Associate Director - Cost Management
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About the Role
AECOM seeks an experienced Associate Director for Cost Management to lead cost planning and commercial strategy on large-scale masterplanning and infrastructure projects in Dubai. The role requires strong commercial acumen, strategic advisory skills, and client engagement.
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Responsibilities
- Lead cost planning and commercial strategy for large scale masterplanning, mixed use, infrastructure led and complex developments
- Provide strategic cost and commercial advice to support client decision making at programme and portfolio level
- Lead project set up, scope definition, delivery strategy, and commercial governance from appointment through completion
- Advise on phasing strategies, development yields, benchmarking, and cost led masterplan optimisation
- Ensure alignment between design intent, development strategy, and cost outcomes
- Contribute to growth and expansion of frameworks, key accounts, and priority market sectors
- Support development of service offerings, cost tools, benchmarks, and thought leadership initiatives
- Provide leadership and oversight to multiple project teams across a diverse portfolio
- Plan, allocate, and manage resources to achieve delivery excellence within agreed fees, programmes, and utilization targets
- Provide senior technical leadership across feasibility, concept, schematic, and detailed design cost planning
- Oversee and challenge cost models, benchmarks, risk allowances, contingency strategies, and value engineering proposals
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying
- MRICS certification
- 12 15+ years’ experience delivering major infrastructure, mixed use, or complex development projects
- Proven track record delivering large scale, mixed use and masterplanning developments
- Strong understanding of early stage cost modelling, feasibility studies, and development economics
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Company Overview
- AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies.
- We are seeking a highly experienced Associate Director Cost Management to join our masterplanning and infrastructure cost team.
Responsibilities
- Lead cost planning and commercial strategy for large scale masterplanning, mixed use, infrastructure led and complex developments.
- Provide strategic cost and commercial advice to support client decision making at programme and portfolio level.
- Lead project set up, scope definition, delivery strategy, and commercial governance from appointment through completion.
- Advise on phasing strategies, development yields, benchmarking, and cost led masterplan optimisation.
- Ensure alignment between design intent, development strategy, and cost outcomes.
- Contribute to the growth and expansion of frameworks, key accounts, and priority market sectors.
- Support development of service offerings, cost tools, benchmarks, and thought leadership initiatives.
- Provide leadership and oversight to multiple project teams across a diverse portfolio.
- Plan, allocate, and manage resources to achieve delivery excellence within agreed fees, programmes, and utilization targets.
- Provide senior technical leadership across feasibility, concept, schematic, and detailed design cost planning.
- Oversee and challenge cost models, benchmarks, risk allowances, contingency strategies, and value engineering proposals.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying.
- MRICS certification.
- Typically 12 15+ years’ experience delivering major infrastructure, mixed use, or complex development projects.
- Proven track record delivering large scale, mixed use and masterplanning developments.
- Strong understanding of early stage cost modelling, feasibility studies, and development economics.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, paid time off, leaves, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee s
About AECOM
- AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, a Fortune 500 firm with $16.1 billion revenue in FY2025.
- We deliver innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings.
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