63 Cost Management jobs in Saudi Arabia

About The Role

About this opportunity

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Cost Management professional to join as a senior member of Gleeds Arabia, responsible for leading multiple high profile commissions, and playing a key role in developing and growing the business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .

In this role, you will be a senior member of the Gleeds leadership team, responsible for representing the company as an ambassador.

Responsibility includes managing client relationships, developing new business, and managing service delivery of multiple existing projects.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Kingdom.
• Leading and preparing bids for new programs and frameworks
• Ensuring that commissions are managed in accordance with Gleeds processes and procedures (governance and controls).
• Delivering high quality cost management services ensuring that services meet and exceed our client's requirements.
• Managing and maintaining quality client relationships
• Leading and managing Teams, including working with Associate Directors in managing resources and workload. Ensuring compliance with administrative requirements (appraisals, training, timesheets etc)
• Managing employees, focusing on retention and development.
• Developing and enhancing Gleeds cost management capability.
• Working harmoniously with other Directors across the region

About You

Who we’re looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• 20+ years cost management experience post MRICS qualification
• 10+ years experience living and working in the GCC
• Extensive experience working and leading cost consultancy
• Detailed knowledge and practical experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques
• Excellent knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement)
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments
• Proficient networker
• Specialist knowledge of a specific industry sector (i.e. Residential, Hotels, Commercial, Retail, Leisure, Education, or other)
• Ability to prepare first-class bids for services
• Demonstrable evidence of delivering services to Clients and managing Client relationships
• Demonstrable experience of timely interfacing with clients and key stakeholders at the highest level

Qualifications

FRICS or MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), or equivalent

Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Native level English language, written and oral

About Us

About us

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

• Professionalism with personality
• Excellence with humility
• Innovation with agility

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Our Client is a multidisciplinary practice that succeeds through the individual and collaborative skills of its people. They currently seek a Quantity Surveyor to work within their Asset Management Group. The role consist providing support to senior surveyors in the group, learning the QS profession in the practical sense, and from there developing in such a way as to be able to take on the responsibilities of being a fully functional Quantity Surveyor.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Prepare costing schedules, schedules of measurement.
Plan and manage Cost and Contract documentation.
Work closely with and monitor performance of Technicians (as appropriate)
Ensure service and project work are carried out within agreed deadlines and within budget.
Ensure that appropriate cost/contracts/services/design decisions are met.
Coordinating his/her work with other members of the project team.

To be successful you must be degree qualified with a Bachelors degree (B.Eng) in Engineering plus a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience.

An excellent tax-free salary is on offer for the right candidate with overseas expatriate benefits such as accommodation allowance, transport allowance, flights and medical and life insurance included.

Quality Assurance Engineer
Caribbean, Negotiable + expat benefits.
Ref: QA024
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Desalination Experts
Middle East, Negotiable + expat benefits.
Ref: WW039
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Hydroelectric Resident Engineer
Central Asia, Negotiable + expat benefits
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**About The Role**:
**About this opportunity**
- Senior member of Gleeds responsible for managing costs and budgets of construction projects, from early cost advice to settlement of the final account. Responsibility includes managing customer relationships and managing and coordinating the activities of all other members of the Gleeds Cost Management Team allocated to projects for which they are responsible.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
- Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
- Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
- Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
- Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies
- Cost planning and benchmarking
- Cost-in-use studies
- Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
- Preparing tender documentation and managing the tender process, including designing tender marking schemes, and evaluating and reporting on tenders
- Valuing completed work and arranging for payments
- Settling final accounts
- Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects
- Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent
- Producing and presenting reports to Customers.
- Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realize their full potential
- Preparing bids for services
- Managing service delivery for profit
- Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.
- Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.

**About You**:
**Who we are looking for**:
**Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills**
- Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
- 15+ years’ experience working within cost management/quantity surveying.
- Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
- Sound knowledge of the industry (including factors affecting it) and construction methods and materials.
- Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
- Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
- Experience working within the Middle East is a must.
- Essential Infrastructure experience needed.
- Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator and Employer’s Agent.
- Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
- Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
- Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
- Strong pre-contract experience is necessary.
- Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
- Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
- Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
- Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.
- Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
- Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.
- Transferrable Iqamas is preferable.

**Qualifications**
- MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

**Behaviours**:

- People Focused - Motivated to create and maintain positive relationships
- Creative - We solve problems and introduce new ideas
- Performance -led - Driven to exceed client expectations
- Collaborative - We foster a progressive and inclusive work ethic
- Accountable - we act with integrity and take responsibility

**About Us**:
**Joining us**

**Be part of the extraordinary**

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

- We’re comm

**About The Role**:
**About this opportunity**
- Senior member of Gleeds responsible for managing costs and budgets of construction projects, from early cost advice to settlement of the final account. Responsibility includes managing customer relationships and managing and coordinating the activities of all other members of the Gleeds Cost Management Team allocated to projects for which they are responsible.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
- Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
- Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
- Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
- Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies
- Cost planning and benchmarking
- Cost-in-use studies
- Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
- Preparing tender documentation and managing the tender process, including designing tender marking schemes, and evaluating and reporting on tenders
- Valuing completed work and arranging for payments
- Settling final accounts
- Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects
- Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent
- Producing and presenting reports to Customers.
- Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realize their full potential
- Preparing bids for services
- Managing service delivery for profit
- Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.
- Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.

**About You**:
**Who we are looking for**:
**Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills**
- Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
- 15+ years’ experience working within cost management/quantity surveying.
- Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
- Sound knowledge of the industry (including factors affecting it) and construction methods and materials.
- Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
- Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
- Experience working within the Middle East is a must.
- Essential Infrastructure experience needed.
- Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator and Employer’s Agent.
- Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
- Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
- Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
- Strong pre-contract experience is necessary.
- Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
- Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
- Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
- Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.
- Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
- Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.
- Transferrable Iqamas is preferable.

**Qualifications**
- MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

**Behaviours**:

- People Focused - Motivated to create and maintain positive relationships
- Creative - We solve problems and introduce new ideas
- Performance -led - Driven to exceed client expectations
- Collaborative - We foster a progressive and inclusive work ethic
- Accountable - we act with integrity and take responsibility

**About Us**:
**Joining us**

**Be part of the extraordinary**

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

- We’re comm

**About The Role**:
**About this opportunity**
- Senior member of Gleeds responsible for managing costs and budgets of construction projects, from early cost advice to settlement of the final account. Responsibility includes managing customer relationships and managing and coordinating the activities of all other members of the Gleeds Cost Management Team allocated to projects for which they are responsible.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
- Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
- Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
- Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
- Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies
- Cost planning and benchmarking
- Cost-in-use studies
- Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
- Preparing tender documentation and managing the tender process, including designing tender marking schemes, and evaluating and reporting on tenders
- Valuing completed work and arranging for payments
- Settling final accounts
- Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects
- Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent
- Producing and presenting reports to Customers.
- Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realize their full potential
- Preparing bids for services
- Managing service delivery for profit
- Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.
- Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.

**About You**:
**Who we are looking for**:
**Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills**
- Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
- 15+ years’ experience working within cost management/quantity surveying.
- Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
- Sound knowledge of the industry (including factors affecting it) and construction methods and materials.
- Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
- Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
- Experience working within the Middle East is a must.
- Essential Infrastructure experience needed.
- Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator and Employer’s Agent.
- Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
- Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
- Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
- Strong pre-contract experience is necessary.
- Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
- Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
- Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
- Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.
- Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
- Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.
- Transferrable Iqamas is preferable.

**Qualifications**
- MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

**Behaviours**:

- People Focused - Motivated to create and maintain positive relationships
- Creative - We solve problems and introduce new ideas
- Performance -led - Driven to exceed client expectations
- Collaborative - We foster a progressive and inclusive work ethic
- Accountable - we act with integrity and take responsibility

**About Us**:
**Joining us**

**Be part of the extraordinary**

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

- We’re comm

**About The Role**:
**About this opportunity**
- Senior member of Gleeds responsible for managing costs and budgets of construction projects, from early cost advice to settlement of the final account. Responsibility includes managing customer relationships and managing and coordinating the activities of all other members of the Gleeds Cost Management Team allocated to projects for which they are responsible.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
- Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
- Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
- Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
- Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies
- Cost planning and benchmarking
- Cost-in-use studies
- Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
- Preparing tender documentation and managing the tender process, including designing tender marking schemes, and evaluating and reporting on tenders
- Valuing completed work and arranging for payments
- Settling final accounts
- Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects
- Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent
- Producing and presenting reports to Customers.
- Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realize their full potential
- Preparing bids for services
- Managing service delivery for profit
- Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.
- Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.

**About You**:
**Who we are looking for**:
**Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills**
- Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
- 15+ years’ experience working within cost management/quantity surveying.
- Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
- Sound knowledge of the industry (including factors affecting it) and construction methods and materials.
- Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
- Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
- Experience working within the Middle East is a must.
- Essential Infrastructure experience needed.
- Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator and Employer’s Agent.
- Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
- Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
- Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
- Strong pre-contract experience is necessary.
- Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
- Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
- Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
- Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.
- Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
- Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.
- Transferrable Iqamas is preferable.

**Qualifications**
- MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

**Behaviours**:

- People Focused - Motivated to create and maintain positive relationships
- Creative - We solve problems and introduce new ideas
- Performance -led - Driven to exceed client expectations
- Collaborative - We foster a progressive and inclusive work ethic
- Accountable - we act with integrity and take responsibility

**About Us**:
**Joining us**

**Be part of the extraordinary**

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

- We’re comm

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Commercial Developer sector. Using our skills, processes and knowledge we provide industry leading services to our clients.

**Job Description**:
**MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE**:

- To provide commercial oversight to ensure the successful delivery of cost management services across one or multiple commissions.
- To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery.
- To ensure excellent service delivery is being provided to clients, gain their trust and enhance our reputation.
- To actively promote Turner & Townsend to clients both existing and new to enable growth within the business.
- To be a sounding board for all aspects of service delivery and to effectively develop others in the team.
- To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre contract to handover.
- To uphold Turner & Townsend values and ethics whilst delivering service excellence.

**KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**:

- Extensive knowledge of and experience in the Real Estate / Property sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
- Extensive experience of both new build and fit-out projects across varying asset typologies.
- Extensive experience of delivering and overseeing the successful delivery of pre-contract services from feasibility through to tendering, measurement of building works for estimating, report writing and preparation of Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
- Experience of successfully managing commissions, one or multiple, at any given time to ensure the highest quality service delivery for clients.
- Experience of commercial management of commissions ensuring both successful and profitable delivery of services.
- Experience of agreeing contract terms, administering contracts and of identifying and mitigating key risks within contracts.
- Ability to critically analyse programmes and assess the impact they have of fee forecasts to enable accurate forecasting to the wider business.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously setting their own agenda and perform well under pressure.
- Identifying and establishing new relationships, whilst maintaining and developing existing relationships.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Overall accountability and responsibility for ensuring Turner & Townsend deliver the scope of their services across multiple commissions.
- Interfacing and effective communication with the client, contractors and other consultants, at all project stages.
- Timely and accurate forecasting of fees.
- Maintaining and building upon existing client relationships and the development of new relationships.
- Recognise opportunities and be able to cross sell our service offerings to existing or potentially new clients.
- Effectively and proactively lead a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver in line with the standards expected of Turner & Townsend.
- Provide quality assurance for all deliverables issued by other team members.
- Be a sounding board to other team members for all technical cost management related activities.
- Understanding the clients needs and build the relationship.
- Be a role model within the team to assist in the development of more junior staff.
- Demonstrates a high level of drive, enthusiasm and commitment to always delivering service excellence to clients.
- A desire to learn and progress your career to the next level.

**Qualifications**:

- Proven Cost / Commercial Management experience, ideally from a Consultancy or client side background
- Preferably MRICS with 10 years’ PQE
- Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects
- Experience in leading, managing and motivating teams
- Extensive knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
- Demonstrable understanding of construction contracts and the ability, when required, to provide contractual advice to clients.
- Proven track record of delivering service excellence to multiple clients.
- Ability to drive the commercial agenda for the project and chair commercial meetings.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present clearly and concisely to clients in both a formal and informal manner.
- Proven track record of building effective, productive and positively engaged teams.

Additional Information

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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 work-life balance.

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JOB DETAILS:
Position Title: Project Finance & Cost Controller
Reports to: Project Manager and Finance Manager
Department: Cost & Accounts
Function: Cost
Job Code:
Prepared / Revised on: 05.09.10

JOB PURPOSE:
To compile, maintain, and provide timely, relevant, and accurate financial performance and cost management data. This individual will prepare and update monthly reports, track performance against projections, work with projects and personnel department to understand cost impacts of manpower status changes, implement corrective action plans to improve cost performance, investigate data and operational inconsistencies, and prepare and analyze monthly financial and operational reports.

JOB DIMENSIONS:
Number of Staff Supervised: Direct Reports: Accounts Officer, Job Cost Controller
Total: 24

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Take active part in preparation of monthly cost reports in close interaction with the Senior Accountant and Finance Manager, generating reports incorporating comments on status on variations/ claims/ receivables etc.
2. Identify areas for implementing internal control and effective reporting.
3. Identify and examine costs inconsistent with projected values; review unusual cost records and ensure accuracy of cost data.
4. Review costs and perform cost benefit analysis related to projects.
5. Assist in calculation of cost savings for budget and measurement of actual savings.
6. Serve as backup to the Accounting Assistant in all G/L transaction posting, standard journal entries and account reconciliations.
7. Act as a resource to Projects regarding all accounting issues, reporting, and analysis.
8. Complete and interpret cost audits.
9. Process and analyze engineering project costs, including tooling, samples, and accounts payable and receivables.
10. Prepare engineering project cost analysis reports for presentation to top management.

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Daily Contacts with Senior Accountant, Finance Manager, Project/Production Managers, Procurement, Planning, Personnel/ HR and project team members.

FRAMEWORKS, BOUNDARIES & DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY:
Reports to Senior Accountant. Works according to established policies and professional standards. Completed work is subject to review by Senior Accountant and Finance Manager.

Job Specification

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

1. Minimum Qualifications:
   1. 1.5 years professional experience in cost accounting, preferably in EPC turnkey projects environment.
   2. Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
   3. Experience with ERP software required (JD Edwards preferred).
2. Job-Specific Skills:
   1. Must be well organized, detail-oriented, and good with numbers.
   2. Good interpersonal skills.
   3. Strong verbal and writing skills.
   4. Self-starter.
   5. Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
3. Generic Skills:
   - ICWA preferred
   - Strong communication skills.
   - Skills in Auditing necessary.

COMPETENCIES:
- Planning and Organizing
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Influencing and Communicating
- Team Working
- Managing Information

Information Technology and Services - Karachi, Pakistan

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The Cost Control Manager ensures the financial health of projects by developing, monitoring, and managing budgets. They provide accurate cost estimates, track expenditures, and identify variances to maintain financial control. Their role involves implementing effective cost control systems and strategies to optimize resource allocation and achieve financial efficiency.

Job Responsibilities

Develop detailed project and departmental budgets, ensuring they align with overall organizational financial goals.

Prepare accurate cost estimates for projects, incorporating all potential expenses and risks to forecast financial needs.

Monitor and track project expenditures continuously, comparing actual costs against budgeted amounts.

Analyze cost variances, identify reasons for discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions to manage budget deviations.

Generate detailed financial reports, highlighting key metrics, trends, and issues for senior management and stakeholders.

Implement and maintain robust cost control systems and procedures to ensure financial accuracy and efficiency.

Identify financial risks and develop mitigation strategies to prevent cost overruns and budgetary impacts.

Review and manage contracts, ensuring compliance with financial terms and addressing any cost-related issues.

Communicate effectively with project managers, finance teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on financial matters.

Identify opportunities for improving cost control practices and processes, implementing changes to enhance financial management.

Job Experience

Minimum 8 years working experience, 5 years in a relevant supervisory position, 2 years GCC experience is a plus

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Pubic Administration or business administration, and other related field
• Master's degree in Accounts and Finance

Seniority level

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type Full-time

Job function

• Industries Construction and Building Construction

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