Engineer
Role Overview
Cost Control Engineer based in the Riyadh head office, supporting projects across construction, facilities management, and electrical testing.
Manages budgets, cost reporting, and forecasting, flags commercial and cost risks, and provides management with timely cost visibility.
Employment type is full-time.
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Position overview
Cost Control Engineer based in the Riyadh head office, supporting projects across construction, facilities management, and electrical testing.
Manages budgets, cost reporting, and forecasting, flags commercial and cost risks, and provides management with timely cost visibility.
Employment type is full-time.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project budgets, cost breakdown structures, and cost control systems with project and commercial teams.
- Monitor actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecasts, and budget variances.
- Track subcontracts, purchase orders, materials, manpower, equipment, and project expenses against approved budgets.
- Prepare monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, EAC/ETC, variance analyses, and management dashboards.
- Coordinate cost allocation and financial reporting with Planning, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, and Project teams.
- Monitor variation orders, claims, and potential cost impacts; communicate cost and commercial risks to management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- 2–5 years of project cost-control experience; construction, MEP, facilities management, or electrical testing experience is preferred.
- Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, EAC/ETC, and variance analysis.
- Advanced MS Excel skills; ERP or cost management systems experience is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills.
Employer information
CSI Global provides engineering consultancy and technical services including testing and commissioning, construction management, MEP engineering, QA/QC, building diagnostics, and fire and life safety.
The posting states that the position is open exclusively to Saudi nationals.
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