Cost Consultant

**The opportunity****Project**: This is a mixed-use project in the heart of Egypt.**Your responsibilities will include**:- Managing, estimating, and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.- Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including, pre-qualification, enquiry, evaluation, selection, and contract preparation are performed effectively.- Ensuring that post-contract cost variances, change control, cost checking, and valuation processes are managed effectively.- Ensuring the production of monthly cost reports and presenting them to the client.- Providing value engineering and life cycle costing.- Managing the final account negotiation and agreement.- Interfacing with clients, and external and internal consultants at all project stages.- Producing and maintaining accurate cost and cash forecasts in alignment with the cost breakdown structure.- Maintaining accuracy in all cost data for the programme within the financial control system (EcoSys), including monthly ACWP calculations.- Coordinating and producing cost reports to a defined reporting cycle.- Assisting in the trend and change process, including production of project change reports, analysis of cost impact, and provision of feedback on areas of risk and opportunities.- Reviewing, acceptance, and integration of cost estimates and forecasts provided by tier 1 contractors and suppliers.- Assisting with analysis of earned value.- Adhering to project governance and cost standards and procedures.**About you**You have a degree or equivalent qualification in engineering, construction, quantity surveying, or another related field, you have an understanding of cost management methodologies and techniques, and you are a member of a professional body, such as RICS, CIOB. You have experience on a major construction project. You can build lasting client relationships and provide support to strong, motivated teams. You have proven relevant experience in project management or in a similar cost role in a construction or consultancy background.