Senior Cost Manager

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Senior Project Surveyor (Pre-contract)

Job Summary

This role as a Senior Project Surveyor within the AECOM Abu Dhabi pre-contact team will provide the right individual an environment which they can thrive and develop into a leader for the future. Working across a wide range of projects and end markets, will give the candidate exposure to many asset types, procurement routes and major Abu Dhabi Clients.

As a Senior Project Surveyor, you will be expected to plan work requested by other senior staff members and coordinate with Leadership to meet the timescales requested or advise where the timescales cannot be met and suggest mitigation strategies.

Whilst pre-contract biased, there will be some exposure to post contract works and experience in the construction phase will be beneficial.

 Main Duties and responsibilities:

• Accountable for a variety of complex deliverables throughout the lifecycle of a project
• Accountable for briefing the team on the project scope to ensure roles and responsibilities are understood.
• Leading deliverables such as Feasibility estimates, cost plans, procurement & tendering, and contract awards. 
• Leading a Team to carry out Measurement Activities within the Office.
• Leading value engineering and value management initiatives.
• Leading by example and creating a inclusive work environment.
• Ability to develop and understand benchmarking data
• Manages the resources on a project and within the established budget.
• Monitors and manages the performance of Project Surveyors and other direct reports.
• Ensures all deliverables comply with the AECOM Project Delivery System.
• Coordinating with Senior Staff to allocate adequate resources to complete tasks to the timescale required.
• Under limited supervision, normally receives little instruction on routine work, general instructions on new assignments.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in this field
• Must have a QS or Engineering or similar degree
• Must have pre-contract experience within a consultancy
• Must have extensive exposure to Cost Planning at all stages.
• RICS membership is desirable.
• Must have a QS or Engineering or similar degree.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.