Head of Cost & Quality Control

Uniestate Properties; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 360,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniestate Properties LLC is seeking a strategic Head of Cost & Quality Control to safeguard development budgets, ensure technical quality, validate feasibility, and oversee cost governance across projects.

The role requires guiding cost control and quality strategies, reviewing budgets and BOQs, benchmarking costs, and ensuring timely reporting on actual vs planned spend. A strong focus on governance, compliance, and value optimization underpins this leadership position.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in project management and technical services with at least 4 years in a managerial position.
• Experience in cost control, quality governance, feasibility assessment, and budget review.
• Ability to review budgets, BOQs and investment proposals; monitor cost plans and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost and quality control for development and capital projects.
• Acquire and maintain deep knowledge of Uniestate’s business and operations.
• Review development feasibility studies and budgets; validate commercial assumptions.
• Apply internal policies and governance; ensure changes are captured in updated procedures.
• Monitor project costs, invoices, and vendor/subcontractor claims; report actual vs planned.

Skills

Project and portfolio management

Data management

Project management systems

Risk management

Construction management

Project control

Cost control

Contracts management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Accounting

Job description

Head of Cost & Quality Control | Ras Al Khaimah, UAE | On-site

Uniestate Properties LLC is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Quality and Cost Control to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for safeguarding development budgets, ensuring technical quality standards, validating project feasibility, and overseeing cost governance across all projects. This role plays a key part in supporting informed decision-making, maintaining financial discipline, ensuring compliance with established quality and control frameworks, and driving cost efficiency throughout the project lifecycle.

Who We are?

Uniestate Properties is a leading real estate developer in the UAE with over 30 years of experience in delivering quality residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments. With a strong commitment to innovation, customer satisfaction, and excellence, we continue to create communities and investment opportunities that contribute to the growth of the UAE's real estate sector.

Why Join Us?

At Uniestate Properties, you will be part of a well-established real estate developer with over 30 years of excellence in the UAE market. We offer a collaborative and performance-driven environment where talented professionals are empowered to grow, innovate, and contribute to landmark developments. Joining our team means being part of a company that values ambition, rewards success, and provides opportunities to build a meaningful and long-term career in real estate.

Your Role

As a Head of Cost & Quality Control, you will:

• Provide leadership in cost and quality control of development and capital projects.
• Acquire and maintain expertise in Uniestate’s business, including its structure, departmental roles and responsibilities and operations, applying this knowledge in all decisions.
• Maintain expertise in property development and related disciplines.
• Implement Uniestate’s internal policies, systems, processes, and procedures
• Ensure that changes to project cost and quality management are captured in updated policies and procedures.
• Identify own learning and development needs and ensure that he / she receives the required training, experience and learning to execute their roles effectively.
• Play an active role in the development of subordinates’ skills and competencies.
• Review development feasibility studies.
• Review proposed development budgets, BOQs and investment proposals.
• Challenge budgets, BOQs and investment proposals; assess the feasibility of commercial assumptions and funding strategies.
• Review project cost plans and cost-to-completion forecasts.
• Rebuild and independently verify feasibility models
• Validate selling prices, absorption assumptions and revenue projections
• Benchmark construction cost vs market standards
• Issue Independent Feasibility Reality Report before approval
• Evaluate cost impact of design decisions
• Detect over‑specification and unnecessary capex
• Approve design changes from commercial perspective
• Apply methods and tools for the monitoring and measurement of project costs.
• Ensure that project costs are accurately recorded, on a timely basis; report actual vs planned costs and project cash flow position.
• Control project total spending including verifying and checking of invoices and claims from vendors and subcontractors.
• Review and approve project flash reports from project managers; report actual vs planned progress in consolidated portfolio report.
• Review and endorse vendor invoices against submittals.
• Verify variation orders and contractor claims. Coordinate with Finance on forecasting, reporting, and audits.
• Compare achieved margins vs planned margins
• Analyze pricing performance and profitability deviations
• Review vendor claims and variation order requests for validity; recommend action.
• Monitor contract progress and notify Legal and other stakeholders of issues.
• Monitor capex, variations, and claims, ensuring formal approval processes.
• Review RFPs prior to issue. Review and endorse / approve vendor technical prequalification; ensure that consultants and contractors meet technical requirements.
• Review vendor submittals and invoices against technical standards.
• Apply technical standards, specifications, and governance controls.
• Maintain development approval matrices and delegation of authority.
• Capture lessons learned and standardize best practices across projects.
• Prepare control reports: Monthly commercial health report per project
• Profitability risk alerts to CDO and CFO
• Post‑project variance and lessons learned report
• Assist project managers to complete project risk registers.
• Review risk registers and ensure that they are correct and reviewed depending on the risk and value of the project.
• Recommend revisions to project risk registers.
• Apply methods and tools for the monitoring and measurement of project progress.
• Work with Finance to obtain project spending information (invoices, payments).
• Ensure that project milestone achievements are accurately recorded, on a timely basis; control project progress including verifying and checking submittals and reports from consultants.
• Review and approve project flash reports from project managers; report actual vs planned progress in consolidated portfolio report. Review and endorse vendor submittals.
• Investigate variations and propose corrective action.
• Prepare lessons‑learned reports to enable KH to avoid delays and scope overruns in future projects.
• Use systems, applications and tools in project control processes.
• Maintain and apply knowledge and understanding of legal, regulatory and internal compliance requirements.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• 9+ years of experience in project management and technical services field with a least 4 years of experience in a managerial position

Skills

Technical:

1. Project and portfolio management
2. Data management
3. Project management systems
4. Risk management
5. Construction management
6. Project control
7. Cost control
8. Contracts management

Behavioural:

1. Leadership and team management
2. Ethics and integrity
3. Stakeholder management
4. Emotional intelligence
5. Change management and communication
6. Developing self and others
7. Problem-solving

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Accounting

What We Offer

• Opportunity to contribute to some of the UAE's most iconic projects.
• Structured career development and learning opportunities.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefitspackage.