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Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities.\nPurpose of the position: Ensure effective project cost control by establishing cost structures, monitoring financial performance, and providing accurate forecasts and analysis to support project delivery within the approved budget.\nKey Responsibilities\nDevelop and implement the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and cost control systems aligned with project and contractual requirements.\nMonitor project costs, revenues, and progress, ensuring accurate reporting and forecasting (Estimates at Completion).\nIdentify deviations from the Revised Control Budget and promptly communicate risks, trends, and corrective actions to project management.\nPrepare and maintain key project reports, including Cost Control Reports, Project Status Reports, and Cash Flow forecasts.\nSupport procurement, invoicing, and contract change/claim processes by analyzing cost impacts and ensuring alignment with project controls.\nTrack earned value, accruals, and cost performance throughout the project lifecycle.\nContribute to risk management by supporting cost-related analysis of risks and opportunities.\nAssist in project close-out activities, including cost reporting and financial reconciliation.\nKey Skills & Competencies\nStrong knowledge of cost control techniques, project financial management, and reporting.\nUnderstanding of accounting principles (IAS/IFRS) and project cost structures (WBS/CBS).\nExperience with project control systems, budgeting, forecasting, and earned value analysis.\nAbility to analyze cost deviations, manage forecasts, and support decision-making.\nKnowledge of contract management, change management, and project risk evaluation.\nLanguages: Fluency in business English, both oral and written, is a mandatory requirement; knowledge of any other language will be an asset.\nTechnical Skills: Cost control knowledge of EPCI Project, preferably offshore\nIT Skills: Excellent command of Microsoft Office Suit Package is essential.\nWhat can we offer you:\nFixed-term contract\nCorporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package.\nWorking model: 48 hours weekly, Monday-Friday.\nOur One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.\nLocation: UAE, Abu Dhabi\nAdditional Information\nWe support your development! Do you feel you might not fit this role perfectly? If you think you can contribute to our business development in the future, don’t hesitate to apply anyway through our spontaneous application form!\nWe embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.\nSafety and Sustainability matter to us! Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.\nFind out more on our career page here\nOne vision, many paths, limitless possibilities.\nPRIVACY POLICY\nIn accordance with the UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL) and, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Data Protection Regulations 2021. (“GDPR”). 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