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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.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh.