Senior Cost Manager

6 days ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Turner & Townsend Full time

Our Real Estate team in Dubai is working on a wide range of projects which could include Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Hospitality, Leisure, and Mixed-Use developments.

Projects are primarily new build but could include fit out and refurbishment.

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on commissions, this is an exciting time to join the growing business unit and develop a career with Turner & Townsend.

This role is client facing, working within a professional and ambitious team where you will work on your own initiative but receive excellent support.

SCOPE:

Senior Cost Managers lead commissions of varying types and sizes depending upon the complexity of the project. Our projects generally are of significant size and value.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

  • To perform the role of the Commission Manager taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
  • To provide excellent service delivery to clients, gain their trust and enhance our reputation.
  • To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre-contract to handover.

KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Detailed knowledge of and experience in the Real Estate / Property sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
  • Experience of pre-contract services from feasibility through to tendering, measurement of building works for estimating, report writing, and preparation of Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
  • Experience of different procurement methods (single stage, two stage, and design and build preferred).
  • Experience of post-contract services (interim applications, change management, variation valuation, and extension of time claims).
  • Detailed experience of working with standard form contracts (FIDIC preferred) and administration of contract procedures.
  • Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles, professional approach, and confidence in presenting to clients, other consultants, and project stakeholders.
  • Demonstrable experience in dealing with contractors' personnel with confidence and assurance.
  • Report writing (Estimate reports, Cost reports, Procurement reports, and Tender reports).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
  • Production of full Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
  • Tendering and procuring including managing the prequalification stage, producing the tender list, preparing preambles and preliminaries, tender queries, tender analysis, producing the tender report, and compiling the contractual documents.
  • Dealing effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change control processes where applicable.
  • Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place.
  • Producing pre-contract, post-contract, and ad-hoc reports and presenting them to the client.
  • Negotiating with contractors and agreeing final accounts.
  • Interfacing with the client, contractors, and other consultants at all project stages.
  • Where appropriate, leading a cost management team ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.

Qualifications:

  • Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar.
  • MRICS.
  • Minimum 7 years experience in similar roles.
  • Prior UAE experience is essential.
  • Prior consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
  • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
  • Knowledge of CostX preferred.
  • Knowledge of BIM preferred.

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Remote Work:

No

Employment Type:

Full-time

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