Oman FM Commercial & Costing Lead

EFS Facilities Services Group (EFS); Muscat; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

EFS Facilities Services is seeking an experienced Commercial & Costing Manager to join our Oman operations. You will lead costing, estimation, tender commercials, and pricing strategy for facilities management opportunities, while supporting the commercial performance of live contracts.

The role requires hands-on experience in manpower costing, subcontractor pricing, cost modelling, and tender document reviews to guide bid decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, engineering, finance or related discipline.
• Professional certifications in quantity surveying, commercial management, costing or contract management are an added advantage.
• 5+ years of experience in commercial management, costing, estimation, or tendering, preferably in facilities management in Oman or GCC.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed cost estimates and commercial submissions for FM tenders across hard services, soft services, and integrated facilities management scopes.
• Develop manpower cost models including salaries, allowances, visas, accommodation, transport and end‑of‑service benefits.
• Price PPM, reactive maintenance, cleaning, security, and other FM requirements across lump-sum, SOR, and cost‑plus models.
• Evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotations; benchmark pricing against Oman market rates.
• Estimate subcontractor manpower costs and compare subcontracted vs self‑delivery.
• Use costing templates to ensure accurate, viable pricing across bids.
• Review tender documents, scope, terms, payment mechanisms, KPI deductions, and risks.
• Recommend margins and contingencies with GM, support bid/no‑bid decisions.
• Manage commercial aspects of live contracts: valuations, variations, claims, cost tracking, renewals.
• Monitor actual costs against budgets and identify margin leakage and risks.
• Track Oman FM market rates and pricing trends to strengthen future bids.
• Support negotiations with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Cost modelling

Manpower costing

Tendering

Excel

Subcontractor pricing

Pricing strategy

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree (QS/Engineering/Finance)

Professional certifications (QS/CM)

Tools

CostX

Candy

ERP systems

Job description

EFS Facilities Services is seeking an experienced Commercial & Costing Manager to join our Oman operations. You will lead costing, estimation, tender commercials, and pricing strategy for facilities management opportunities, while supporting the commercial performance of live contracts.

The role requires hands-on experience in manpower costing, subcontractor pricing, cost modelling, and tender document reviews to guide bid decisions.