Senior Cost Manager / Lead Cost Manager

Our Real Estate team in Dubai is working on a wide range of projects, which could include Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Hospitality, Leisure and Mixed-Use developments.

Projects are primarily new build but could include fit out and refurbishment.

With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on commissions, this is an exciting time to join the growing business unit and develop a career with Turner & Townsend.

This role is client facing, working within a professional and ambitious team, where you will work on your own initiative but receive excellent support.

Scope

Senior / Lead Cost Managers lead commissions of varying types and sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Our projects generally are of significant size and value.

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.

To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre contract to handover.

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.