Cost Control Engineer

We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Cost Control Engineer to support project cost management across site and head office operations. The successful candidate will monitor budgets, track commitments and expenditures, prepare forecasts, analyse variances, and provide timely cost-control reports to support project profitability and management decision-making.

Requirements

• Prepare and maintain project budgets, cost plans, cost reports, and monthly cost forecasts.
• Monitor actual costs, commitments, purchase orders, subcontractor costs, material costs, and site expenditures against approved budgets.
• Identify cost variances, potential overruns, and financial risks, and recommend corrective actions to management.
• Maintain project cost codes and ensure accurate allocation of costs across labour, materials, subcontractors, equipment, and overheads.
• Prepare Estimate at Completion, cost-to-complete, cash-flow forecasts, and expenditure analysis.
• Review subcontractor and supplier invoices, claims, variations, and change orders for commercial and contractual compliance.
• Coordinate with project managers, quantity surveyors, procurement, finance, and site teams to ensure timely and accurate cost information.
• Supporting budgeting, value engineering, and cost-saving initiatives where required.
• Ensure cost-control records, reports, and supporting documents are ma