Job Description

Commercial and Cost Management Leadership

• Lead the delivery of quantity surveying and cost management services across major infrastructure and transportation projects.
• Prepare, review, and oversee:
  • Cost Plans
  • Detailed Cost Estimates
  • Bills of Quantities (BOQ)
  • Cost Reports
  • Cash Flow Forecasts
  • CAPEX and OPEX Analysis
  • Value Engineering Studies
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
  • Cost Benchmarking Studies
• Provide strategic commercial advice throughout all project stages from concept through to project completion.
• Ensure compliance with industry best practices, professional standards, and client requirements.
• Implement robust commercial controls and reporting procedures across project portfolios.

Project Delivery

• Lead commercial and cost consultancy commissions on major infrastructure and transport projects.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, commercial reporting, and financial performance monitoring.
• Support project teams in cost control, change management, risk management, and procurement activities.
• Ensure high-quality delivery of commercial services across multiple concurrent assignments.
• Review and validate project cost information and recommendations prior to client submission.

Procurement and Contract Administration

• Develop procurement strategies tailored to project requirements and client objectives.
• Prepare tender documentation, procurement reports, and commercial evaluations.
• Manage tendering processes including bid analysis and recommendation reports.
• Provide advice on contract administration and commercial risk management.
• Apply CESSM principles and methodologies where required.

Client and Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary commercial point of contact for key clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Abu Dhabi government entities, major developers, infrastructure authorities, and strategic clients.
• Lead high-level client meetings, workshops, and commercial presentations.
• Present cost strategies, financial analyses, and commercial recommendations to Executive, Director, and Government stakeholder levels.
• Develop trusted advisor relationships by providing proactive and commercially sound advice.

Team Leadership and Resource Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop quantity surveying and commercial teams.
• Manage resource planning, utilisation, and workload distribution across projects.
• Support recruitment, training, and professional development initiatives.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for team deliverables.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture.

Business Development

• Support business growth through client engagement and relationship management.
• Contribute to technical and commercial proposals.
• Identify opportunities for additional services and project expansion.
• Assist in strengthening WSP's market presence within the UAE infrastructure and transportation sectors.

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is preferred.

• Additional professional certifications or postgraduate qualifications are advantageous.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Quantity Surveying and Cost Management.

• Proven cost consultancy experience within a leading engineering consultancy, cost consultancy, or project management organisation.

• Extensive experience delivering commercial services on major infrastructure and transportation projects.

• Strong experience working with Abu Dhabi Government entities and leading UAE clients.

• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale and complex project portfolios.

• Proven track record of leading and managing Quantity Surveying teams.

• Experience operating in client-facing leadership roles with direct responsibility for stakeholder management.

• Strong understanding of procurement, tendering, contract administration, and commercial governance processes.

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