Associate - Pre And Post Contractual Services

C-QUEST: The Middle East’s No. 1 Cost Consultant of the Year. For over 24 years, C-QUEST has been a driving force in shaping iconic skylines and sustainable communities across the Middle East. As an award-winning project development and cost consultancy firm, we specialize in delivering tailored, innovative, and sustainable solutions that optimize cost efficiency and commercial excellence across construction and infrastructure projects. With a team of 100+ industry experts, we provide end-to-end project support, ensuring seamless execution from inception to completion. Backed by KEO’s legacy of expertise and integrated services, C-QUEST maintains an independent, client-first approach, ensuring projects are delivered on budget and aligned with sustainability goals.

Our newest opportunity is for an Associate to join our award-winning team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Associate will represent the firm in its dealings with all relevant parties, from award throughout the entire course of the construction activities for a range of large-scale projects. We are looking for a dynamic individual with extensive experience in Pre and Post Contract Management with experience working on a range of largescale mixed use projects.

Responsibilities

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Representing the Firm in its dealings with relevant parties, managing precontract, measurement and cost planning.
• Communicating with the Manager CQS and project senior cost controllers regarding the project’s status and progress as well as managing the projects in accordance with established KEO Project Management Policy and Procedures Manual.
• Responsible for the review and approval of interim payments, project variations and other financial matters.
• Maintaining communication with the project managers, directors, contractor and client’s site representatives on all project related issues.
• Overseeing the financial and contractual aspects of the project and ensuring the terms of the contract are followed and manages supplemental agreements.
• Providing support to senior management on all financial and contractual matters throughout the project life-cycle.
• Convening and chairing commercial meetings as well as preparing and distributing the meeting minutes.
• Ensuring all cost and quantity records are streamlined and kept in order by the QS’s.
• Assessing, measuring, advising and recommending on cost impact of design changes.
• Preparing Change/Variation Orders and reports upon cost impacts of such orders on the construction budget.
• Preparing draft contractual correspondence and certificates for issue to the client and contractor.
• Preparing project cost and cash flow reports.
• Participating in cost and contractual review meetings.
• Providing general commercial/contractual support to the project teams.
• Ensuring completeness and validity of all contractual requirements.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envisage that you will bring a minimum of 10 - 15 years pre and post contract cost and commercial management experience within a consultancy environment. Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying and chartered, MRICS or equivalent.

• Extensive expertise in contractual, commercial, and financial matters, particularly in cost planning and estimation.
• Excellent communications skills across the board with the ability to write reports and presentations.
• The ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups.
• Expert level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic solutions with the ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm, with clients and other key stakeholders, to achieve business results and improve client outcomes.
• In-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles with ability to calculate complex figures and forecast and prepare budgets.
• Knowledge of UAE and KSA markets would be highly desirable.

C-Quest International is a KEO Allied Practice.

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