Cost Control & Planning Manager

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman | Posted on 06/02/2026

• Work Experience Minimum 10 years of progressive professional experience in construction project controls, combining planning/scheduling and cost control functions.
• Job Opening Status Open
• Industry Energy and Utilities
• City Muscat
• Country Sultanate of Oman

Job Purpose-

• This document defines the minimum and preferred recruitment requirements for hiring a Cost Control &Planning Manager responsible for the integrated planning, scheduling and cost management of all active projects within the construction department, includingutility-scale renewable energy projects (Wind and Solar PV) and industrial/commercial construction.

Integrated Project Controls Leadership

• Establish, maintain and enforce project controls procedures, standards and reporting frameworks across all construction and renewable energy projects.
• Oversee and unify the planning and cost control teams, ensuring full alignment between project schedules, resource plans and budget forecasts.
• Act as the primary escalation point for planning and cost-related disputes, delays, overruns and contractual controlissues.
• Drive a project controls culture acrossthe construction department, ensuring consistent methodology and data qualityfrom all project teams.
• Ensure all project controls deliverablesalign with Owner requirements, contract obligations and company standards.

Master Scheduling & Progress Management

• Develop, review and approve baselineschedules at Level 1 through Level 4 in Primavera P6 and MS Project for allactive projects.
• Ensure resource- and cost-loaded schedules are properly integrated with budget forecasts and procurement plans.
• Monitor critical path, total float,schedule performance index (SPI) and progress metrics across the full portfolioon a rolling basis.
• Direct forensic delay analysis including
  
  Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Windows Analysis and As-Planned vs. As-Builtmethodology for dispute resolution and claims preparation.
• Review schedule recovery plans andacceleration programmes proposed by contractors or internal project teams.
• Ensure that planning engineers maintainlive, accurate schedules with progress updates, logic integrity and alignment with actual site conditions.
• Own the project budget framework: approveproject budgets, cash flow forecasts, cost breakdown structures (CBS) and financial cost models.
• Validate and report Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics including Estimate at Completion (EAC), Estimate to Complete (ETC), Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and budget variance analysis.
• Mandate and follow up on corrective actions where cost or schedule deviations exceed agreed thresholds.
• Lead cost benchmarking exercises forlabour, materials and subcontractors across Wind, Solar PV and constructionscopes.
• Identify and drive cost-saving and value engineering opportunities without compromising schedule, quality or contractual obligations.
• Prepare, review and present monthly cost reports and financial forecasts for executive and senior management.

Claims, Variations & Contract Compliance

• Supervise and technically lead preparation of Extension of Time (EOT) claims, variation orders and disruption analyses.
• Ensure timely submission of interimpayment applications, milestone certificates and client certifications in accordance with contract provisions.
• Review all contractual correspondencerelated to schedule and cost matters to protect company interests.
• Maintain a comprehensive variationregister and ensure all scope changes are formally notified, quantified andapproved before execution.
• Coordinate with the legal and contractsteam on claims strategy, dispute resolution and contractual risk mitigation.
• Maintain a consolidated risk registercovering schedule and cost exposures across all projects, with regular reviewand update cycles.
• Evaluate and approve mitigation strategies for identified risks including delays, overruns, procurement delays and scope changes.
• Lead change impact assessments to support client negotiations, variation pricing and schedule adjustment submissions.
• Provide quantified risk analysis input to management decision-making, including Monte Carlo or equivalent…