Senior Cost Manager; Cost Control

A cost control appointment on the employer's project finance team in Abu Dhabi, framed around cost governance rather than measurement alone.

Budget work stated in the posting includes establishing cost breakdown structures aligned to the work breakdown structure and the contract pricing schedules, developing and maintaining baseline budgets with contingency, risk allowance and escalation provision, and setting budget change control procedures, approval thresholds and audit trails aligned with contract terms and funding approvals.

Control and forecasting cover commitments, accruals, cost of work performed and forecast at completion, monthly budget against actual reviews with root cause variance analysis, and commitment ledgers for purchase orders and subcontracts verified with quantity surveying and planning teams. Requirements stated are a degree in quantity surveying, commercial management, finance or engineering, and ten to fifteen years of relevant experience, with major projects preferred.

The employer asks for detailed knowledge of real estate community development, roads, utilities infrastructure and airports from a professional cost consultancy background, and names strong knowledge of FIDIC and bespoke forms, change management and claims. Familiarity with earned value management and competence with cost systems, Excel and Power BI are also stated.