Associate Director, Cost Management

About this opportunity

• Associate Director
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Buildings & Real Estate
• Pre Contract Cost Management

This is a great opportunity for an experienced MRICS chartered Cost Management Quantity Surveying professional to join as a senior member of Gleeds Arabia, responsible for working across a number of high profile commissions, delivering pre contract quantity surveying services.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Effective key stakeholder management
• Ensuring that commissions are managed in accordance with Gleeds processes and procedures (governance and controls).
• Delivering high quality pre contract cost management services ensuring that services meet and exceed our client's requirements.
• Managing and maintaining quality client relationships
• Leading and managing teams, ensuring compliance with administrative requirements (appraisals, training, timesheets etc)
• Managing employees, focusing on retention and development.
• Developing and enhancing Gleeds cost management capability.
• Working harmoniously with other Directors across the region

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills:

• 15+ years cost management experience
• 5+ years experience living and working in the GCC
• Extensive experience working and leading cost consultancy
• Detailed knowledge and practical experience of pre contract cost management through concept design to detailed design stage
• Cost Planning, Cost Estimating, Value engineering, BoQ
• Ability to motivate and lead others (including providing support and encouragement)
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments
• Specialist knowledge of a specific industry sector (i.e. Residential, Hotels, Commercial, Retail, Leisure, Education, or other)
• Demonstrable evidence of delivering services to Clients and managing Client relationships
• Demonstrable experience of timely interfacing with clients and key stakeholders at the highest level

Qualifications

• FRICS or MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), or equivalent
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• Native level English language, written and oral
• Arabic language desirable

About us

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 76 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

• Professionalism with personality
• Excellence with humility
• Innovation with agility