We're looking for a detail-oriented and analytical **Cost Manager** to join our dynamic team in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. In this pivotal role, you'll take ownership of project cost management, ensuring financial accuracy, transparency, and strategic value delivery across our construction and development initiatives. As a Cost Manager, you'll collaborate with project teams, vendors, and clients to drive cost efficiency while maintaining the highest standards of professional excellence. This is an excellent opportunity for a decisive and organized professional to make a meaningful impact on project success and organizational growth.
- Develop, review, and present comprehensive project cost estimates, including construction costs, fees, and ancillary expenses, whilst providing value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to clients
- Manage the vendor prequalification and bid process by assessing proposals, analyzing bids, conducting bid interviews, and making strategic recommendations to support informed client decision-making
- Establish and maintain cost reporting schedules, preparing detailed cost reports and forecasts that track project budgets and spending patterns, whilst hosting periodic meetings with project teams and vendors to ensure alignment
- Monitor and control project costs by reviewing payment applications, liaising with project managers on contractor entitlements, evaluating change order requests, and implementing dispute prevention and resolution procedures, whilst maintaining commercial risk registers to identify and mitigate cost exposures
- Utilize cost estimating software, take-off software, bid analysis sheets, and change control forms to streamline processes and enhance accuracy