Construction Cost & Commercial Manager

Kleindienst Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Kleindienst Group in Dubai seeks an experienced Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to oversee construction costs, budgets and expenditure across live projects, ensuring commercially sound decisions and value engineering while maintaining technical standards.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in QS or related field, 8-12+ years UAE experience, strong MEP cost understanding, and is capable of reviewing BOQs, variations, and subcontractor pricing to drive cost savings while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, MEP Engineering or related discipline.
• 8-12+ years' UAE construction experience with cost management/QS/commercial exposure.
• Strong practical understanding of MEP systems and construction requirements.
• Experience with BOQs, cost estimates, variations, subcontractor pricing and commercial negotiations.
• MRICS or equivalent qualification would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor construction costs, budgets and expenditure across ongoing requirements.
• Review construction-related quotations, BOQs, material costs and subcontractor proposals to ensure commercial competitiveness.
• Identify and implement cost-saving and value-engineering opportunities without compromising quality or project requirements.
• Review the technical and commercial aspects of civil, architectural and MEP requirements.
• Work closely with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, QS and Finance teams to optimise project expenditure.
• Evaluate supplier and subcontractor pricing and support negotiation of commercial terms.
• Review variations, additional works, claims and potential cost implications.
• Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets and highlight cost overruns and areas of leakage.
• Provide management with regular cost analysis, forecasts and recommendations.
• Support tendering and procurement decisions through cost benchmarking and market comparison.
• Maintain appropriate records of costs, quotations, approvals and commercial decisions.
• Ensure that cost-saving initiatives remain aligned with project specifications, timelines and technical requirements.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Negotiation

Analytical skills

MEP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, MEP Engineering or related discipline

MRICS or equivalent professional qualification

Job description

To manage and control construction-related costs across day-to-day requirements, ensuring commercially sound decisions, competitive procurement and cost savings while maintaining required technical, quality and project standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor construction costs, budgets and expenditure across ongoing requirements.
• Review construction-related quotations, BOQs, material costs and subcontractor proposals to ensure commercial competitiveness.
• Identify and implement cost-saving and value-engineering opportunities without compromising quality or project requirements.
• Review the technical and commercial aspects of civil, architectural and MEP requirements.
• Work closely with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, QS and Finance teams to optimise project expenditure.
• Evaluate supplier and subcontractor pricing and support negotiation of commercial terms.
• Review variations, additional works, claims and potential cost implications.
• Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets and highlight cost overruns and areas of leakage.
• Provide management with regular cost analysis, forecasts and recommendations.
• Support tendering and procurement decisions through cost benchmarking and market comparison.
• Maintain appropriate records of costs, quotations, approvals and commercial decisions.
• Ensure that cost-saving initiatives remain aligned with project specifications, timelines and technical requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, MEP Engineering or related discipline.
• Ideally 8-12+ years' UAE construction experience, with strong exposure to cost management/QS/commercial functions.
• Strong practical understanding of MEP systems and construction requirements.
• Experience with BOQs, cost estimates, variations, subcontractor pricing and commercial negotiations.
• Demonstrated experience in cost optimisation/value engineering.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• UAE construction/developer experience preferred.
• MRICS or equivalent professional qualification would be an advantage.