Senior Cost Manager (Post-Contract)

Turner & Townsend; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Dubai seeks a detail-oriented Senior Cost Manager - Post Contract to lead post-contract services on major projects. You will conduct cost checks, valuations, and ensure compliance with FIDIC standards while maintaining robust financial reporting and stakeholder communication.

You will mentor junior analysts, develop forecasting models, and partner with project teams to control costs, assess variances, and secure final accounts with contractors across diverse infrastructure

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8+ years of professional experience in cost management or post-contract roles.
• Prior UAE construction industry experience is essential.
• MRICS, AIQS, or equivalent accreditation is highly preferred.
• Proven expertise in cost analysis, budget forecasting, cost control methodologies, and financial interpretation.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data visualisation.
• Experience with cost management software, ERP systems, and project management tools.
• Knowledge of contract administration and compliance requirements, particularly FIDIC standards.

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for conducting cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects.
• Administer post-contract services, monitor post-contract costs, and analyse expenditures.
• Deal with post-contract cost variances and manage change control processes.
• Develop and maintain cost forecasting models to predict final project costs.
• Review and validate contractor invoices, change orders, and claims for accuracy and compliance.
• Conduct financial reconciliation between contract terms, invoices and accounting records.
• Negotiate with contractors and agree final accounts, ensuring obligations are met.
• Lead and mentor junior cost analysts in cost management methodologies.
• Produce post-contract and ad-hoc reports communicating complex financial information.

Skills

Cost management

Contract administration

Financial analysis

Budget forecasting

Risk identification

Communication skills

Project controls

Fidic knowledge

Education

Quantity Surveying

Construction Management

Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Cost management software

Project management tools

Job description

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.

Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website:www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Cost Manager - Post Contract to join our organisation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. You will manage post-contract services with confidence, handling interim applications, change management, variation valuations, and extension of time claims whilst administering contract procedures in accordance with standard form contracts, particularly FIDIC.

• Take personal responsibility for conducting cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place across all project stages
• Administer post-contract services and manage interim applications, monitor post-contract costs, and analyse actual expenditures, commitments, and forecasted costs to ensure alignment with approved budgets
• Deal effectively with post-contract cost variances and manage change control processes, including the valuation of variations and assessment of extension of time claims, with detailed financial analysis and contractual justification
• Develop and maintain cost forecasting models to predict final project costs and identify potential cost overruns or savings opportunities
• Review and validate contractor invoices, change orders, and claims for accuracy and contractual compliance before approval, and produce post-contract and ad-hoc reports demonstrating clear communication of complex financial information
• Conduct financial reconciliation between contract terms, invoices, and accounting records to ensure accuracy and compliance with standard form contracts, particularly FIDIC procedures
• Negotiate with contractors and agree final accounts, ensuring all contractual obligations are satisfied and disputes are resolved professionally
• Lead and mentor junior cost analysts, providing guidance on cost management methodologies, contract administration, and best practices

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 8+ years of professional experience in cost management, post-contract administration, or similar financial management roles within construction, engineering, or project-based environments
• Prior UAE construction industry experience is essential
• Professional accreditation such as MRICS, AIQS, or equivalent is highly preferred
• Proven expertise in cost analysis, budget forecasting, cost control methodologies, and financial interpretation
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data visualisation
• Experience with cost management software, ERP systems, and project management tools
• Demonstrated knowledge of contract administration and compliance requirements, particularly FIDIC standard form contracts
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to diverse audiences
• Proficiency in preparing detailed cost reports, variance analyses, and financial forecasts
• Experience in risk identification and mitigation within a project delivery environment

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.

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