Site Cost Controller

Date: 30/07/2025
Place of work: Al Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Title:

Site Cost Controller

Reference:

PIR 442202130

Project

Hail & Ghasha, UAE

Job Location:

Ruwais, Abu Dhabi – UAE

Job type/Contract:

Contractual. Start on as soon as possible

Starting date

ASAP

Duration

22 months (Extendable)

Hours/rotation:

Rotation of 60 days on site and 10 days off (paid) & 2 days traveling (paid).

Salary range:

Excellent salary package with benefits.

Benefits:

Single Status.

Accommodation (Meals) provided by the company.

Transportation provided by the company.

Round trip ticket on each rotation (Economy class).

 

 

Job summary/Role description

  • Site Cost Controller reports to the Site Control Manager.

 

 

Duties and responsibilities

  • To perform cost control activities related to cost type born at site, i.e. site management, construction works, commissioning and start-up in full compliance with std. cost breakdown structure and focusing on the estimate to completion portion.
  • To expedite the current estimate availability from the various disciplines at the periodical issues as per the procedures.
  • To support the site contract manager during the evaluation of change orders related to site activities.
  • To review the new prices, claims, change orders submitted by subcontractors and evaluate any effects on ETC, if any.
  • To review back-charges and extra-works to be applied to subcontractors and evaluate any effects on ETC, if any.
  • To provide cost allocation for the cost accrued and not yet accounted for the various cost type as per CBS.
  • To perform cost control activities for the local purchase orders.
  • To ensure appropriate CBS coding to the invoices referred to local costs to obtain accounting reports reflecting the CBS structure.
  • To perform cost control activities for all the manpower working on site (vendors included).
  • To feed project management information software (PMIS-Tagetik) for the portion related to site activities to generate the synthesis monthly report (SMR).

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

  • University Degree or Diploma in Engineering course.

Experience

  • Minimum of 10 years work experience.
  • Significant experience in a similar position on EPC Oil & Gas projects / Refinery.

Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.

  • Attention to detail, management skills.

  • Team-oriented skills, self-motivation and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.