Cost Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Turner & Townsend
Description
Company Description:
At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference.
That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 118 offices in 45 countries worldwide.
SCOPE:
Cost Managers support our commission leads in varying types and sizes of projects either in the pre-contract estimating stages or post contract on site.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:
- To support the Commission Manager's, taking responsibility for allocated tasks.
- 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 construction completion.
KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Good knowledge of and experience in the Real Estate / Property sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
- Solid experience and capability of precontract services from feasibility through to tendering, measurement and pricing of building and MEP works for estimating and preparation of Bills of Quantities.
- Experience of working with standard form contracts, FIDIC preferred and knowledge of contract procedures.
- Professional approach and confident in performing your role.
- Ability to work with contractors personnel with confidence and assurance.
- Selfmotivated with the ability to work well within a team and perform well under pressure.
- Procurement experience would be an advantage as well as experience in client facing.
- Experience of high level benchmarks for various asset typologies, building elements and extensive knowledge of the latest market rates.
- Demonstrable experience of successfully working within a measurement and / or postcontract teams.
- Demonstrable experience in dealing with contractors personnel with confidence and assurance.
- Provide clear, correctly formatted and articulated writing where required for bills of quantities, cost estimate reports, cost reports, procurement reports and tender reports.
Qualifications:
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Interfacing and effective communication within the team and, where required, the client, contractors and other consultants, at all project stages.
- Excellent measurement capability for building works and/or MEP works, accuracy and efficiency are essential.
- Working effectively within a measurement team for the production of Bills of Quantities.
- Taking personal responsibility for ensuring accuracy of work produced.
- Assisting the commission lead to ensure accurate and timely production of information and reports.
- Demonstrates a high level of drive, enthusiasm and commitment when completing tasks to agreed deadlines.
- A desire to learn and progress your career to the next level.
Skills Required:
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar.
- 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 (BIM experience is an advantage).
Additional Information:
- Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change._
- We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects worklife balance._
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