Associate Director MRICS

About This Role

About this opportunity

• Associate Director
• Pre contract Quantity Surveying services
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Buildings & Real Estate construction

Gleeds in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an exciting career opportunity, supporting a number of iconic programs across the Kingdom. We are seeking a pre contract specialist MRICS qualified Quantity Surveying professional with a real passion for pre contract services, who wants to develop their career in a personable and professional environment.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Delivering pre contract cost management services from concept design through detailed design
• Managing commissions to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the Gleeds procedures.
• Positively engaging with Clients and developing, growing and maintaining Client relationships
• Cost Planning, Estimating
• Value Engineering
• Bills of Quantities
• Advising on and implementing procurement strategies.
• Preparing tender documentation and managing the tender process, including designing tender marking schemes.
• Producing and presenting reports to Clients.
• Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects

Experience, Knowledge And Key Skills

• MRICS Chartered
• Expert knowledge and practical experience of pre contract cost management
• 15+ years post graduate experience in all aspects of quantity surveying
• 3+ years’ experience in Saudi Arabia
• 3+ years’ experience with a top QS consultancy organisation
• Experience of building projects and major mixed use developments
• Practical knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
• Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying
• MRICS or equivalent chartered status
• Native English level written and oral skills
• Arabic desirable
• Transferable Iqama

Be part of the extraordinary

Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.

One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With over 80 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.

Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

• We’re committed to our clients and our people
• We’re creative and realistic
• We combine professionalism with personality