Senior Cost Control & Project Recovery Manager

Senior Cost Control & Project Recovery Manager

Are you a proven project recovery specialist with the ability to turn around underperforming EPC projects and deliver measurable commercial results?

We are seeking a Senior Cost Control & Project Recovery Manager to lead cost governance, forecasting, and recovery initiatives on major Oil & Gas EPC projects. This is a strategic leadership role for an experienced professional who can move beyond traditional cost reporting and drive tangible improvements in project performance, productivity, and profitability.

As Senior Cost Control & Project Recovery Manager
, you will establish the project's true Cost-at-Completion (EAC) position and develop a robust, measurable recovery strategy to improve commercial outcomes.

This role requires a hands-on leader who can identify cost leakage, challenge assumptions, determine root causes, quantify recovery opportunities, and influence senior project and construction teams to execute corrective actions.

• Own and maintain the integrated cost control framework, including:
  Budget control, Actual costs, Commitments and accruals, Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Completion (EAC), Forecast margins, Cash flow interfaces
• Ensure alignment between WBS/CBS structures and project schedules, quantities, manpower, procurement, subcontracting, and area/commodity ownership.

• Measure earned versus actual man-hours and productivity across disciplines, areas, and commodities.
• Identify productivity losses, idle resources, and cost leakage.
• Analyze cost and schedule performance using objective project controls data.

• Develop and maintain a quantified Project Recovery Plan covering:
  Productivity improvement, Workforce optimization, Demobilization strategies, Subcontract execution plans, Procurement and material exposure mitigation, Indirect cost reductions, Schedule acceleration and resequencing
• Track recovery initiatives through to realized savings and eliminate double-counting of benefits.
• Forecast manpower and demobilization requirements based on remaining quantities and achievable productivity targets.
• Conduct scenario analysis on resource strategies, schedule outcomes, and recovery initiatives, demonstrating impacts on EAC and project profitability.

• Deliver weekly and monthly variance analysis including:
  Root cause identification
• Accountable owners
• Corrective actions
• Financial impact assessment
• Develop executive-level dashboards using Excel, Power BI, and project source systems.
• Support management reviews with clear recommendations and proactive early warning indicators.

• Challenge Construction Managers and discipline leaders using factual cost, quantity, resource, and earned-hour data.
• Integrate cost performance with Primavera P6 schedules and commercial entitlement assessments.
• Distinguish recoverable client/EPC-caused costs from internal inefficiencies.

• Must have 15-20+ years of project controls and cost management experience.
• Significant experience within large-scale Oil & Gas EPC construction projects.
• Proven track record of successfully recovering or materially improving underperforming projects.
• Contractor-side EPC experience is essential.
• ADNOC, UAE, or broader GCC project experience is strongly preferred.

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Specialization

• Advanced expertise in:
  Cost forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), Productivity and man-hour analysis, WBS/CBS development and integration, Commitments and accruals management, Cash flow forecasting
• Strong Primavera P6 knowledge.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI capabilities.
• Experience with Eco Sys, SAP,…