Cost Manager - Egypt

Responsibilities

• Provide cost and commercial services in the delivery of pre and post-contract projects.
• Demonstrate Flexibility and the ability to work to deadlines.
• Deliver post contract duties including payment certification, cost reporting.
• Manage and update project budgets, issue client cost reports.
• Take suitable commercial meeting minutes.
• Work closely with clients, design teams and contractors to optimize solutions.
• Exhibit experience of project procurement and differing routes available.
• Possess A track record in delivering high quality services from inception to completion.
• Display excellent verbal, numerical and report writing skills.
• Work pre-contract including; reviewing detailed measurements, sections of BOQs, handle tender query responses, manage the PQQ process with support and input into value engineering at each design stage.
• Work post contract including being experienced in contract administration, comfortable on site walks/surveys with project teams, prepare cash flow reports, draft monthly payment recommendations and weekly commercial dashboards, managing variations and assist in closing out projects and claims / variations.

Systems & IT competence

• Word (Advanced)
• Excel (Advanced)
• PowerPoint (Advanced)
• Outlook (Advanced)

Professional Experience and Personal Skills Profile

• 5 to 8 years of Previous experience working in the Middle East.
• Degree in related subject (BSc Quantity Surveying).
• MRICS would be advantageous but not essential.
• Experience pre and post contract in project / program delivery teams.
• Use CostX, Excel and other Microsoft Office programs to an advanced level.