
Wood Plc GCC
Project Controls Engineer
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 10/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
26/08/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
10/10/2026
Job description
In this role you will manage the monthly invoicing process for assigned PMC projects at Wood, working fully office based in Abu Dhabi. You will prepare and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and financial projections, and you are responsible for preparing monthly CVR and PMR, including revenue, gross margin, accruals, and provisions. Your responsibilities include monitoring project financial performance and analyzing variances against budget and forecast, and preparing and maintaining project cash flow forecasts and revenue projections. You will maintain invoicing registers and ensure timely invoice submission and payment follow-up, processing and administering financial transactions within SAP, Oracle, and other company financial systems. You are responsible for coordinating contractual insurance requirements including Workmen's Compensation, Professional Indemnity, and Third-Party Liability, and coordinating PBG requirements, renewals, and tracking. You will maintain and administer the PMC Contract Schedule of Fees and commercial rates, and support contract amendments, variation orders, and commercial change management. In this role you will reconcile manpower and commercial data to ensure accurate client billing, preparing commercial reports, dashboards, and KPIs. You will coordinate with Finance, Commercial, HR, Payroll, and Project Teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, and you are responsible for maintaining commercial records and supporting internal and external audits, identifying commercial risks and opportunities.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage the monthly invoicing process for assigned PMC projects
- Prepare and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and financial projections
- Prepare monthly CVR and PMR, including revenue, gross margin, accruals, and provisions
- Monitor project financial performance and analyze variances against budget and forecast
- Prepare and maintain project cash flow forecasts and revenue projections
- Maintain invoicing registers and ensure timely invoice submission and payment follow-up
- Process and administer financial transactions within SAP/Oracle and other company financial systems
- Coordinate contractual insurance requirements, including Workmen's Compensation, Professional Indemnity, and Third-Party Liability
- Coordinate PBG requirements, renewals, and tracking
- Maintain and administer the PMC Contract Schedule of Fees and commercial rates
- Support contract amendments, variation orders, and commercial change management
- Reconcile manpower and commercial data to ensure accurate client billing
- Prepare commercial reports, dashboards, and KPIs
- Coordinate with Finance, Commercial, HR, Payroll, and Project Teams to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Maintain commercial records and support internal and external audits
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities and recommend mitigation measures
- Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, company procedures, and client financial processes
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline
- Bring a minimum of 5 to 6 years of experience in Project Controls within EPC, construction, engineering consultancy, or infrastructure projects
- Demonstrate strong experience in project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, cost control, and reporting
- Show proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project for project scheduling and control
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications
- Show experience preparing and analyzing project schedules, S-curves, resource loading, cash flow forecasts, and performance reports
- Demonstrate familiarity with project control methodologies including earned value management, KPI tracking, and risk assessment
- Show the ability to review project progress, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions
- Demonstrate strong understanding of project lifecycles, contractual requirements, and change management processes
- Show excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrate effective communication and stakeholder management abilities, with experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams
- Show the ability to work independently in an office-based environment while supporting multiple projects and deadlines
- Knowledge of Power BI, SAP, Oracle, or other reporting tools is an added advantage
- Be fluent in English, both written and verbal; Arabic language skills are a plus