Associate (Cost Management)

Currie & Brown; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits packages

International mobility opportunities

Job summary

Currie & Brown in Dubai is seeking an Associate (Cost Management) to join our team. You will provide pre and post contract cost management advice, lead a team, and deliver assignments with professionalism.

The role requires strong reporting, client-facing skills, and experience in a live project environment. Middle East experience is preferred, and MRICS membership is advantageous. A career with Currie & Brown offers international mobility and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• MRICS membership is preferred.
• Experience delivering technically within a global construction consultancy.
• Middle East experience is preferred.
• Strong report writing and client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre and post contract cost management advice.
• Lead a team and drive continuous development.
• Deliver assignments competently and professionally.
• Manage resources, cost and time to protect margins.
• Provide regular feedback to the director on commissions under your management.
• Represent Currie & Brown with clients, building strong working relationships.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

MRICS preferred

Client-facing

Communication skills

Report writing

Team leadership

Mall/shopping centres experience

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Job description

Currie & Brown is looking for an Associate (Cost Management) to join our team in Dubai.

What will you be doing?

• Providing accurate pre and post contract cost management advice to our clients
• Lead a team and provide continuous development
• Delivering assignments competently and professionally
• Managing resources, cost and time effectively to ensure margins are met
• Providing regular feedback to the director on the commissions under your management.
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships

What do you need?

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) is preferred
• Previous technical delivery experience gained within a global construction consultancy
• Middle East experience is preferred
• Good technical report writing, client-facing and communication skills (both internal and external)
• Experience of a variety of sectors is beneficial, but previous experience of Malls / shopping centres is essential
• Experience of managing and leading others within a live project environment

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people's futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage - providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don't offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We are an international industry leader - Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world's most prestigious projects and for some of the world's top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work everyday and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful work force.

• We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.