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Associate - Cost Management

Posted March 02, 2026
Contract Associate

Job Overview

  • Experienced cost management professional with minimum 12 years in the construction industry, including minimum of 5 years in Dubai or the Middle East. 
  • Ideally involved primarily in Post-Contract roles, having managed high-profile landmark projects and has led teams of larger than 6. 

  • Experience in a range of asset types including High-End Residential, Commercial and Hospitality. 

  • Experience in management and assessment of claims, and strong contract administration skills (FIDIC) for both consultants and contractors. 

  • Experience in leading projects with large CAPEX values exceeding US$ 200 million. 

  • Ability to take ownership and lead work under minimal direction. 

  • Ability to provide advisory on procurement and phasing strategies, consultant appointments, contractor selection, support feasibility studies, pre-contract estimating including design to budget responsibilities and see through the post-contract phase with contracts close-out. 

  • Manages projects and resources according to the requirements of the project and acts as primary point of contact for clients on mid-scale projects. 

  • Accountable for a variety of deliverables throughout the lifecycle of multiple projects, generally within an end market sector. 

  • Accountable for briefing the team on project scopes to ensure roles and responsibilities are understood. 

  • Manages the resources across several projects, all within the established budgets. 

  • Manages quality control and ensures all procedures are complied with. 

  • Manages benchmarking, data collection, internal reporting. 

  • Supervises and mentors more junior members of staff to enable their development, assisting with the graduate development programme where appropriate.  

  • Monitors and manages the performance of direct reports. 

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