Associate Director - Commercial

Company DescriptionTurner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.comJob DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced and driven Associate Director for our cost management services across multi-sector projects in Riyadh. This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking and the ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders effectively.In this senior leadership role, you will work closely with the Commercial Director to achieve set out strategies. Act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and delivered on time and to the required quality standards.ResponsibilitiesAdvise at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing cost advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectivesDevelop cost plans and contract documentation including budgetary estimates, bills of quantities and cost optional studies.Demonstrated experience across all aspects of cost management on a range of projects from feasibility studies to final account close-outPrepare tender documentation, evaluate, and prepare tender reports, review contractor valuations and other relevant documentation.Motivate team members, and drive towards positive client outcomes and meet deadlines in a fast- paced environmentCritically analyse, challenge and brainstorm project requirements and deliverables, in order to find creative solutions and alternatives on behalf of clientsTo take line management responsibility as required and advise upon the procurement of resourcesManage the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communicationsEnsure the production of formal project progress and other reportsTake a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stagesTake responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clientsQualificationsMinimum 12 years of experience in construction consulting related to cost engineering, with a professional RICS qualificationExperience managing large-scale or international commercial development projectsProven team management experienceStrong communication skills - fluent in EnglishAdditional InformationTurner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to formally submit candidates for review via our ATS. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.comJoin our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:TwitterInstagramLinkedIn