Lead Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Lead Cost Manager for our Riyadh, Saudi Arabia team. You will manage cost control for infrastructure and real estate projects, overseeing pre- and post-contract activities and leading a cost management team as required.

Key requirements include a BSc in a related field, MRICS membership, 15+ years in consulting, and excellent English communication. Experience in the Middle East is preferred, with a strong client-facing and collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of Real Estate/Infrastructure sector.
• Excellent measurement capability for infrastructure/building works.
• Experience with interim applications, change management, variation valuation and EoT.
• Strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Experience presenting to clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare pre- and post-contract cost estimates, procurement and tendering activities.
• Produce feasibility studies and cost plans.
• Lead tendering, pre-qualification, tender analysis and contract documentation.
• Manage post-contract cost variances and change control processes.
• Prepare monthly post-contract cost reports and present to client.
• Negotiate and settle final accounts.
• Interface with client and other consultants at all stages.
• Lead a cost management team where appropriate.

Skills

Cost management

Client facing

English proficiency

Leadership

Measurement of infrastructure/building

Education

BSc in related subject

MRICS membership

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working inpartnershipmakes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects andprogrammesas we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities includeprogramme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We aremajority-ownedby CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website:www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Our pipeline of upcoming projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is strong and we are looking for Lead Cost Managers with both infrastructure and real estate experience to join our KSA team.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for preand post-contract quantity surveying duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
• Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager.
• 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.
• 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.

Key Experience Requirements

• Detailed knowledge of and experience in the Real Estate / Infrastructure sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
• Excellent measurement capability for infrastructure/buildingworks, accuracy and efficiency are essential.
• Experience of interim applications, change management, variation valuation and extension of time claims.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles, professional approach and confidence in presenting to clients, other consultants and project stakeholders.

Qualifications

• BSc in related subject or equivalent.
• minimum 15 years in relevant work experience, ideally in a consultancy.
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS.
• Experience in the Middle East is preferable.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to manage teams of between 5 and 10
• Must be able to present and communicate effectively and represent a stand-alone package of works
• Must be a self-starter who is proactive in the resolution of programme wide issues

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