Senior Cost Manager - MEP

An exciting opportunity has arisen for anMEP Senior Cost Manager to join our busy team in Dubai. Supporting ourclients to deliver projects and programmes across a variety of sectors.The position will be focused theMechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP)specific deliverables within a larger project.The individual must be selfmotivated and Client facing (both internal & external) with the ability to manage multiple projects and clients. This will involve establishing early budgets early estimating and cost planning managing a design team to the budget tendering and procurement (single and two stage) and post contract reporting. The role may also include management of other Assistant Cost Managers and Cost Managers within the MEP team.A good knowledge of MEP systems and supply chain is fundamental with the ability to work both collaboratively but robustly with any main contractor and their MEP supply chain.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESAssisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reportsEstimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan to internal & external clientsTendering (single and two stage) and procuring including managing the prequalification stageDealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processesTaking 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 placeProducing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the clientInputting into value engineeringNegotiating and agreeing final accountsInterfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stagesWhere appropriate leading a cost management team ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilitiesQualificationsExperience and SkillsA proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveyingservices across the full project lifecycleProfessionally qualified (MRICS or similar) or working towards.Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.Experience in delivering MEP elements of work for clientsKnowledge & contacts within the MEP supply chain (tier 1 and below)Utilising digital software for delivery of cost management servicesCommercially astute with good negotiation skillsExcellent people person and great communicator both client facing and team basedUAE experience is advantageAdditional InformationJoin our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:TwitterInstagramLinkedInIt is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.Remote WorkNoEmployment TypeFulltime#J-18808-Ljbffr