Cost Management Lead - Associate / Director

Saudi Arabia  |  Permanent

Our global Engineering consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced consultant Cost Management Lead - Associate/ Director to join their team in Riyadh, KSA at a high profile project. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Cost Management Lead - up to Associate/ Director level on large scale civil construction and building projects in KSA and the wider GCC.


This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent placement with our client.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
  • Production of full Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
  • Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preparing preambles and preliminaries, tender queries, 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.
  • 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 pre-contract, post-contract and ad-hoc reports and presenting them to the client.
  • Negotiating with contractors and agreeing final accounts.
  • Interfacing with the client, contractors and other consultants, at all project stages.
  • Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.
  • Detailed knowledge of and experience in the real estate sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
  • Experience of pre-contract services from feasibility through to tendering, measurement of building works for estimating, report writing and preparation of Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
  • Experience of different procurement methods, single stage, two stage and design and build preferred.
  • Experience of post-contract services, interim applications, change management, variation valuation and extension of time claims.
  • Detailed experience of working with standard form contracts, FIDIC preferred, and administration of contract procedures.
  • Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles, professional approach and confidence in presenting to clients, other consultants and project stakeholders.
  • Demonstrable experience in dealing with contractors personnel with confidence and assurance.
  • Report writing, Estimate reports, Cost reports, Procurement reports and Tender reports.


Cost Management - Associate / Director Experience:

  • Bachelor's or Masters degree in Quantity Surveying or similar relevant subject with a suitable background in contractual, legal or commercial
  • Minimum 15 years post graduate experience
  • MRICS membership is essential
  • Minimum of 5 years previous Middle East experience
  • Construction / Engineering consultancy or Cost Consultancy experience is essential
  • Hands on Cost Management technical expert
  • Experience of assembling major project fee proposals and winning work
  • Proven track record of delivering major projects
  • Proven track record of managing and growing a team
  • Proven track record of financial operational management 


Interested candidates are invited to share their up to date CV and details directly to jobs@j10consulting.ae for further review and process


Date Posted: 07 Nov 2021

Status: Filled