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Parsons Corporation Head of Cost Optimisation and Value Management in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Description:
Ready to take your engineering and management experience to the next level to work on complex construction problems that will have a huge impact on the local community?
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Head of Cost Optimisation and Value Management to join our team! In this role you will get to support the Director Cost and Optimisation to manage the deliverables of the Cost Optimisation Team.
The Cost Section’s vision is to establish a leading cost department for real estate development projects, optimizing spending, enhancing value. With an aim to be industry leaders in cost, offering independent, innovative cost services, maintaining a comprehensive cost data library, with a focus on optimizing cost performance, close client cooperation, and value management
What You'll be Doing;
To establish a best-in-class cost unit that optimizes spending and enhances value for our real estate development projects
Optimize spending and improve value for real estate development projects by developing robust processes, systems, and relationships to reduce costs.
Interface / work with client and Devco’s Commercial Teams and other Departments to provide value management studies, cost optimization strategies and life cycle cost analysis
Lead the value management process, provide cost studies and advice on cost effective design solutions including synergistic opportunities.
Evaluate designs, identify cost-saving opportunities, develop alternative solutions
Review FSC/FB/MIC Meeting material and support ExCom/ Management requests from a value management and cost optimization prospective.
Review Business Plans from a value management and cost optimization prospective.
Develop and share technical guidelines, tools, templates and procedures and continuously seek opportunities for process improvement.
Performs detailed review of Devco developed Capital Cost Estimates and budgets
Performs constructability analysis and provides value engineering recommendations
Providing input to design optioneering and leads value engineering exercises.
Create ad-hoc reports for management on a recurring or one-of-a-kind basis.
What Required Skills You'll Bring;
15+ years Value Engineering and Cost Optimisation experience post MRICS qualification
5+ years experience living and working in the GCC
Experience of KSA giga projects - masterplans, hospitality, industrial, rail
Detailed knowledge and practical experience of Value engineering and life cycle costing
Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement)
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments
Excellent problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills
Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily
Demonstrable evidence of delivering services to Clients and managing Client relationships
MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), or equivalent
Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Not Applicable/None
Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.
About Us
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.
Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.
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