Senior Manager - Cost Commercial

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES

• Management of cost team staff as appropriate and external cost consultancy practices

• Management reporting

• Contract Management

• Budget Management

• Management of contracts with consultants and assessment of their performance

• Cost reporting / and analysis with emphasis on control of costs/budgets

• Claim Review and Claim avoidance

• Change and variation management

• Interim valuations, payments and final accounts

• Provide client direction on value engineering opportunities, earned value, value management

• Program alignment with commercial risk

• Dispute guidance

• Guidance on package Management under different procurement routes to suit risk profile

• Development of procurement and packaging strategies in coordination with central procurement and Directors

• Creation and management of short, mid, and long term goals and objectives

• Review of and management where relevant of existing business process and procedures

• Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities

• Manage / support contract negotiations in coordination with others

• Contribute to upskilling capability of local talent

• Management of cross-functional teaming across other business functions and initiatives

• Budget management for categories under management

• Development of benchmarks and trends to be used for continuous improvement in reporting

• General roles and duties typical within cost and commercial team effectively making the candidate an excellent utility player with many of the activities being in an assurance and oversight capacity

BACKGROUND, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Skills:

Strong management skills, Team player in a start-up business. Solid operational management and general business and technical skills and savvy.

Working knowledge of finance and/or accounting in terms of budgeting, cost management, financial accounting, treasury, risk management, etc. Industry knowledge in terms of broad industry dynamics on the buy-side (and the sell-side), but also the internal knowledge and “language of the business”.

Experience of FIDIC contracts and a range of procurement routes suitable for deployment for the real estate development business in the middle east.

Excellent communication skills and even better listening skills that allows the PMO / TROJENA Team to get the “voice of the internal customer” and to understand the company culture and how to best communicate. Strong negotiation skills to use for large commercial deals in coordination with Shared Services if necessary.

Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, as well as understanding of standard contractual terms and conditions to mitigate legal risk. Strategic mindset and problem-solving skills.

Change management skills and self-awareness to take varying approaches with a dynamic set of stakeholders (e.g., expert model vs. facilitative model). Knowledge of enterprise risk management and business continuity planning. Analytical mindset, but also creativity to seek, encourage and find non-traditional approaches.

Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in relevant Industries, operational management experience, or experience in the primary service delivery of the organization is typical. Candidates typically come up from the ranks or from cost/commercial consultancy of another firm (usually within a similar industry – but not always), but for those who come from:

• Other parts of the business (finance, supply chain, engineering, etc.)

• Multi-disciplined surveying practices carrying cost, commercial and procurement disciplines

Qualifications

At least a Bachelor's degree in, quantity surveying, economics, finance, operations, engineering or a related area, with a Master's degree preferred.