Cost Manager - Egypt

Date: 16 Nov 2023

Location: Cairo, EG

Company: Knight Frank

 

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.