Cost & Risk Analyst EVMS

Job description / Role

• Cost & Risk Analyst (EVMS) – Aerospace & Advanced Engineering
• Location: Dubai, UAE (Dubai South)
• Salary: Up to AED 30,000 per month
• Employment: Permanent | Full-Time | On-Site
• Industry: Aerospace / Defence / Advanced Engineering
• The Opportunity

Volantes Technical Recruitment is supporting an innovative aerospace and advanced engineering organisation in Dubai with the appointment of an experienced Cost & Risk Analyst (EVMS).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a major engineering development programme, playing a key role in programme cost control, Earned Value Management (EVM), financial forecasting and quantitative risk analysis.

Working within the Programme Management Office (PMO), you will collaborate closely with engineering, finance, scheduling and programme leadership teams to ensure accurate cost forecasting, performance measurement and effective programme risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain programme cost baselines and Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB).
• Manage Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), producing monthly programme performance reports.
• Monitor and analyse key performance indicators including CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC and cost/schedule variances.
• Develop accurate cost forecasts and Estimate at Completion (EAC) projections.
• Maintain programme costs and resource allocations within Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM.
• Conduct quantitative cost and schedule risk assessments, including Monte Carlo simulations.
• Maintain programme risk and opportunity registers, identifying potential financial and schedule impacts.
• Support change control, baseline reviews, programme governance and management reporting.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to identify performance issues and recommend corrective actions.

Essential Requirements

• 10+ years experience in Project Controls, Cost Engineering, Programme Cost Management, EVMS or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience implementing and managing Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM, including cost and resource loading.
• Proven experience establishing and maintaining Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB).
• Strong understanding of cost forecasting, variance analysis and EAC methodologies.
• Experience conducting quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis, including Monte Carlo modelling.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.
• Experience supporting large, complex engineering, infrastructure, aerospace, defence or capital programmes.
• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Quantity Surveying, Mathematics or a related discipline.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within Aerospace, Defence or complex engineering development programmes.
• Knowledge of ANSI/EIA-748 Earned Value Management principles.
• Experience with Primavera Risk Analysis, Oracle Primavera Cloud or Power BI.
• Professional certifications including AACE, PMI, APM or Oracle Primavera.
• Experience supporting Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and programme audits.

• The Package
• Competitive tax-free salary of up to AED 30,000 per month.
• Opportunity to contribute to an ambitious aerospace and advanced engineering programme.
• Exposure to complex, technically challenging projects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Long-term career opportunities within a developing engineering organisation.
• Apply Now

If you are an experienced Cost Engineer, Project Controls Specialist or EVMS professional looking for an exciting opportunity within Dubais growing aerospace and advanced engineering sector, we would welcome your application.

Salary:

AED 29,000 to 30,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

Additional benefits: Excellent benefits

About the Company

Volantes Technical Recruitment are leading experts in global aviation engineering recruitment with over three decades of experience recruiting first class contract and permanent specialists throughout the world for industry-leading airlines, MRO�s and helicopter operators both onshore and offshore.

Our vision is simple � we aim to provide a transparent and honest approach to aviation recruitment, providing bespoke tailored staffing solutions to clients in an often fluid, fast-paced industry.