Senior Cost Control Engineer - Civil
Role Overview
Manage project budgets, monitor cost performance, control expenditures, and support financial decision-making across multiple construction projects.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Manage project budgets, monitor cost performance, control expenditures, and support financial decision-making across multiple construction projects.
Cost control and procurement
- Review project budgets and estimates and coordinate with the Tender Department.
- Implement and monitor cost controls for materials, labour, and machinery.
- Review requisitions, bid comparisons, petty cash, and procurement-related costs.
- Monitor subcontractor and supplier payments against budgets and cost codes.
Reporting and analysis
- Prepare and analyze monthly cost reports, earned value, CVR, and cash flow.
- Track productivity and material consumption and forecast cost overruns.
- Analyze budget, actual-cost, and earned-value variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare material reconciliation reports for major items such as concrete, rebar, cement, and diesel.
Project coordination
- Support variation orders, claims, and cost-to-complete forecasts.
- Maintain cost databases, productivity records, and lessons learned.
- Coordinate cost matters with Project Managers, quantity surveyors, site teams, and Accounts.
- Support multiple projects and provide ad hoc reports for management.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying.
- At least 6 years of cost-control experience in UAE civil construction; the description also specifies 6–10 years of UAE construction cost-control experience.
- Strong experience in budgeting, cost control, CVR, earned value, and forecasting.
- Knowledge of subcontractor payments, material reconciliation, and productivity analysis.
Tools and capabilities
- Proficiency in MS Excel, ERP systems, and cost-control software.
- Strong analytical, reporting, and coordination skills.
- CCP (AACEI) certification is an advantage.
Pay
- AED 15,000–AED 18,000 per month.
Work location
- Work location is in person.
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