Cost Controller
PR/081045
Posted: 20/02/2026
- Competitive
- United Arab Emirates
- Contract
Cost Controller – Decommissioning Projects (ORACLE)
Our major oil and gas client in UAE have a new opening for Cost Controller. Working knowledge of Oracle is essential.
Job Purpose
The Cost Controller is responsible for end-to-end cost control, forecasting, and financial reporting for offshore and onshore decommissioning campaigns. The role ensures robust cost governance, alignment between engineering estimates and execution trends, and proactive identification of cost risks across vessel operations, fabrication, dismantling, logistics, and contractor interfaces.
This position plays a critical role in supporting the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of a growing Decommissioning Programme as activity levels and campaign complexity increase.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Educational Qualifications
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Our major oil and gas client in UAE have a new opening for Cost Controller. Working knowledge of Oracle is essential.
Job Purpose
The Cost Controller is responsible for end-to-end cost control, forecasting, and financial reporting for offshore and onshore decommissioning campaigns. The role ensures robust cost governance, alignment between engineering estimates and execution trends, and proactive identification of cost risks across vessel operations, fabrication, dismantling, logistics, and contractor interfaces.
This position plays a critical role in supporting the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of a growing Decommissioning Programme as activity levels and campaign complexity increase.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Educational Qualifications
- Degree in Finance or related discipline
- Strong working knowledge of Oracle
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Previous experience as a Cost Controller on oil and gas projects
- Proven experience supporting offshore and onshore execution environments
- Strong understanding of construction and commissioning management processes and cost controls
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Able to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced project environment
- Effective communicator with strong written and verbal English skills
- Comfortable working within multi-cultural, cross-functional teams
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
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