Cost Manager SA (Data Center)📣 إعلان

منذ ساعتين تقريبا

	نوع العقد	دوام كامل
	طبيعة الوظيفة	بالموقع
	الموقع	الرياض

وصف الوظيفة

About Decima International

Decima International is a professional services company specializing in project management and controls services. The company serves clients across the United States and the Middle East, with a mission to become a premier professional services provider within its served industries.

The Role of Cost Manager

Decima International is seeking an experienced Cost Manager to lead cost management and quantity surveying activities for a major data center project in Riyadh. This full-time role involves overseeing project measurement, cost control, budget compliance, and variation assessments. The successful candidate will lead the cost-control team, perform final reviews and sign-offs of cost reports, and report directly to the PMC Lead / Site Director.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage project cost control and quantity surveying activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Develop, maintain, and monitor project budgets, cost plans, forecasts, and cash flow.
Perform measurement and quantity verification for construction works.
Review contractor cost submissions, valuations, payment applications, and supporting documentation.
Perform final review, sign-off, and escalation of project cost reports.
Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets and identify potential cost overruns.
Prepare regular cost forecasts, estimates at completion, and variance analyses.
Review, assess, and validate variations, change orders, and contractor claims.
Evaluate the cost impact of design changes, scope changes, and project risks.
Maintain accurate records of commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and approved changes.
Support change management and ensure approved variations are accurately reflected in project cost reporting.
Conduct cost benchmarking and provide recommendations to support value-for-money decisions.
Monitor contingency usage and advise project leadership on potential financial exposure.
Prepare monthly cost reports, dashboards, and executive-level summaries for the PMC Lead / Site Director.
Coordinate closely with project controls, commercial, procurement, engineering, construction, and commissioning teams.
Support tender evaluations, commercial assessments, and contractor negotiations as required.
Identify cost risks and opportunities and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
Ensure compliance with project commercial procedures, contractual requirements, and cost-control standards.
Manage, guide, and review the work of the project cost-control team.
Provide accurate and timely commercial and cost advice to project leadership and the Owner.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
Relevant professional certification or accreditation.
Minimum 10+ years of overall professional experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or commercial management.
Minimum 8 years of relevant cost management experience on major construction or capital projects.
Minimum 6 years of experience in a senior or comparable cost-control capacity.
Strong experience in measurement, quantity surveying, cost planning, and cost control.
Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasts, commitments, and cost reports.
Strong experience reviewing contractor valuations, payment applications, variations, and change orders.
Experience conducting variation assessments and evaluating commercial impacts.
Strong understanding of construction contracts, cost management principles, and project controls.

Essential Skills and Attributes

Ability to identify cost risks, analyze variances, and provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
Excellent analytical, numerical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to prepare and present clear cost reports to senior project and client leadership.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other cost-management tools.