Graduate Quantity Surveyor – Cost Planning (Dubai, ADVANCE)

AECOM Corporation; Dubai; On-site; AED 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd in Dubai invites applications for a Graduate Quantity Surveyor – Cost Planning. This Dubai-based role offers early exposure to cost planning, tender support, and life cycle cost analysis within AECOM's buildings and assets team.

The ADVANCE program builds professional skills through structured learning, project exposure, and mentorship, targeting fresh graduates or final-year students in related fields seeking a career in quantity surveying.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or final year student in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum GPA of 3.2 and above is required.
• Graduate program adherence and structured learning emphasis.

Responsibilities

• Support quantity surveying staff on pre-contract and post-contract deliverables.
• Develop practical technical knowledge under supervision of senior surveyors.
• Measure quantities for cost plans and related documentation.
• Assist with tender documentation, pricing schedules, and records.
• Support viability studies, early cost estimates, budget reviews, and cost planning.
• Help monitor cost control procedures throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist with financial input related to claims and variations.
• Prepare, price, and negotiate change orders with stakeholders.
• Analyze tender returns and benchmark costs.
• Maintain cost data libraries and life cycle information.
• Support data management, reporting, and QA procedures.
• Engage in structured learning activities within the ADVANCE program.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Cost planning

Cost estimation

Bills of quantities

Measurement

Tender documentation

Pre-contract

Post-contract

Viability studies

Cost control

Cost reporting

Variation evaluation

Change orders

Claims support

Tender analysis

Market rate testing

Cost data

Life cycle cost

Asset databases

Report formatting

Data management

Quality assurance

Primary research

Graduate development

ADVANCE program

Technical learning

Communication

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Construction Engineering

Civil Engineering

Building assets

Project documentation

Education

Quantity Surveying (QS)

Civil Engineering

Construction Engineering

Job description

AECOM Middle East Ltd in Dubai invites applications for a Graduate Quantity Surveyor – Cost Planning. This Dubai-based role offers early exposure to cost planning, tender support, and life cycle cost analysis within AECOM's buildings and assets team.

The ADVANCE program builds professional skills through structured learning, project exposure, and mentorship, targeting fresh graduates or final-year students in related fields seeking a career in quantity surveying.