Senior Cost Manager - TP

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.

Additional Information:

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.

Remote Work:

No

Employment Type:

Full-time