Talent Pool - Cost Engineer; Infrastructure); Water/Roads/Utilities; Middle East Projects
Saudi Arabia
Listed on 2026-10-28
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Engineering
Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Civil Engineering -
Construction
Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Civil Engineering
Job Description
Talent Pool – Cost Engineer supporting buildings, villas, mixed‑use developments, and theme park projects across the Middle East, ensuring accurate cost control and financial monitoring in line with project and contractual requirements. Prepares cost estimates, monitors budgets, and tracks expenditures while evaluating variations, progress payments, and contractor claims in coordination with project teams. Provides cost analysis, reporting, and forecasting support to ensure effective financial management and successful delivery within approved project budgets.
Responsibilities- Oversees budgeting, cost control, estimating, and reporting processes.
- Implements and manages cost management software tools. Assesses variations in project costs against approved budgets.
- Evaluates the accuracy of cost estimates submitted by design consultants and contractors.
- Prepares and updates cost forecasts to reflect project changes.
- Verifies that cost estimates and expenditures align with contractual agreements and specifications.
- Reviews Bill of Quantities (BOQ) prepared by design consultants and contractors.
- Validates project control budgets and updates them as needed.
- Reviews final cost reports, assets registers, and project close‑out documents.
- Ensures compliance with contractual requirements for project closeout.
- Understands and adheres to Hill International's QHSE policies, manuals, and procedures.
- Implements QHSE practices within their area of responsibility.
- Collaborates with project teams to address cost‑related issues.
- Provides expert advice on cost management strategies.
- Contributes to continuous improvement of cost management practices.
- Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.
- Bachelor’s in engineering from an accredited university.
- Minimum 10-15 years’ experience in cost control including having been a similar role for large‑scale projects.
- Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.
- Statistical knowledge in the areas of sampling distributions, probability, and hypothesis testing.
- Knowledge personnel administration, and training of technical and non‑technical personnel.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present cost engineering and cost estimating products. This includes planning and scheduling products independently with minimal supervision using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design and construction practices.
- Skilled in verbal and written communication.
- Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes.
- Knowledge of engineering and construction management usually acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
- Experience of working internationally (preference GCC experience).
Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled
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