Managing Quantity Surveyor

Hill International, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Managing Surveyor to oversee cost management, payment reviews, variations, claims and final accounts across multiple infrastructure packages.

You will lead the quantity surveying team, manage budgets and cash-flow, review bids and payments, and ensure contracts and change control are applied with rigor. This role requires strong leadership and a deep understanding of FIDIC-based contracts, valuation principles, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying or related discipline.
• Chartered membership of RICS preferred or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of cost management principles and valuation.
• Experience with FIDIC-based contracts and change control.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost management, payment reviews, variations and final accounts across infrastructure packages.
• Manage the quantity surveying team ensuring accurate assessments and timely deliverables.
• Review estimates, bills of quantities and tender documents for alignment with project scope.
• Support commercial tender evaluations, bidder clarifications and procurement recommendations.
• Review payment applications and provide substantiated recommendations within authority.
• Assess variations including scope, quantities, rates and budget implications.
• Prepare cost estimates for project elements and monitor cost implications of design changes.
• Coordinate with contracts, planning and delivery teams on claims and commercial risk.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Contract management

Budget management

FIDIC contracts

Claims management

Cost estimation

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying / Commercial Management / Civil Engineering

Chartered membership of RICS

Job description

Job Description:

Managing Surveyor will oversee cost management, payment reviews, variations, claims and final accounts across multiple infrastructure packages.

Responsibilities

• Manage the quantity surveying team, ensuring accurate assessments, consistent standards and timely deliverables.
• Oversee budgets, cost plans, cash-flow forecasts and anticipated final costs, identifying potential overruns and recommending corrective action.
• Review consultants’ cost estimates, bills of quantities and tender documents for completeness and alignment with the project scope.
• Support commercial tender evaluations, bidder clarifications and procurement recommendations.
• Review contractor and consultant payment applications and associated assessments, providing substantiated recommendations within the PMC’s authorityand have a robust knowledge of the applicable methods of measurement
• Assess variations, including scope, quantities, rates, contractual basis and budget implications.
• Ability to prepare cost estimates for various project elements.
• Review the commercial aspects of claims in coordination with the contracts, planning and delivery teams.
• Monitor the cost implications of design changes, ground conditions, construction sequencing and interfaces between packages.
• Maintain consolidated payment, variation, claim and commercial risk registers with clear supporting records.
• Prepare commercial reports highlighting budget performance, forecast final costs, outstanding liabilities and required Client decisions.
• Coordinate with Modon, consultants and contractors to resolve commercial issues, scope gaps and potential duplicate payments.
• Support commercial negotiations, final-account reconciliation and contract closeout.
• Ensure commercial activities comply with project contracts, Client approval procedures and the PMC’s delegated authority.
• Have strong contractual knowledge and extensive experience in claims procedures, with the ability to assess contractual entitlement and prepare claims and Early Warning Trackers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered membership of RICS, or an equivalent recognized professional qualification, preferred. Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• Strong understanding of FIDIC-based contracts, bespoke consultancy agreements
• Thorough knowledge of measurement methods, bills of quantities, rate build-ups, cost estimating and infrastructure cost benchmarking.
• Sound understanding of contractual entitlement, valuation principles, change control and the assessment of supporting evidence for claims.
• Knowledge of budget management, cash-flow forecasting, contingency management and anticipated final-cost reporting.
• Understanding of the commercial implications of design changes, package interfaces, ground conditions and construction sequencing.
• Clear understanding of PMC responsibilities, delegated authority and Client approval requirement

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at www.gisiconsulting.com.

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled
Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.