An experienced cost controller is urgently needed for a reputable catering company in Doha.

Roles & Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for controlling the project costs; this includes planning, developing, controlling, and forecasting the project’s budget.
• Evaluating projects and conducting project cost/ benefit analysis.
• Conducting feasibility studies (technical and commercial aspects), assessing capital cost involved, and evaluating the viability of new project evaluation techniques.
• Effectively lead and develop the Estimating team to achieve Company and individual objectives.
• Planning, directing, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring, controlling & reporting different projects.
• Identifying the critical areas and informing the management regarding delays in the project.
• Responsible to control and monitor project total expenditure including verifying and checking invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.
• Provide planning and cost-controlling support for all projects which includes variation reporting, monitoring of milestone progress the preparation of customer billing processes advice to the internal team.
• Perform technical and commercial reviews of long-time tenders (sub-contractors' quotations) for the preparation of Service agreements.
• Ensure effective project implementation and utilize productive reports with the use of a project management system to monitor the status of all purchases, invoicing, and delivery up to the closure of the project.
• Coordinate and work with the project management team to resolve project issues to ensure the delivery/completion of the project work.
• Perform project costing-related reporting to the team and management review on a monthly basis to ensure that expenditures are kept within the project budget.
• Creating budget awareness and contributing to the management process, working within a multi-cultural environment and identifying critical activities, and advising corrective action to avoid slippage.
• Managing the Electrical procurement program, to allocate Subcontractors for all the electrical systems.
• Evaluating the quotations received technically based on the project specifications.
• Meeting with suppliers to discuss their proposed designs and adjust them according to client’s requirements.
• Reviewing the technical submittals and drawings.
• Coordinate with the Construction team starting from the base of the building for providing MEP services incorporation.
• Comply, implement & participate in the improvement of established ISO QMS & EHSMS procedures/ documentations and maintain records keeping.
• Ensure the project cost risks are properly controlled, and where necessary, issue corrective and preventive actions.
• Meets financial objectives by forecasting business requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Plans projects by determining specifications;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or a relevant field is strongly preferred
• Minimum 4-5 years experience working in cost control
• Management experience is strongly preferred
• Exceptionally well-organized with an aptitude for data
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
• Solid networking and interpersonal skills
• Able to generate budgets and reports
• Strong presentation skills, able to explain concepts concisely and accurately
• Able to develop strong, cooperative relationships with department heads
• Creative thinking skills and ability to solve problems