Job Description

Industry: Oil & Gas

City/Country: Doha, Qatar

Location: Doha







We are looking for a

Lead Cost Engineer

for one of our clients with the following details:

Start Date: JAN-2026

End Date: SEPT-2027

Location: Doha, Qatar -onshore

Work status: Single, residential

Qualification and Experience required:

Degree in Economics or equivalent Minimum 15 years' experience in similar activities for the company. Advanced knowledge & experience in use of relevant computer systems (SAP. Excel. Word. Power Point and Power BI) Fluency in English EPC Contracts mechanisms
Activities:

To promote & comply with applicable safety instruction and other Company HSE procedures in all activities To carry out work in compliance with Company values and policies, relevant laws and regulations. agreed Company priorities and objectives. Company standards and procedure and good industry practices To treat all information obtained during course of the wort with confidentiality
Budget

To prepare for review dedicated LOP and LRBP data for the project To prepare for review the detailed annual budget and updates in liaison with various internal entities and in agreement with the NOC budget standard format provided by finance To participate in the presentation and to defend the budget performance as required To control budget availability for each commitment To ensure budget control. highlighting current trends and to justify variances between Forecast and Budget To establish register, to update, monitor and control the commitments., expenditure incurred and forecast for all contracts and purchase orders managed by Major Projects To perform specific Cost Analysis To provide input to the PALM (SAP) system, about commitments, payment schedules. invoicing, time sheets and cost control issues, as required Liaise with the NOC Finance entity to ensure that G&A and other common costs arc charged fairly to the Major Project budgets
Closure:

To prepare the monthly closure and make sure accruals done by the package cost controllers in PALM system are in accordance with current package and overall project(s) progress To prepare all necessary documents as necessary for compliance regarding accruals
Cost reporting:

To issue a detailed internal and external monthly cost report (Trends. Areas of Concern. Budget Variance analysis. Commitment Expenditure figures. Forecast at completion etc.) with comments and advise Project Management on cost overruns in a timely manner To ensure correct and auditable records of all matters with Project expenditures, contracts, budgets, cash flows, forecasts, etc. To act as the interface with the NOC Finance entity and provide them with data for incorporation in corporate financial documents To supervise the EPC contractors cost control reporting requirements
Invoicing:

To implement an efficient invoicing process between the different locations of the project To monitor invoices processing, in liaison with NOC accounting department to enable timely payment of invoices
Organization:

To coordinate and standardize EPC cost controllers' activities across the multiple packages and locations of the project To develop, communicate and implement procedures to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the Project budget and cost control activities To advise, during project setup post award. contractors on key commercial requirements (invoicing format and submission. cost reporting etc.) To anticipate additional requirement for cost control support during execution of the project(s)
General:

To promote cost consciousness within the entity To ensure confidentially is being kept as per sensitive data To liaise with internal and external auditors for cost justification To prepare the required cost recovery related documentation To liaise actively with NOC Finance entity for all matters related to cost and accounting as required (Commitments, invoice processing and payment, accruals, payment claims and disputes...) To prepare commercial close out of each contract and archive all financial documentation as per NOC guidelines To carry out any other duties or tasks that may be assigned by hierarchical superiors

If you are interested, kindly apply!