Cost Control Manager

Role Purpose

Lead cost control for multi-billion SAR hospitality mega-projects, ensuring rigorous budget governance, accurate forecasting, cost visibility, and strong commercial discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project cost control, reporting, forecasting, and governance.
• Manage budget, commitments, actuals, accruals, EAC, CTC, cash flow, and variances.
• Provide clear executive-level cost intelligence and early warning of financial risks.
• Monitor major packages, subcontractors, procurement commitments, variations, and commercial exposure.
• Partner closely with Commercial, Planning, Procurement, Finance, and Project Leadership.
• Establish and maintain high standards of cost reporting, controls, data integrity, and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the cost control team in line with Tier-1 project standards.

Requirements

• 15+ years of project cost control experience, including significant experience with a Tier-1 contractor.
• Proven track record managing cost control on multi-billion SAR projects; hospitality, hotels, resorts, or mixed-use developments strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in EAC, CTC, forecasting, cash flow, cost reporting, and commercial risk.
• Advanced Excel and ERP/project controls systems; Power BI is an advantage.
• Excellent commercial judgement, leadership, analytical capability, and executive communication.
• Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Finance, or related degree.
• RICS, AACE, or equivalent certification preferred.

Success Profile

• A senior cost-control leader capable of managing the scale, complexity, and financial exposure of multi-billion SAR mega-projects, providing reliable forecasts and decisive commercial insight to executive leadership.