Assistant Contract Manager

Lagenda Properties; Seri Manjung; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Lagenda Properties is seeking a qualified Quantity Surveyor/Cost Consultant to lead budget preparation and cost control for multiple projects in Malaysia. The role covers end-to-end tender management, contract administration, and proactive cost governance.

You will engage with design, procurement, and finance teams to ensure value for money and adherence to budgets. Requirements include a Bachelor’s in a related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with strong Excel skills and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in quantity surveying, cost management, contract administration, or construction.
• Strong experience in budget planning, cost estimation, cost control, and variance analysis.
• Experienced in end-to-end tender management, including tender evaluation, commercial analysis, negotiation, and contract award.
• Good knowledge of contract administration, including variation orders, progress claims, and final accounts.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, procurement processes, and cost management practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and relevant QS/cost management software.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong commercial awareness and problem-solving abilities.
• Willing to travel to project sites, including outstation assignments of up to one week at a time.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and consolidation of project budgets, ensuring 100% budget approvals are obtained prior to project launch.
• Ensure all cost estimates are accurate, comprehensive, and aligned with project scope and design.
• Monitor and control project costs to ensure actual costs remain within approved budget limits.
• Analyse and report on budget utilization, highlighting any potential variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Manage the end-to-end tendering process, including preparation of tender documents, evaluation, and recommendations.
• Ensure budget variance on awarded contracts does not exceed approved budget thresholds.
• Drive and monitor awarding success rate and adherence to planned awarding schedules.
• Conduct commercial analysis and benchmarking to ensure competitiveness and value for money.
• Oversee contract documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies.
• Manage pre- and post-contract activities, including variation orders, progress claims, and final accounts.
• Ensure all contracts are administered in accordance with agreed terms and conditions.
• Prepare and maintain periodic cost reports, ensuring overall project cost variance does not exceed from original design cost.
• Track and report on project financial performance, including commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
• Identify cost risks and provide proactive recommendations to mitigate overruns.
• Collaborate closely with project, design, procurement, and finance teams to ensure alignment on cost and contract matters.
• Provide advisory support to internal stakeholders on contractual and commercial issues.
• Liaise with consultants, contractors, and suppliers on tender and contract-related matters.
• Ensure all procurement and contract processes comply with internal policies, procedures, and governance standards.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for all contract and cost-related activities.
• Support internal and external audit requirements relating to contracts and cost management.
• Identify and implement improvements in contract management, cost control, and procurement processes.
• Support standardization of templates, procedures, and reporting formats across projects.
• Contribute to enhancing efficiency and transparency in contract and cost management practices.

Skills

Budget planning

Cost estimation

Cost control

Variance analysis

End-to-end tender management

Contract administration

Procurement processes

Microsoft Excel

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field

Tools

QS software

Job description

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• Lead the preparation and consolidation of project budgets, ensuring 100% budget approvals are obtained prior to project launch.
• Ensure all cost estimates are accurate, comprehensive, and aligned with project scope and design.
• Monitor and control project costs to ensure actual costs remain within approved budget limits.
• Analyse and report on budget utilization, highlighting any potential variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Manage the end-to-end tendering process, including preparation of tender documents, evaluation, and recommendations.
• Ensure budget variance on awarded contracts does not exceed approved budget thresholds.
• Drive and monitor awarding success rate and adherence to planned awarding schedules.
• Conduct commercial analysis and benchmarking to ensure competitiveness and value for money.

3. Contract Administration

• Oversee contract documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies.
• Manage pre- and post-contract activities, including variation orders, progress claims, and final accounts.
• Ensure all contracts are administered in accordance with agreed terms and conditions.

4. Cost Control & Reporting

• Prepare and maintain periodic cost reports, ensuring overall project cost variance does not exceed from original design cost.
• Track and report on project financial performance, including commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
• Identify cost risks and provide proactive recommendations to mitigate overruns.

5. Stakeholder Coordination

• Collaborate closely with project, design, procurement, and finance teams to ensure alignment on cost and contract matters.
• Provide advisory support to internal stakeholders on contractual and commercial issues.
• Liaise with consultants, contractors, and suppliers on tender and contract-related matters.

6. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all procurement and contract processes comply with internal policies, procedures, and governance standards.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for all contract and cost-related activities.
• Support internal and external audit requirements relating to contracts and cost management.
• Identify and implement improvements in contract management, cost control, and procurement processes.
• Support standardization of templates, procedures, and reporting formats across projects.

Contribute to enhancing efficiency and transparency in contract and cost management practices.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in quantity surveying, cost management, contract administration, or construction.
• Strong experience in budget planning, cost estimation, cost control, and variance analysis.
• Experienced in end-to-end tender management, including tender evaluation, commercial analysis, negotiation, and contract award.
• Good knowledge of contract administration, including variation orders, progress claims, and final accounts.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, procurement processes, and cost management practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and relevant QS/cost management software.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong commercial awareness and problem-solving abilities.
• Willing to travel to project sites, including outstation assignments of up to one week at a time, when required.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

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Experience:

• Construction management: 5 years (Preferred)