Senior Cost Engineer

Location: Doha, Qatar

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Purpose

Lead the development and implementation of procedures, tools, and standards for project planning, estimating, budgeting, cost allocation, monitoring & control, forecasting, and reporting for an operations expansion and start-up program in a major energy operator.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, standardize, control, and report budgets, commitments, Value of Work Done (VOWD), forecasts, and contingency usage.
• Develop cost allocation methodologies across ventures/assets and coordinate cost-sharing frameworks with internal stakeholders.
• Prepare funding and budgeting submissions; align with internal stakeholders through to approvals.
• Maintain project cost control procedures and tools within the company’s project management framework; ensure contractor compliance.
• Monitor, analyze, and challenge contractor cost data, change orders, forecasts, and claims.
• Review invoices, timesheets, and plant/equipment usage to validate progress and support accurate cash payments.
• Compile monthly cost reports: budget, commitments, VOWD, forecast at completion, variances, and narrative.
• Coordinate with Finance and relevant stakeholders on reporting, cash calls, and funding updates.
• Develop owner’s cost analyses and projections for management reporting.
• Verify and challenge contractor VOWD using progress reports, deliverable registers, and CTRs.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Construction Management (or equivalent).
  
  

Experience

• 8+ years in project controls within major oil & gas / energy organizations.
• 6+ years on petrochemical/industrial projects of comparable scale and complexity.
• Familiarity with stage-gate delivery across brownfield and greenfield, onshore and offshore projects.
  
  

Skills & Tools

• Advanced MS Excel; working knowledge of Power BI and SAP (or equivalent cost systems).
• Strong analytical capability; high attention to detail; ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Able to interpret technical drawings/documentation and communicate effectively across organizational levels.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.