Project Director-Cost Management

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At AECOM we are currently recruiting for a Project Director-Cost Management to join our Dublin office.

Heres what youll do: 

Your day-to-day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities;

Cost Management Activities

• Support the development implementation and continuous improvement of the Contracting Entitys cost control processes procedures and policies ensuring alignment with industry best practice and applicable contractual terms and conditions.

• Develop implement and maintain the overall  cost management strategy for the programme.

• Review and provide input into proposed contractor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to cost control expenditure management and budget performance.

• Oversee the management of variations including monthly cashflow forecasting assessment of amendments and variances retention management and the application of liquidated damages where required.

• Provide oversight and advice to the Risk team on the financial implications of identified and emerging programme risks.

• Monitor anticipated final programme costs reviewing challenging and approving forecasts prepared by the Cost Management team.

• Establish and maintain clear escalation routes for cost control matters ensuring timely resolution of issues.

• Support the Contracting Entity in the assessment and response to contractor claims as required.

• Ensure the programme delivers optimum value for money throughout procurement and delivery.

• Develop implement and maintain robust processes systems and administrative procedures to support the timely accurate and consistent production and dissemination of cost reports across the Contracting Entity.

• Foster effective working relationships with the supply chain and the wider industry including contractors consultants suppliers and relevant professional bodies.

• Provide specialist commercial advice and expertise in relation to claims and disputes arising under construction and consultancy contracts.

• Review schedules of rates and/or bills of quantities prepared by cost consultants to support the development of pre-tender estimates and budgets providing recommendations and commentary as required.

• Review and approve monthly post-contract valuations including cost reports variation orders and final accounts for individual work packages.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible 

Heres what were looking for: 

As the successful candidate you will have experience working within our primary infrastructure markets along with having the following qualifications and experience.

• Degree Qualified BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management.
• Professionally Qualified On the Statutory Register of Quantity Surveyors in Ireland and preferably Chartered Quantity Surveying Status with the RICS or SCSI.
• Excellent IT Skills and the ability to utilize digital measurement cost planning and tender document tools shall be essential.

Additional Information :

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For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time