Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

We are looking to recruit an experienced Cost Manager, from a Real Estate background to join our Saudi Arabia based team in Riyadh. The ideal applicate with have a strong background in Quantity Surveying, ideally gained through the delivery of complex infrastructure / real estate projects. Ideally you will have worked within a professional consultancy before, but those with a background in other areas, such as experience working for main contractors are encouraged to apply. As a Cost Manager, you will be able to work independently managing your own deliverables but also work well as part of a team. You will strive to promote and maintain the highest of professional standards, while supporting junior staff to grow and learn through your knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally
• Responsible for pre and post-contract quantity surveying duties
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control process
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
• Supporting developing and securing new business opportunities as required.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• Able to work in a remote location
• Professional membership is an advantage i.e. MRICS.
• Minimum 5 years experience in similar roles.
• Good knowledge of the construction industry and technical matters.
• Knowledge of CostX (Essential)