Chief Quantity Surveyor- Engineering Contract | UAE National

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority seeks a senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager to lead end-to-end contract controls and procurement for major projects in Dubai. You will drive cost, value, and risk management through data-driven oversight and robust governance.

The role requires MRICS/AIQS membership or equivalent, 8+ years of experience for bachelor’s, or 6+ years with a master’s degree, and a strong background in change orders, claims, and dispute resolution. Dubai-based, on-site position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Quantity Surveying.
• MRICS/AIQS/AIQSSL professional memberships.
• Extensive experience in change orders and claims administration.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, dispute resolution and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial controls from tender to closeout.
• Manage contract administration and financial control to keep projects on budget.
• Prepare evaluations, tenders, and contract documents; support award decisions.
• Review BOQs, contract documents, and interim/final payment statements.
• Draft and manage routine commercial correspondence; coordinate with departments.
• Evaluate supplier performance and recommend improvements.
• Conduct value engineering and life-cycle cost analysis for decisions.

Skills

Change orders

Claims administration

Contract law

Dispute resolution

Contract lifecycle management

Project management

Project coordination

Tendering processes

Technical evaluation

Engineering procurement

Cost engineering

Life-cycle cost analysis

Market research

Supplier evaluation

Education

Bachelor's/Master’s in Quantity Surveying

MRICS/AIQS/AIQSSL memberships

Job description

Lead commercial and contract controls from inception to closeout. Optimize cost, value, and compliance through rigorous evaluations and governance. Direct QS activities and vendor interactions. Apply data-driven, automation-enabled, model-based practices to improve speed, accuracy, and risk control.

• Update section policies and procedures and deliver awareness sessions for concerned stakeholders.
• Set cost-planning strategies and estimates for engineering contracts and apply whole-life value principles to guide choices.
• Advise management on legal and contractual matters and define evaluation approaches and award recommendations.
• Interview and recommend Consultant QS/Senior QS and validate QS/contract-manager evaluations.

Operations

• Manage day-to-day commercial management, contract administration, and financial control to keep projects within approved budgets.
• Prepare and evaluate tenders, produce evaluation reports and negotiate and recommend awards with concerned departments.
• Review BOQs and Conditions of Contract and advise consultants on preliminary/final tender submissions.
• Issue invitations and tender notices; prepare letters of award/acceptance and contract documents; compile tender and contract documents for in-house projects.
• Review and approve interim payment certificates, inspect and approve statements at completion and final statements and prepare equivalent documents for in-house projects.
• Validate variation valuations and contractual claims, guide QS teams on valuation methods and commercial resolutions.
• Review requests for the release of initial bank guarantees for engineering contracts after receiving the final guarantees
• Review requests for financial payments for engineering contracts and ensure their compatibility with the contract
• Prepare / Review Quantum analysis reports on contractual claims and dispute resolution process.
• Draft and manage routine contractual and commercial correspondence and coordinate with departments to resolve issues.
• Evaluate supplier performance and recommend corrective actions.
• Review contract applications and purchase requests, recommend appropriate contracting means and study direct-agreement requests and submit recommendations.
• Participate in project-receipt committees and confirm all requirements for contract closure.
• Conduct value engineering/life-cycle cost analysis to support material or design decisions

Product / Process Improvement

• Drive cost control using data-driven monitoring, automation-enabled workflows, and modelbased quantity measures.
• Enhance consistency and auditability of tender, contract, and correspondence documents across projects.
• Support contract closure activities, ensuring all financial, technical, and administrative requirements are completed before final sign-off.

Qualifications - External

• Bachelor's degree/ Master’s degree in Quantity Surveying
• 6+ years in case of Master’s degree (8+ years in case of Bachelor’s degree)
• MRICS, AIQS, AIQSSL and other Professional Membership of Internationally recognized Institutes of Quantity Surveying.
• Expertise in change orders and claims administration
• Strong knowledge of contract law, dispute resolution, and contract lifecycle management
• Understanding of core engineering principles and infrastructure project requirements
• Proficiency in project management and project coordination
• Experience in quantity surveying and cost engineering practices
• Familiarity with the organization’s business context and operational environment
• Skilled in tendering processes and technical evaluation
• Experience in engineering and infrastructure procurement
• Competence in enterprise archiving, documentation, and compliance management
• Ability to conduct market research and benchmarking for procurement and project activities
• Knowledge of supplier qualification, classification, and evaluation process