Director - Cost Planning - 20013059 (RS8)

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Cost Planning
• Ensure budgets drive design decisions and provide early pre‑concept cost advice.
• Guide development teams by aligning design intent with cost, efficiency and value outcomes.
• Work with Cost Consultants to prepare and review cost plans at all stages ensuring clarity of assumptions, risks and opportunities.

• Cost Consultant Management

• Lead procurement, briefing and ongoing performance management of cost consultants.
• Review consultant cost plans to ensure alignment with budget, scope and project objectives.
• Challenge inefficiencies, conflicting assumptions and unclear methodologies.
• Standards and Governance
• Ensure compliance with QIC Cost Planning Guidelines, CBS and Stage Gate requirements.
• Represent Cost Planning in internal and external meetings to maintain alignment on cost positions.

• Business Unit Engagement

• Provide updates to the Hospitality Business Unit on construction costs, benchmarking and cost movements.
• Ensure representation at internal reviews and contribute to passing Stage Gates successfully.
• Benchmarking
• Develop and maintain hospitality benchmarks, integrating design metrics with cost positions.
• Support the HBU Benchmarking Database with consistent, high‑quality data.
• Feasibility
• Review feasibility inputs, validate assumptions and test multiple development scenarios.
• Market Awareness
• Monitor market trends, escalation, procurement conditions and contractor pricing intelligence.
• Cost Leadership
• Mentor senior managers and promote consistent ways of working within the Cost Planning team.
• Establish KPIs for effectiveness, support professional development and enhance collaboration across BUs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, Commercial Management or relevant discipline.
• Professional accreditation such as RICS or AIQS preferred.
• Minimum 11 years of relevant experience in cost Planning, quantity Surveying within large-scale construction or infrastructure projects value above 500-1000m SAR.
• Strong Middle East experience delivering villas, townhouses and low‑rise hospitality projects.
• Experience working in GCC construction markets preferred.
• Expert understanding of NRM, IPMS, CESSM, POMI and CAPEX cost planning principles.
• Proven track record leading teams and managing complex cost planning processes.
• Strong benchmarking capability and portfolio‑level reporting experience.
• Strong communication skills with ability to convey technical matters simply.

Benefits

• The opportunity to be part of one of Saudi Arabia's most ambitious city developments