Planning & Cost Lead

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. • 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.