Senior Cost Manager

Company Description

Job Description** **MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

• To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
• To provide excellent service delivery to clients, gain their trust and enhance our reputation.

Key Experience Requirements

• Detailed knowledge of and experience in the Infrastructure / **Aviation** sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
• 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.

Key Accountabilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• MRICS
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in similar roles.
• **Prior UAE experience is essential.**
• **Post Contract experience is essential**
• **Aviation experience is required**
• Prior consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Knowledge of CostX preferred.
• Kowledge of BIM preferred

Additional Information

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