Cost Control Manager

Role Overview

As Cost Control Manager, you will oversee how project costs are planned, tracked, and forecast across work in EPC, oil and gas, civil construction, or infrastructure. Your analysis will help project teams understand financial performance, address budget pressures early, and make informed decisions as work progresses.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain project budgets and produce regular cost forecasts and financial reports.
• Compare actual spending with approved budgets, investigate variances, and explain their impact.
• Track procurement commitments, subcontractor costs, and other project expenditures.
• Develop cash flow forecasts and assess the cost required to complete project work.
• Review financial performance across projects and recommend corrective measures when needed.
• Coordinate cost-control activities across multiple projects, working with project teams and other stakeholders.
• Use ERP and project cost-management systems to monitor commitments, expenditure, and forecasts.
• Prepare trend analyses and management presentations to communicate cost status and emerging risks.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Extensive cost-control or cost-management experience on EPC, oil and gas, civil construction, or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of project budgeting, cost estimation, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with ERP systems and project cost-management tools.
• Practical knowledge of variance reporting, cash flow analysis, and project financial performance monitoring.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• PMP, ACCA, CMA, or another relevant cost-management certification is an advantage.