Associate Director Quantity Surveying

Job Description:

Ref MAX9589

Consultant: Steve Thomas

Region: Dubai

Location: Dubai

Salary: To £151,000

Job Posted: 06/10/2022

Type: Permanent

Status: Live - Interviewing now

Job Role:

Quantity Surveying Associate Director

Chartered with 15+ years of postgraduate experience is required to join a long-established cost consultancy in Dubai.

The consultancy is seeking any of the following: an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager, Managing Quantity Surveyor, Senior Cost Manager, or Associate with strong managerial skills and 15 years postgraduate experience to fill the role of Associate Director.

Prior postgraduate experience of working in the United Kingdom within a quantity surveyor or cost consultancy firm is strongly preferable, as well as a related degree accredited within the UK.

The individual should hold a RICS (or equivalent Chartership) and ideally have previous experience of working in the Middle East region to work for one of Dubai's leading Cost Consultancies as a Team Leader focusing on their airport-related work.

Project Details:

The successful candidate will be responsible for and oversee pre and post contract work within the airport division of the QS business and will be based in Dubai.

Responsibilities And Duties:

1. Performing Value Engineering and Cost control techniques on construction contracts
2. Managing FIDIC conditions of contract and using international methods of measurement
3. Coordinating with Client & handling correspondence
4. Checking of the Project QS's work
5. QA/QC for Payment, Rates, AVV, Commercial Report review
6. Attend Meetings
7. Cashflow Preparation & Value Engineering
8. Setting targets for finalizing the job for SQS & QS etc.
9. Tender evaluation & assessment
10. Preparing and presenting cash flow & cost management advice to clients

Desired Skills And Experience:

15+ years of postgraduate experience is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

2+ years prior experience based in the UK is strongly preferred, specifically experience working with premium UK cost consultants and/or main build and civil engineering contractors.

The addition of a related degree accreditation in the UK is strongly preferred.

Chartership (MRICS, FRICS) is STRONGLY PREFERRED.

Previous Middle East experience is strongly preferred.

Recent experience on airport projects is highly desirable.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements:

Candidates MUST hold an RICS accredited Degree or similar equivalent qualification with a MINIMUM of 15 years postgraduate experience as a Quantity Surveyor.

This is a prerequisite from our clients to get approved onto the project and CANDIDATES WITHOUT THIS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR SHORTLISTED, UNLESS they have current EXCEPTIONAL airport experience and are running a team of QS's with client interaction at a SENIOR level.

Employing Company Overview And Profile:

A long-established quantity surveying and cost management consultancy, this company is a dynamic quantity surveying/commercial management/cost consultancy that has been established in Dubai for over 20 years and offers an unrivaled service to their repeat clients.