Skip to content

Verified Jobs, Verified Candidates

TodayAll jobsRadarSavedBrief
Sign inFor employersEmployerالعربية
TodayAll jobsRadarSavedBrief
For employers
Sign inالعربية
Suggested places
RiyadhSaudi Arabia
JeddahSaudi Arabia
DammamSaudi Arabia
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
DohaQatar
Kuwait CityKuwait
ManamaBahrain
MuscatOman
Remote
  1. Jobs
  2. UAE
  3. Dubai
  4. Project & Program Management
  5. Project Controls Administrator

Project Controls Administrator

  • Wood
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Posted 24 Oct
  • Verified source
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
On-site
Seniority
—
Salary
Not stated

Visa and residency: يشترط أن يكون المتقدم مواطناً إماراتياً.

Summary

Wood is recruiting a Project Controls Administrator for its UAE business unit, based on-site in Dubai and reporting to the Lead Cost Engineer. The role includes managing timesheets and approvals, maintaining purchase order and project booking-code registers, processing expense claims, and supporting planners and cost controllers. Applicants should hold a graduate degree, have 1–5 years of relevant oil and gas experience, be proficient in Microsoft Excel, and speak and write English fluently. The title specifies that the role is for a UAE national.

The posting

As published on woodplc.com. Pulled from the employer's site and shown as they wrote it.

Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Controls Admin to join our UAE business unit focusing on executing assigned scopes of work.
This is a full-time onsite position in Dubai, UAE.

Reports to: Lead Cost Engineer

Responsibilities

Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Controls Admin to join our UAE business unit focusing on executing assigned scopes of work.
This is a full-time onsite position in Dubai, UAE.

Reports to: Lead Cost Engineer

#Wood #UAE #Dubai #Project Controls Admin

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Controls Admin to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

  • Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
  • Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
  • Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
  • Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
  • Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
  • Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
  • The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
  • Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Job Objectives:

Contributing to the delivery of Project services excellence through:

  • Executing assigned scopes of work.
  • Supporting and supervising task delegation.
  • Providing discipline expertise to the business.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

  • Run OTL (Oracle) reports and prepare weekly/ Monthly timesheets and facilitate the relevant approvals.
  • Coordinate overtime/ absence pre-approvals.
  • Issue weekly manhour booking details to the team.
  • Maintain PO register and Document POs issued.
  • Create Projects and booking codes in Oracle international/OTL / Covero.
  • Preparation of PAAFs, route for approvals, archive approved and maintain register.
  • Assist in updating organization charts.
  • Review expense claims and coordinate the approvals.
  • Provide induction to new joiners on time writing, I expense procedures.
  • Provide support to Planners and Cost controller.
  • Track update resources status updates, headcounts, distribution lists,
  • Raise Material Requisition Forms and route for approvals.

Working Relationships:

Internal:

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate across the project/contract interfaces.
  • Engage with inter-discipline community and promote discipline including networking / knowledge sharing.

External:

  • Establishing and / or maintaining an awareness of external stakeholders including industry bodies, academia, vendors, client interface (as appropriate and requested).

Level of Influence and Decision-Making Authority:

As delegated by Line Manager in accordance with competency assessment

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

  • Graduate Degree

Minimum Experience:

  • Minimum of 1 to 5 years’ relevant experience in the oil and gas industry

  • Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred

  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Role-Specific Skills:

  • Previous Oil & Gas industry experience.

  • Experience with detailed Engineering and Consultancies

Personal Attributes and Capabilities:

Core Values and Behaviours:

Provide leadership in promoting, demonstrating the company core values, ethics policy and leadership framework.

People:

Interact with team members in a positive and professional manner at all times.

Subject Matter Expertise:

Previous Oil & Gas industry experience.

Time Keeping Experience.

General Competencies:

  • Clear communicator with good interpersonal skills
  • An active listener with the ability to focus on customer requirements
  • Fluent in both spoken and written English language.
  • Highly motivated and self-reliant
  • Confident and assertive
  • Problem solver
  • Open thinker and innovator
  • Good communicator with a willingness to share knowledge and support others
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Strong commitment to safety.
View the original posting

Sign up free to open the employer's posting. Have an account? Sign in

Closing soon

0055days1177hrs5522min0044sec

Closes in 6 days, Friday, October 30 · 3:05 PM UAE time.

Friday, October 30 · 3:05 PM UAE time

Posted Oct 24, 2026Oct 30, 2026

Skills

  • English
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Oracle ERP
  • Purchasing

Wood

Construction and engineering

All jobs at Wood

ReferenceGH 3287 9F79 F9C1

Always check the employer's original posting for details.

Similar jobs

  • Senior Cost Control Engineer – MEP

    GESCODubaiVerified source

    GESCO is seeking a Senior Cost Control Engineer to lead cost control across MEP contracting projects in the UAE. The role covers project budgets and cost control systems, monthly reporting, forecasting, variance analysis, and validation of subcontractor and supplier cost data. The engineer will advise project…

    24 Oct
    6 days left30 Oct
  • Cost Control Engineer

    GESCODubaiVerified source

    GESCO is seeking a Cost Control Engineer to manage budgets, cost plans, forecasts, and cost reporting for MEP projects. The role includes tracking actual, committed, and projected costs; reviewing purchase orders, subcontract agreements, invoices, and payment applications; and assessing the cost impact of variations…

    24 Oct
    20 days left13 Nov
  • Planning Engineer

    GINCO ContractingDubaiVerified source

    GINCO Contracting is seeking a Planning Engineer for its Dubai operations. The role involves developing and updating project schedules, tracking progress against baselines, coordinating planning data with project teams and subcontractors, and preparing progress and look-ahead reports. The engineer will also support…

    24 Oct
    No closing dateThe employer's posting doesn't say when it closes. Check it at the source before you apply.
  • Planning Engineer - MEP

    Innovo GroupDubaiVerified source

    Innovo Group is seeking a Planning Engineer for its MEP projects in Dubai. The role involves developing and updating project programmes, monitoring progress against baselines, identifying schedule risks, and preparing progress reports and look-ahead schedules. The engineer will support delay analysis and EOT claim…

    24 Oct
    13 days left06 Nov
  • Cost Control Engineer - MEP

    Innovo GroupDubaiVerified source

    Innovo Group is seeking a Cost Control Engineer for Innovo MEP in Dubai. The role monitors project expenditure against approved budgets and prepares cost reports, forecasts, variance analyses, and cash flow updates. It also supports project budgets, tracks approved variations, and coordinates cost data with quantity…

    24 Oct
    13 days left06 Nov
  • Senior Planning Engineer

    INTECH Process AutomationDubaiVerified source

    INTECH Automation Intelligence is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer for its Project Monitoring and Control team in Dubai. The role leads integrated project scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, recovery planning, and reporting for EPC projects across sectors including Oil & Gas, petrochemicals, utilities…

    24 Oct
    No closing dateThe employer's posting doesn't say when it closes. Check it at the source before you apply.
  • Project & Program Management jobs in Dubai
  • All jobs in Dubai
  • Project & Program Management jobs in the Gulf

Project Controls Administrator

Wood

Apply

Every job is real. Every candidate is proven.

العربية

For candidates

  • Browse jobs
  • How it works
  • Create a free account
  • Your Radar

For employers

  • Post a job
  • Why GulfHire for hiring
  • Pricing: $90 per job
  • Employer sign in

GulfHire

  • About
  • Trust and safety
  • Contact

Jobs by country

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Qatar
  • Kuwait
  • Bahrain
  • Oman

Jobs by city

  • Riyadh
  • Jeddah
  • Dammam
  • Dubai
  • Abu Dhabi
  • Doha
  • Kuwait City
  • Manama
  • Muscat
© 2026 GulfHireTermsPrivacyRefundsCookiesLegal
    Suggested places
    RiyadhSaudi Arabia
    JeddahSaudi Arabia
    DammamSaudi Arabia
    DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
    Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
    DohaQatar
    Kuwait CityKuwait
    ManamaBahrain
    MuscatOman
    Remote