Job Description:
a.
Pre-Contract:
• Independently prepare cost estimates for multiple design options across varied
project types.
• Provide precise inputs for cost planning, integrating data from multiple sources to
support sound financial decision-making.
• Perform and verify quantity take-offs using AutoCAD, ensuring accuracy in all
measured construction elements.
• Lead and support the full tender and bidding lifecycle, including bid documentation,
tender review, and contractor engagement.
• Assist clients with contractor pre-qualification and database development for targeted
project needs.
• Prepare pre-bid estimates / priced BOQs and provide critical analysis before tender
opening.
• Evaluate tenders and draft tender reports with recommendations based on technical
and commercial alignment.
• Advise clients on optimal payment terms and contractual conditions to safeguard
financial outcomes.
• Represent the organization in negotiation meetings, actively contributing to finalization
of competitive rates with contractors.
• Draft letters of award and compile full sets of contract documents for client approval
and issuance.
• Prepare Bar Bending Schedules (BBS) with minimal supervision to ensure
reinforcement costs are well-managed and aligned with design requirements.
• Conduct detailed rate analysis incorporating material, labor, and equipment costs for
cost-effective pricing strategies.
• Ensure robust compliance with customized Quality Management Systems (QMS)
tailored to client-specific requirements.
• Manage the cost planning team, driving performance, ownership, and deliverables
across multiple pre-contract workflows.
• Validate Bills of Quantities (BOQs) for compliance with project specifications and
accuracy in scope.
• Must be capable of at least 2 projects / clients.
• Must have experience of handling at least 3 projects preferably of different sectors.
b. Post-Contract:
• Oversee bill certification and lead the variation management process, ensuring all
changes are captured, validated, and costed appropriately.
• Perform independent verification and review of quantity take-offs for all construction
elements.
• Own the document control process including drawing register maintenance (names,
revisions, availability checks).
• Interpret construction drawings and align cost data to evolving design requirements
across projects.
• Independently generate periodic cost reports (fortnightly/monthly) as per client
requirements, ensuring accuracy and clarity.
• Apply strong understanding of construction methodologies and work sequencing to
support project-level cost strategies.
• Review Bar Bending Schedules (BBS) efficiently and with limited oversight.
• Conduct rigorous rate analysis, updating pricing models as needed to reflect market
shifts and actual project conditions.
• Uphold rigorous QMS practices throughout the cost management lifecycle, meeting or
exceeding client-specific benchmarks.
• Lead and guide the cost management team, ensuring productivity, clarity, and
alignment with post-contract objectives.
• Manage the Client professionally, conducting regular meetings, addressing
escalations, and maintaining proactive communication. Act as the last point of
escalation.
• Interface with stakeholders including PMC, clients, architects, and contractors to
resolve issues and ensure consistent cost alignment.
• Analyze and synthesize cost data from various inputs to enhance forecasting and
reporting accuracy.
• Prepare simple cost plans or briefs where needed to assist client decision-making at
key milestones.
• Monitor and respond to client escalations professionally, with full ownership of
resolution pathways.
• Stay updated on material trends and emerging technologies to introduce cost
effective alternatives during execution.
• Maintain accurate market awareness of key material rates to inform procurement
decisions and pricing benchmarks.
• Support interim valuations and progress payment certifications, ensuring timely and
fair financial flows.
• Must have experience of handling at least 3 projects preferably of different sectors.