Planning & Cost Lead

Short Description
Ready to grow your career as a Planning & Cost Control Lead? Join a major industrial development project in Jubail and play a key leadership role in managing project controls, planning, scheduling, cost management, forecasting, and project reporting.
Function Description
As a Planning & Cost Control Lead, you will lead the Project Services function and oversee planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, risk management, and project reporting activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead project planning, scheduling, and cost control activities.
Develop and maintain project control systems, procedures, and reporting frameworks.
Monitor project progress, cost performance, and schedule adherence.
Prepare weekly, monthly, and management project reports.
Manage project forecasting, benchmarking, and trend analysis.
Perform schedule and cost risk analysis and support contingency planning.
Coordinate with Finance on cash flow, budgeting, and cost reporting activities.
Manage project change control and management of change processes.
Review and approve contractor schedules, progress updates, and cost estimates.
Support project assurance reviews and decision gate requirements.
Lead project controls interfaces with contractors and project stakeholders.
Develop recovery plans and corrective actions for schedule and cost deviations.
Support project closeout reporting and lessons learned activities.
Provide leadership and guidance to the Project Services team.
Promote strong HSE leadership and project governance compliance.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required.
Minimum 15 years of experience in Planning, Scheduling, Cost Control, or Project Controls.
Minimum 5 years of experience within the Middle East region, preferably in KSA.
PMP, APM, or equivalent professional certification is required.
Advanced Primavera P6 expertise is essential.
Strong experience in cost estimation, cost control, forecasting, and project reporting.
Proven experience managing planning activities for major capital or EPC projects.
Strong knowledge of FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Startup phases.
Experience in Critical Path Analysis, Trend Analysis, Recovery Planning, and Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA).
Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and contractor coordination skills.
Experience within metal processing, refining, petrochemical, or industrial projects is preferred.
International project experience is an advantage.
Immediate availability is preferred.
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