Cost Manager (Pre-contract)
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About the Role
Turner & Townsend seeks a detail-oriented Cost Manager (Pre-contract) to manage project costs during the pre-contract phase in Dubai. You will develop cost strategies, conduct risk assessments, and prepare tender documentation.
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Responsibilities
- Manage pre contract cost management responsibilities including cost planning, estimating, budget development, and tender documentation preparation
- Conduct thorough risk assessments and develop appropriate contingency budgets
- Analyse project costs to identify cost saving opportunities and value engineering initiatives
- Prepare regular, transparent reports on project costs, highlighting deviations from budget and recommending corrective actions
- Review and validate cost data for accuracy and compliance with industry standards
- Provide expert advice and support on cost effective solutions using CostX
- Collaborate effectively with clients, design teams, and other stakeholders
- Ensure all cost management activities comply with regulatory requirements and client specifications
- Support the development and refinement of cost benchmarks relevant to the UAE market
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or related field
- Minimum 4 years of progressive experience in cost management with strong focus on pre contract activities
- UAE market experience is required
- Proficiency in cost planning, estimating, and tender documentation using NRM, POMI, and CESMM
- Proficiency with CostX measurement software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
- Professional membership (e.g., MRICS) is advantageous
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Company Overview
- Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
- We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
- Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
Job Description
- Manage pre contract cost management responsibilities for assigned projects, including cost planning, estimating, budget development, and tender documentation preparation using industry standard methods of measurement (NRM, POMI, CESMM).
- Conduct thorough risk assessments, develop appropriate contingency budgets, and analyse project costs to identify cost saving opportunities and value engineering initiatives.
- Prepare regular, transparent reports on project costs, highlighting deviations from budget and recommending corrective actions; review and validate cost data for accuracy and compliance with industry standards.
- Provide expert advice and support on cost effective solutions, utilising measurement software such as CostX to enhance accuracy and efficiency in cost analysis.
- Collaborate effectively with clients, design teams, and other stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment on project costs and cost strategies.
- Ensure all cost management activities comply with regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and client specifications.
- Support the development and refinement of cost benchmarks relevant to the UAE market.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or related field.
- Professional membership (e.g., MRICS) is advantageous.
- Minimum 4 years of progressive experience in cost management, with strong focus on pre contract activities.
- Proven track record managing project costs independently and delivering accurate estimates.
- UAE market experience is required.
- Proficiency in cost planning, estimating, and tender documentation preparation using NRM, POMI, and CESMM methods of measurement.
- Proficiency with CostX measurement software is required.
- Strong ability to analyse complex cost data and financial information.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and project management tools.
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities with meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Core Behavioral Skills
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills with the ability to investigate and interrogate data.
- Shows initiative and can work independently on assigned tasks.
- Be a team player. The team support each other and work together where requirements can be simultaneous and conflicting.
- Have good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate well with all levels within the organization.
- Must be comfortable with working in a fast moving, dynamic environment.
- Month end closing must adhere to group reporting deadlines and therefore it’s time challenging and pressurized period.
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