Associate Director - Cost Management
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About the Role
Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director for cost management services across multi-sector projects in Riyadh. The role involves strategic cost advice, developing cost plans, managing teams, and interfacing with clients.
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Responsibilities
- Advise at a strategic level at project conception, including cost advice on different approaches to achieve client objectives
- Develop cost plans and contract documentation including budgetary estimates, bills of quantities, and cost option studies
- Prepare tender documentation, evaluate, and prepare tender reports
- Review contractor valuations and other relevant documentation
- Motivate team members and drive towards positive client outcomes and deadlines
- Critically analyze, challenge, and brainstorm project requirements to find creative solutions
- Take line management responsibility and advise upon procurement of resources
- Manage flow of project information between team and client through regular meetings and written communications
- Ensure production of formal project progress and other reports
- Take a leading role in interfacing with client and other consultants at all project stages
- Take responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new clients
Requirements
- Minimum 12 years of experience in construction consulting related to cost engineering
- Professional RICS qualification
- Experience managing large scale or international commercial development projects
- Proven team management experience
- Strong communication skills – fluent in English
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Company Description
- Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
- Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.
- 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.
Job Description
- We are seeking an experienced and driven Associate Director for our cost management services across multi sector projects in Riyadh.
- This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and the ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders effectively.
- In this senior leadership role, you will work closely with the Commercial Director to achieve set out strategies.
- Act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and delivered on time and to the required quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Advise at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing cost advice on different approaches.
- Develop cost plans and contract documentation including budgetary estimates, bills of quantities and cost optional studies.
- Demonstrated experience across all aspects of cost management on a range of projects from feasibility studies to final account close out.
- Prepare tender documentation, evaluate, and prepare tender reports, review contractor valuations and other relevant documentation.
- Motivate team members, and drive towards positive client outcomes and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
- Critically analyse, challenge and brainstorm project requirements and deliverables to find creative solutions.
- Take line management responsibility as required and advise upon the procurement of resources.
- Manage the flow of project information between the team and the client through regular meetings and written communications.
- Ensure the production of formal project progress and other reports.
- Take a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages.
- Take responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients.
Qualifications
- Minimum 12 years of experience in construction consulting related to cost engineering, with a professional RICS qualification.
- Experience managing large scale or international commercial development projects.
- Proven team management experience.
- Strong communication skills – fluent in English.
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