Senior Cost Manager - MEP

Turner & Townsend; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Dubai is seeking an experienced MEP Senior Cost Manager. This role involves managing complex projects, delivering high-quality cost management services, and leading a team. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in MEP systems, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in cost management. Experience working in the UAE is an advantage. Competitive remuneration is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering high-quality cost management services.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and clients simultaneously.
• Knowledge of the MEP supply chain and experience in UAE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage feasibility studies and procurement reports.
• Produce and present final cost plans to clients.
• Deal with post contract cost variances and change control.

Skills

Cost management

Client communication

Negotiation skills

MEP knowledge

Digital software utilization

Education

Professionally qualified (MRICS or similar)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an MEP Senior Cost Manager, to join our busy team in Dubai. Supporting our clients to deliver projects and programmes across a variety of sectors. The position will be focused on the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) specific deliverables within a larger project. The individual must be self-motivated and client facing (both internal and external) with the ability to manage multiple projects and clients. This will involve establishing early budgets, early estimating, and cost planning, managing a design team to the budget, tendering and procurement (single and two stage) and post contract reporting. The role may also include management of other Assistant Cost Managers and Cost Managers within the MEP team. A good knowledge of MEP systems and supply chain is fundamental with the ability to work both collaboratively but robustly with any main contractor and their MEP supply chain.

Key Accountabilities

Commission Management, to include the following, either as part of a larger project or leading an MEP direct commission :

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan to internal & external clients
• Tendering (single and two stage) and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
• 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 monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Inputting into value engineering
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the client 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

Experience and Skills :

• A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle
• Professionally qualified (MRICS or similar) or working towards
• Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time
• Experience in delivering MEP elements of work for clients
• Knowledge & contacts within the MEP supply chain (tier 1 and below)
• Utilising digital software for delivery of cost management services
• Commercially astute with good negotiation skills
• Excellent people person and great communicator, both client facing and team based
• UAE experience is advantage

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