Cost Control Director

Provide executive leadership of Cost Control across major projects and programmes, ensuring disciplined cost governance, credible forecasting and early visibility of financial risk.Own the integrity of project cost performance from budget and baseline through forecast, delivery and close-out, protecting project financial and commercial objectives.Key AccountabilitiesLead the Cost Control strategy, governance and organisation across multi-billion-dollar projects and programmes.Own cost baselines, budgets, commitments, forecasting, EAC/ETC and cash flow.Establish clear visibility of cost performance, trends, exposure and emerging overruns.Drive rigorous control of procurement, subcontractor costs, variations, accruals and commitments.Integrate cost management with planning, progress, risk, change and commercial functions.Challenge cost and forecast assumptions, ensuring accurate, transparent and decision-ready reporting.Lead cost assessments supporting change, claims, delay, disruption and commercial decisions.Identify emerging financial risks and lead mitigation and recovery strategies with project leadership.Provide concise, forward-looking cost intelligence to Executive Management, Client and PMC stakeholders.Establish performance standards and accountability across project teams, subcontractors and delivery partners.Build and lead a high-performing Cost Control function, developing capability, consistency and commercial discipline.Profile18+ years’ experience in Cost Control / Cost Management, including senior leadership within a Tier-1 contractor, EPC or major programme environment.Proven experience on large-scale GCC / Saudi construction, infrastructure or giga-projects.Strong command of cost management, forecasting, EAC/ETC, cash flow, commitments, change and commercial controls.Demonstrated ability to manage cost across complex, multi-billion-dollar projects and diverse delivery environments.Strong commercial acumen with the ability to challenge, influence and drive accountability at executive level.Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Project Management or related degree.AACE, CCP, PMP, RICS or equivalent advantageous.Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management and leadership capability.SuccessCost Predictability | Forecast Accuracy | Financial Discipline | Early Risk Visibility | Commercial Protection | Executive Accountability