Capital Programmes & Infrastructure, Senior Manager – Commercial & Cost

Reference # 09-ADV-0021

Description:

This is an opportunity to join PWC’s fast growing Capital Programmes & Infrastructure team (CP&I) Advisory team. The PWC CP&I Middle East team advises both government organizations and private sector clients in the areas of Project Finance, Procurement, Programme Management, Programme Assurance and Dispute Resolution.

The candidates specialism is in cost and commercial management. You have a track record of managing cost effectively for clients and advising on strategies to achieve cost efficiencie

Specifically, given your strong background in cost and commercial management, the role will specifically include:

• Designing client functions for commercial, contract and cost management
• Designing appropriate processes, controls and systems for the management of cost on major capital programmes
• Advising clients on optimum procurement routes and strategies
• Advising clients on how to improve efficiency and effectiveness of capital programme management
• Advising clients on optimum strategies to manage risk and contingency
• Strong ability to analyse cost and advise on AFC and factors that could prevent the achievement of AFC.
• Supporting clients to turnaround failing projects in a Leadership capacity
• Supporting the client to discharge their contractual responsibilities
• Helping clients manage their Delivery Partners, Contractors and Sub Contractors
• Advising clients on key risks and appropriate responses to manage these
• Where required, supporting client’s in response to contractor claims
• Business development with client organisations in the Qatar market
• Improving PWC’s methods and tools using your extensive experience of capital programme management & commercial/cost management at other organisations
• Recruiting and developing a high performing team of consultants in Qatar

Responsibilities:

The position would be responsible for applying their skills and experience to a variety of assignments, maintain the highest quality of professional advice at all times in order to maintain and enhance the firm's standing and market reputation and to manage and build day-to-day client relationships.

In addition the Senior Manager will be responsible for staff management and coaching of junior team members.

The position requires the following technical skills:

• Capital project budgeting
• Cost estimation
• Contract management
• Contractual claims
• Change management/change control
• Risk and Contingency
• Value at Risk
• Earned Value

Industry experience in the following areas is preferred:

• Rail (Heavy Rail & Light Rail)
• Highways and Public Infrastructure
• Power & Utilities
• Real Estate / Development
• Oil and Gas
• Major Sporting Events

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