Senior Manager - Cost Planning

Job description

We are looking for an accomplished Senior Manager - Cost Planning to join the employer, a leading program management company driving large scale infrastructure and giga projects across Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will lead the planning, scheduling, cost control and performance monitoring of complex projects, ensuring excellence in delivery in line with the client's objectives and Vision 2030. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in project controls, stakeholder management, and data-driven decision making within major infrastructure or construction environments. A highly experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager with a strong background in linear infrastructure and transport projects to support large scale programs within a complex customer facing environment. The role primarily focuses on managing cost consultants and bringing consistency, accuracy and transparency to cost planning and reporting across key infrastructure assets including metros, railways, tunnels, stations etc. **Key Responsibilities** * Lead and manage external cost consultants (e.g., Currie & Brown, the employer) to ensure high quality deliverables and alignment with program requirements * Develop, review and challenge cost plans, estimates and standards across all design phases * Ensure consistent and structured cost reporting, in line with program standards and stage gate requirements * Oversee measurement, evaluation, benchmarking and take off from drawings and digital models * Validate cost assumptions, pricing and methodologies used by consultants, ensuring they are robust justified and standardized ( (e.g. BCIS standards) * Facilitate effective information flow between internal teams and consultants, ensuring all parties have the required input for accurate cost planning * Contribute to stage gate reviews, program milestones, and internal management processes * Engage with internal stakeholders and developers to justify cost positions, explain variances and support decision making * Support the development and implementation of cost measurement frameworks, templates and best practices ** Requirements ** ** Candidate Profile ** * Strong consulting background, with significant post-contract experience * Proven experience in transportation/linear infrastructure cost planning* Solid grounding in the Civil Engineering Standard Measurement Method (CESMM) * Proven ability to work in a complex, multi-disciplinary software environment ** Essential Skills and Requirements ** * Experience in take-offs, measurement and quantification from drawings and digital models Advanced experience in infrastructure cost planning and estimating Proficiency in tools such as CostX (or equivalent digital measurement platforms) Strong understanding of measurement methodologies (e.g., BCIS) * Ability to manage interfaces across multiple disciplines in large scale programs * Excellent stakeholder management skills, particularly in cross-disciplinary interactions Clients and Developers * Professional accreditation such as RICS or AIQS preferred

Requirements

• Highly experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager with a strong background in linear infrastructure and transportation projects to support large scale programs within a complex customer facing environment.

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