Senior Cost Manager (Pre-contract)
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About the Role
Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager with extensive pre-contract experience in commercial real estate. The role involves leading cost management activities, risk assessments, and mentoring junior staff.
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Responsibilities
- Lead pre contract cost management responsibilities
- Provide advice and support on cost effective solutions, including value engineering
- Conduct risk assessments and ensure contingency budgets are managed appropriately
- Prepare regular reports on projects highlighting any deviations from the budget
- Review and analyze project costs, including Preliminaries, Overheads, and materials
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, client requirements, and regulatory bodies
- Mentor and train junior cost managers
- Collaborate with clients and other stakeholders to ensure the project is managed effectively
Requirements
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field
- Professional accreditation (e.g., MRICS, AIQS, or equivalent) is highly preferred
- 10+ years in cost management, with a strong focus on pre contract
- Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in client facing roles and stakeholder coordination
- Understanding of local cost benchmarks
- Proficiency in cost planning, estimating, and tender documentation
- Strong understanding of various methods of measurement (e.g., NRM, POMI, CESMM)
- Skilled in measurement software such as CostX or similar
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Lead / Senior Cost Manager to join our dynamic team.
- The ideal candidate should have extensive pre contract experience and a strong background in real estate sector, with a focus on commercial real estate.
- You will play a key role in ensuring our projects are delivered within scope, on time, and within budget while maintaining quality.
Responsibilities
- Lead pre contract cost management responsibilities.
- Provide advice and support on cost effective solutions, including value engineering.
- Conduct risk assessments and ensure contingency budgets are managed appropriately.
- Prepare regular reports on projects highlighting any deviations from the budget.
- Review and analyze project costs, including Preliminaries, Overheads, and materials.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, client requirements, and regulatory bodies.
- Mentor and train junior cost managers.
- Collaborate with clients and other stakeholders to ensure the project is managed effectively.
Qualifications
- Education: Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
- Professional accreditation (e.g., MRICS, AIQS, or equivalent) is highly preferred.
- Experience: 10+ years in cost management, with a strong focus on pre contract.
- Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in client facing roles and stakeholder coordination.
- Understanding of local cost benchmarks.
- GCC/UAE market experience is advantageous but not mandatory.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in cost planning, estimating, and tender documentation.
- Ability to present cost strategies and reports to clients and senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of various methods of measurement (e.g., NRM, POMI, CESMM).
- Skilled in measurement software such as CostX or similar.
Leadership
- Ability to lead cost management activities across multiple projects.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Capable of mentoring junior staff and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
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