JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Overview of Role:
Rider Levett Bucknall is currently seeking Quantity Surveyors to join our client focused-team in Riyadh. You will play a key role in providing expert cost advice and management services to our clients. You will take an active role in a project or projects and be accountable as part of a team for the effective delivery of commercial and procurement services. This is an exciting opportunity for a high calibre individual to join and strengthen our commercial team.
This is a pre-contract role, reporting to a Senior Quantity Surveyor. We require pre contract experience including the preparation of estimates, cost plans and bills of quantities.
Based in our client office in Riyadh, you will be supporting our client in the delivery of various projects. This role will therefore suit a well-rounded strategic and dynamic individual with experience of providing Cost Management services on complex programmes of work.
Key responsibilities:
• Pre contract services including the preparation of estimates, cost plans and bills of quantities.
• Advising the Client with regard to commercial and contractual issues and associated strategies.
• Procurement including:
- Providing advice on procurement strategies.
- Assembling and seeking agreement to long and short tender lists.
- Preparing and issuing tender documents.
- Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering contractors.
- Managing and contributing to structured and documented tender evaluations.
- Preparation of tender recommendation reports.
- Preparation of contract documents.
• Collaborate with project teams to deliver accurate cost estimates and cost plans.
• Conduct thorough cost analysis and provide recommendations for cost savings.
• Prepare detailed reports on cost variations and project progress.
• Utilize your expertise in cost consultancy to support clients in achieving their project goals.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure cost-effective solutions are implemented.
REQUIREMENTS
Person Specification:
The ideal candidates will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
• Holds a Quantity Surveying degree or a similar construction related degree with extensive technical delivery experience in a similar management role gained within a consultancy or end user client.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience post degree delivering Cost Management Services.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience working in the Gulf region.
• Possess Cost Consultancy experience.
• Demonstrate Cost Plan experience.
• Show proficiency in Cost X.
• Previously employed by a consultancy or end user client.
• Ability to successfully manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner.
• Well organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English both written and verbal.
• Excellent customer service, communication and client / external interface skills.
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines.
• A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable and flexible.
Please note that only candidates who meet the above requirements will be considered for this role. We appreciate your interest in Rider Levett Bucknall and wish you the best of luck in your job search.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
RLB's 35-year presence in the Kingdom continues as we expand our services throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, working on projects in central, eastern and western provinces.
Our extensive expertise covers cost consultancy, project management, facilities management and claims services.
We provide expert management of the relationship between value, time and cost from inception to completion. We do this through our global and local team of experts, who possess a passion for both core services and innovation.
With 4,600 employees worldwide, Rider Levett Bucknall has a truly global reach, and with such scope can offer a local presence to its clients almost without exception. We are committed to our core services and pride ourselves on our dedication to customer care and leading edge service provision.
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