Senior Cost Manager

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

We have grown to become a world-leading professional services company. With 112 offices across 46 countries, we draw on extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Our pipeline of upcoming projects in Saudi Arabia is strong and we are looking for Senior Cost Managers with both infrastructure and real estate experience to join our KSA team.

Job Description

Due to significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients in our Real Estate and Infrastructure sector we are currently recruiting a Senior Cost Manager with proven experience to join our Saudi Arabia based team.

The ideal applicant will have a strong background in Quantity Surveying, ideally gained through the delivery of complex infrastructure / real estate projects. Ideally you will have worked within a professional consultancy before, but those with a background in other areas, such as experience working for main contractors are encouraged to apply.

As a Senior Cost Surveyor you will be able to work independently managing your own deliverables, but also work well as part of a team. You will strive to promote and maintain the highest of professional standards, while supporting junior staff to grow and learn through your knowledge and experience. At times you may be required to oversee more junior staff, though you will be supported by our senior management team and Regional Managing Director who you will be working closely with.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally
• Responsible for pre and post-contract quantity surveying duties
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control process
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
• Supporting developing and securing new business opportunities as required.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree qualification in Quantity Surveying (or similar).
• MRICS accreditation or similar (preferred).
• Relevant work experience, ideally in a consultancy environment.
• Good leadership and interpersonal skills, able to work independently and where appropriate lead a team
• Experience of leading and successfully delivering cost management commissions in the Middle East market
• Experience working on Infrastructure projects
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for your profession and the difference it can make to your clients.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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 e-mail 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 formally submit candidates for review via our ATS.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com

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