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Cost Engineer

Basrah, IQ💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-06 → 2026-10-07

Core

Establish, monitor, control, and forecast project and maintenance costs for oil & gas operations, including shutdowns and turnarounds.

Role type

Senior Cost Engineer (Project Controls)

Builds

Cost estimates, budgets, rate build-ups, ETC/EAC forecasts, and commercial reports for maintenance and brownfield projects.

Domain

Oil & Gas / Industrial Maintenance / Project Controls

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Cost estimating, rate build-up, budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, ETC/EAC forecasting, change-order evaluation, invoice verification, cash-flow forecasting, ERP/SAP proficiency, advanced Excel

Preferred skills

Brownfield project experience, shutdown/turnaround experience, industrial facilities maintenance

Responsibilities

Prepare and review cost estimates and baselines; monitor actuals against budgets and identify variances; evaluate change orders and variations; verify contractor invoices; coordinate cost forecasts with schedule performance; maintain cost databases and generate management reports. (via careerplan.io/jobs/B5-008-09-373-cost-engineer)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC