Lead Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in Riyadh is seeking an experienced Lead Cost Manager for infrastructure and real estate projects. The role involves overseeing both pre- and post-contract duties, including cost estimation and managing procurement processes. Candidates must have a minimum of 15 years’ experience in a consultancy and a professional membership like MRICS. Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in relevant work experience, ideally in a consultancy.
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS is required.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties.
• Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.

Skills

Detailed knowledge of Real Estate / Infrastructure sector

Excellent measurement capability for infrastructure/building works

Experience of interim applications and change management

Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters

Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles

Education

BSc in related subject or equivalent

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

Our pipeline of upcoming projects in 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 pre- and 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/building works, 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

Additional Information

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.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to formally submit candidates for review via our ATS.

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