We are looking for Director - Head of Cost Management to be based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Faithful+Gould in delivering professional design and engineering consultancy services in UAE. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have a minimum of 20 years relevant experience and be capable of supporting contract and financial elements of project delivery.

You will be involved in the management of successful projects through the mobilisation stage into steady state operation, implementing processes and teams to assure good commercial governance of each project.

You will be responsible for the coordination of our commercial approach, training and development of other Commercial staff and Project leadership operating within projects in UAE. You will have responsibility for assisting the Division to deliver against the commercial objectives set out each year in its annual budgets and building the business resilience needed for its longer term, sustainable growth, as well as for the collection of cash.

Responsibilities:

To understand and interpret Atkins rights and responsibilities across its portfolio of projects in UAE;

Overall responsibility for supporting Project Directors in the delivery of projects to the contractual arrangements and the required commercial outcome (including the contracted profit margin) all in accordance with the agreed financial objectives

Co-ordinate commercial appointments for services being provided by all parties, including other Atkins Business Sectors and sub-consultants.

Developing and managing the commercial administration, monitoring and change control system requirements to comply with Atkins internal business processes and systems, inclusive of risk and variation registers

Developing commercial understanding and competence within the Project Management and Design delivery staff in UAE;

Support the Project-based Commercial staff within the Country\xe2\x80\x99s live projects

Escalation and reporting on claims made against Atkins Professional Indemnity insurance or such circumstances

Commercial review and audit of live projects in Country

Understanding of and adherence to company internal Business Management System (BMS) and other processes.

Monitor compliance of the Service Delivery Process throughout the project delivery phase and respond to queries;

Review monthly financial reports and review any actions in respect of the Risk Register and project contingency;

Influence improved risk management to ensure an appropriate approach to risk is considered with an objective of converting contingency to margin for live projects

Liaise with finance and project teams on debt management with an aim of converting debt provisions to P&L profit.

Provide guidance to project teams to ensure a consistent approach to billing in line with contractual arrangements is maintained to maximise positive cash flow.

Influence behaviours to provide early warnings of risk to projects financial health

Requirements:

BEng /BSc in an appropriate engineering discipline or Quantity Surveying or equivalent,

Must have excellent client contacts and connections with Abu Dhabi government;

Contracts and sub-contracts- preparation, review and evaluation

Knowledge of the design process in the project lifecycle

Knowledge of the site operations process

Contract and commercial correspondence

Middle East experience is must with Abu Dhabi market experience

Preparation of financial models and pricing proposals

Understanding and experience of project planning, programme and delay claim preparation and evaluation

Management of variations and claims processes, claims preparation

Senior level commercial experience on at least one major design and construct project

Negotiation skills

Risk management process and practice

Excellent ability to develop successful client relationships

Highly desirable:

Design and build project experience, especially contractor side design

Multi-disciplinary design and engineering process and controls

Commercial experience with the delivery of projects in the entertainment sector

The individual:

Business minded, commercially astute

External focus and awareness of market influences

Client friendly, relationship building, emotionally intelligent

Self-motivated with a winning attitude

Good team leader and team worker

Excellent communicator in written and spoken English

Strong influencing skills

Mobile, willing to make regular travel in region

Committed and persistent can-do qualities

Strong numerical and analytical skills

Rewards & Benefits:

We offer an excellent package which includes:

A competitive salary

Transportation allowance

Medical and life insurance cover

Annual leave

Medical and life insurance cover

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus scheme

Annual flight allowance to point of origin

Employee Well-Being Programme \xe2\x80\x93 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants;

SNC Lavalin\xe2\x80\x99s Faithful+Gould business is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading integrated project and programme management consultancies, with over 2,400 professionals operating worldwide.
Our aim is to protect and maximize our clients\xe2\x80\x99 interests throughout the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget. We pride ourselves on collaborating with client teams and developing long-term relationships.

Key services include - Project management, programme management, project controls, commercial management, cost management and expert scheduling and construction planning. Our industry is going through a digital transformation and we have been investing in and pioneering digital methods to improve all aspects of our service.

We have focused our digital transformation around platform modernization and product development and through standardization and automation, we are achieving efficiencies that are directly passed on our clients who benefit from a consistent quality of service as well as the savings.

Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting \xe2\x80\x93 and then developing \xe2\x80\x93 brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It\xe2\x80\x99s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.

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Job Type Regular

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