Cost Engineer / Specialist (Facilities Management)

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Cost Engineer to join our team!

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Responsibilities

• In this role you will get to work with project, engineering, operations and commercial teams to prepare reliable cost information, monitor financial performance and support informed decision-making.
• Prepare, review and update cost estimates, budgets and cost plans using available drawings, specifications, scope documents, quantity information and market data.
• Undertake quantity take-offs and measurement of building, civil, MEP and FM-related works, as applicable to the assignment.
• Develop pricing build-ups, unit rates and supporting cost breakdowns for labour, materials, plant, subcontract services, preliminaries and other project requirements.
• Support tendering and procurement activities, including preparation or review of Bills of Quantities, pricing schedules, tender returns and commercial comparisons.
• Monitor actual and forecast expenditure against approved budgets and identify cost trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Prepare periodic cost reports, cash-flow forecasts, commitment records and estimate-at-completion updates for management review.
• Assess contractors and suppliers quotations, payment applications, variations, change requests and final account information, as required.
• Maintain auditable cost records, estimate back-up, assumptions, exclusions, source data and change history.
• Coordinate with engineering, project management, procurement, finance, operations and commercial teams to confirm scope, quantities, programme inputs and cost impacts.
• Support value engineering, benchmarking and cost optimization exercises while maintaining the required scope, quality, safety and operational performance.
• Assist in the preparation of commercial correspondence, cost recommendations and management presentations.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with the position, as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, Cost Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in cost engineering, estimating, quantity surveying or cost management within building services or facilities management sectors.
• Demonstrable experience preparing cost estimates, quantity take-offs, rate build-ups, budgets, forecasts and cost reports.
• Working knowledge of measurement, Bills of Quantities, tender documentation, contractor pricing, variations and payment assessment.
• Understanding of UAE construction and FM market rates, procurement practices and supply-chain conditions.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, scopes of work and technical information and translate them into clear cost outputs.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other standard Microsoft Office applications.
• Good analytical, numerical, organizational and report-writing skills, with close attention to accuracy and supporting records.
• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate cost information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of UAE construction and FM market rates, procurement practices and supply-chain conditions.

Preferred

• Experience in the building facilities management industry, including hard FM, MEP maintenance, lifecycle replacement, planned and reactive maintenance, or refurbishment works.

Benefits

• We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!

• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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