Assistant Vice President – Benchmarking (UAEN)

20 سبتمبر، 2022

0 39 2 دقائق

الوصف الوظيفي

JOB PURPOSE

Perform the vertical and quantity surveying related activities across all projects under various stages (feasibility support, cost planning, commercial tender evaluation, change management, corporate and asset management related requests) to ensure adherence to standards and cost effectiveness.
Assist in the provision of market intelligence by using various sources of information.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Feasibility / Early-Stage Support

Benchmark requests for consultancy fees, including professional staff rates, studies, surveys.
Provide support in the definition of budgets for Capital Projects

Cost Planning / Design Development

Prepare or review rough order of magnitude (ROM) costings
Review of cost estimates and cost plans at various design stages (concept, schematic, detailed)
Review of unpriced tender bills of quantities

Commercial Tender Evaluation

Benchmark requests for consultancy fees, including professional staff rates, studies, surveys, provisional sums
Review of main contract tenders
Review of priced bills of quantities prior to award.
Review of Operation & Maintenance tenders

Change Orders (Variation Orders)

Assess variations on consultancy fees.
Review main contract variations, including requesting quotations, build up rates etc.
Validate staff rates based on position and years of experience.
Evaluate costs associated with various studies / surveys / activation of provisional sums.

Corporate / Asset Management

Review corporate fees for marketing, legal and other professional fees.
Validate staff rates based on position and years of experience.
Evaluate costs associated with various studies / surveys / activation of provisional sums.
Assess capital costs associated with ancillary structures or systems applicable to existing assets.
Review costs associated with repairs / maintenance costs for existing built assets.
Advise on Operation & Maintenance costs.

Market Intelligence / Database

Ability to gather, structure, and analyse data.
Disseminate information to higher management.
Continuously monitor cost changes in construction commodities (price indices, tender price inflation etc.)
Observe and communicate market trends to inform decision making.
Staying up to date with technological developments, including but not limited to software, modern methods of construction, prefabrication, design for manufacturing, and other innovative concepts.
Maintain and update the cost database and the associated dashboards.

KEY RESULT AREAS

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

RELATED YEAR OF EXPERIENCE

SECTOR EXPERIENCE

Relevant experience with cost consultancy firms or large scale real estate developers.

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Deep exposure to GCC region and adjacent markets preferred
Demonstrated track record in real estate developments
Excellent estimation and cost planning capabilities
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal required to present estimates, cost plans, variation orders etc. to senior leaders for approval.
Experienced in working with multi-disciplinary teams that include members from Development / Design, Project Management, Procurement and Commercial functions.

QUALIFICATION