Senior Cost Control Engineer

About the role

A real estate developer delivering luxury branded residences across the UAE is looking for a Senior Cost Control Engineer to protect the financial performance of its multi-billion-dirham projects from design through handover. The role tracks, forecasts and reports project costs across a large, complex portfolio and gives senior leadership, including the CEO, clear, accurate and timely insight into project status, financial exposure and risks.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, manage and maintain project cost control systems, budgets and cost baselines for mega-scale developments
• Prepare monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts and cost-to-complete projections
• Produce executive dashboards and status reports for the CEO and senior management, highlighting key risks, variances and decisions required
• Monitor committed, actual and forecast final costs against approved budgets
• Track and analyse variation orders, change requests and claims, and review contractor and consultant payment applications against contracts, progress and budget
• Work with Quantity Surveying, Procurement, Design and Project Management teams to align costs across project stages
• Support value engineering and cost-saving initiatives, review tender evaluations, contract awards and buyout savings, and carry out cost benchmarking and trend analysis
• Identify cost risks early, recommend mitigation strategies, maintain an audit trail of cost data and improve cost control processes and reporting standards

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of cost control experience with large construction or development companies in the UAE; proven experience on mega projects is essential
• Experience on luxury residential developments (villas, apartments, branded residences) with high-end finishes
• Experience presenting cost information directly to C-level executives
• Preferred: exposure to complex amenities such as beach clubs, golf courses, hospitality or large-scale infrastructure, and experience with master-planned communities and phased developments

Required skills

• Cost control methodologies, forecasting and earned value management
• UAE construction contracts (FIDIC) and variation and claims processes
• Advanced Excel, dashboards and data visualisation (Power BI preferred)
• Primavera P6, Oracle, SAP or equivalent cost management tools

What we offer

• The opportunity to work on landmark, multi-billion luxury developments
• Direct exposure to executive leadership
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• A dynamic, growing organisation with strong career progression