Associate Director - Cost Management
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About the Role
AECOM is seeking an Associate Director - Cost Management to lead cost planning and commercial strategy for large-scale masterplanning and infrastructure projects in Dubai. The role requires strong commercial acumen, strategic advisory skills, and experience in cost modelling and development economics.
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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 program 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 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, programs, 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 of 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 Description
- AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies.
- We are a global team of over 50,000 professionals delivering projects that create positive impact worldwide.
Job Description
- AECOM is seeking a highly experienced Associate Director Cost Management to join our masterplanning and infrastructure cost team.
- The role will play a critical leadership position in shaping cost strategy from early concept through to pre tender stages on large scale, mixed use and masterplanning developments.
- This position requires strong commercial acumen, strategic advisory skills, and the ability to engage confidently with clients, designers, and internal leadership.
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 program 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, programs, 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
- 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
Additional Information
- All newly hired employees are required to attend an in person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
- AECOM offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, paid time off, and more.
About AECOM
- AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm with revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
Work Location Model
- Hybrid
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