Cost Manager

Job description / Role

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Role Purpose

We are currently looking for a Cost Manager to work on a high-profile project in UAE.

What this job involves

Provide support to cost and commercial leadership in the delivery of pre and post-contract services.

• Manage and update project budgets.
• Provide pre-contract cost management including:
• Prepare and present cost plans for the various work stages including pre-tender estimates on mega schemes for primary and secondary infrastructure, various types of hospitality, residential, recreational, and commercial assets. Advise on project construction costs, risks and contingencies, and construction inflation.
• Prepare cashflow forecasts in line with development master schedules.
• Participate in meetings and workshops with clients and design consultants and advise on the cost of various design alternatives.
• Review detailed quantity measurements, BOQs compilation in accordance with approved method of measurement (such as POMI, CESSM, NRM, etc.), including preliminaries and general requirements.
• Prepare vendor prequalification documentation and score vendor submissions from a financial/cost aspect in line with client's requirements.
• Prepare tender documents in line with client's requirements and provide responses to tenderers' commercial queries.
• Participate and provide cost input for value engineering workshops at the various design stages.
• Review tender returns and prepare commercial tender evaluation including spike/low rates, side-by-side comparisons, and for compliance with tender requirements where required by the client.
• Assist client in negotiations with preferred bidders.
• Prepare notice of award/letter of acceptance.
• Compile contract documents.

Key Competencies

• 7 years of post-qualification experience.
• Good report writing and communication skills.
• Fluency in English both verbal and written communication.
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Office, AutoCAD, and CostX.
• Excellent resource, planning, and time management skills.
• University degree in subject matter (e.g., BSc Engineering, Quantity Surveying or equivalent) on a full-time basis.
• MRICS would be advantageous but not essential.

Location

On-site - Abu Dhabi, ARE

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all of the requirements. We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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About the Company

In the Middle East and North Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle is a leading player in its real estate markets including the hospitality sector. The firm has worked in over 22 Middle Eastern and North African countries and over the last year has advised clients on more than $120 billion worth of real estate, hotel and hospitality development.

We continually create value for our clients and partners by challenging conventional thinking and employing innovative investment solutions. The rapid pace of change in the region creates significant opportunities, challenges and complex decisions for investors.

Jones Lang LaSalle is recognized as having leading real estate and hospitality expertise with a leadership team that has held senior positions with some of the largest real estate developers, hospitality companies and corporate groups in the Middle East and internationally.