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Role Overview
Cost Manager (Construction & Quantity Surveying) at Drees & Sommer SE, based in Dubai.
Company Overview
Drees & Sommer SE is a global consulting and implementation firm with more than 6,500 employees at over 80 locations worldwide. The company delivers sustainable, innovative and economical solutions for real estate, industry, energy and infrastructure projects. The firm works in interdisciplinary teams to support customers across large-scale real estate and urban development projects, including mixed-use developments, commercial districts, residential communities, and large-scale urban regeneration projects.
Role Purpose
Drive cost planning, cost management and quantity surveying activities across multiple project phases of demanding and complex urban development and infrastructure projects. Work collaboratively with the project management team and other technical experts to understand project requirements, evaluate different technical and design options, and identify the most economically viable solutions for the client.
Key Responsibilities
Cost Planning & Estimation
- Independently prepare investment cost estimates, cost plans and detailed cost calculations based on building type benchmarks, cost elements, trade cost indicators and unit rates across all project phases.
- Perform quantity take-offs and quantity analyses, including BIM-based and manual measurement extraction, as the foundation for reliable cost planning and forecasting.
Cost Validation & Control
- Review, validate and challenge cost calculations, estimates and commercial submissions prepared by contractors, consultants and other project stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain project cost tracking, including budgets, commitments, expenditures, change orders and construction progress.
Forecasting & Financial Analysis
- Develop model-based cost forecasts, cash flow projections and portfolio cost outlooks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Prepare financial analyses, reporting and management dashboards while coordinating cost-related topics with clients, consultants, contractors and internal project teams.
Value Engineering & Commercial Management
- Lead cost evaluations within change management, risk and opportunity assessments, and support investment decisions through commercial analysis and decision papers.
- Drive value engineering and cost optimisation initiatives in close collaboration with the project management team and technical experts, developing alternative solutions to identify the best balance of cost, quality, functionality, schedule and overall project objectives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, Construction Management or a comparable qualification.
- Initial to several years of professional experience in cost calculation, cost management, project controls or commercial project management within the construction or real estate industry.
- Good understanding of construction cost planning, cost controlling, forecasting and reporting with exposure to local construction cost structures and market practices.
Skills & Competencies
- Confident use of Excel and cost management, project controls or commercial management software.
- Hands-on, flexible and proactive mindset with the willingness to contribute across a broad range of commercial and project-related topics beyond purely cost management activities.
- Very good English skills combined with a structured, reliable and collaborative way of working.
Additional Information
- UAE driving licence required.
- Benefit from global expertise and gain insights into managing international real estate developments.
- Professional and personal development supported through individual training and further education at the Drees & Sommer Academy.
- Premium level of health insurance provided.
- Work environment that enthusiastically embraces and supports innovative ideas and sustainable practices.
- Attractive annual leave allowance beyond the standard.
- Culture of flat hierarchies, fostering open communication, teamwork, and a shared commitment to achieving goals together.