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Planning and Cost Control Engineer

Arab Potash Jordan Posted 2026/08/24 07:25:34 Expires 2026-09-03 Ref: JB5478376

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Job Summary

Arab Potash Company offers the opportunity to contribute to large-scale industrial projects within one of Jordan’s leading mining and industrial organizations.

Arab Potash Company is seeking a qualified and results-oriented Planning and Cost Control Engineer to join our project team and support the successful planning, monitoring, and cost control of industrial projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for schedule development, progress tracking, budget monitoring, forecasting, and project performance reporting throughout the project lifecycle. The Planning and Cost Control Engineer will play a key role in project planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and performance analysis. The position requires a strong understanding of project controls, EPC/EPCM project execution, contract management, and industrial project environments such as mining, oil and gas, and related industries.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and update project schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
Monitor project progress and track schedule performance against approved baselines.
Identify critical paths, schedule constraints, and potential delays, and recommend mitigation measures.
Continuously assess project risks and their impact on schedule performance.
Prepare progress reports and dashboards highlighting project achievements, milestones, and key performance indicators.
Support project management with schedule analysis and recovery plans when required.
Monitor project budgets, expenditures, commitments, and cost performance.
Prepare periodic cost reports detailing actual expenditure versus budgeted amounts.
Identify cost deviations, potential overruns, savings opportunities, and budget variances.
Analyze project expenses and provide recommendations for cost optimization.
Assess the cost impact of scope changes, variation orders, and change requests.
Prepare forecasting reports and cost-to-complete estimates.
Support the preparation of cash-flow forecasts and project cost projections.
Provide management with timely reports on project financial performance and trends

Skills

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
(5–8) years of relevant experience in planning, scheduling, and cost control for industrial projects, and the candidate age should ideally be compatible with the required years of experience.
Proven experience in EPC and EPCM project environments.
Strong knowledge of project controls, budgeting, forecasting, and performance measurement.
Proficiency in Primavera P6.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project.
Strong skills in schedule analysis, critical path analysis, and progress measurement.
Experience in cost control, earned value management, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in project management.
Experience in mining, oil & gas, or similar industrial sectors.
Good understanding of FIDIC contract conditions and contract administration principles.

Competencies:

· Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

· Excellent communication and reporting skills.

· Ability to identify risks and recommend practical solutions.

· Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

· Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.

· Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering

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Job Details

Job Location Jordan

Job Role Engineering

Employment Type Contractor

Preferred Candidate

Career Level Management

Years of Experience Min: 5 Max: 8

Nationality Jordan

Degree Bachelor's degree

Arab Potash

The Arab Potash Company (APC) is a company that is primarily involved in harvesting minerals from the Dead Sea. It is the eighth largest potash producer worldwide by volume of production and the sole Arab producer of potash. The Company was formed in 1956 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as a pan-Arab business venture and it has a 100-year concession (1958-2058) from the government of Jordan that grants it exclusive rights to extract, manufacture and market minerals from the Dead Sea. It is headquartered in Amman and has its main plants at Ghor Al Safi.

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