Project Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,400 - 256,680; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid leave

Professional development

Wellbeing resources

Employee assistance services

Business travel insurance

Recognition programmes

Retirement savings support

Other employment benefits

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd invites a skilled Project Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure to join our Dubai team. You will manage pre- and post-contract cost control for major infrastructure and housing projects, delivering accurate measurements, cost reports, and final accounts.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years of experience, MRICS preferred, and strong knowledge of earned value, cash‑flow forecasting, and contract administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a similar construction‑related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Deliver site‑based pre‑contract and post‑contract quantity surveying services for infrastructure and housing projects.
• Complete detailed measurement and quantification of construction works using approved drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
• Review contractor payment applications and assess the value of completed work.
• Prepare recommendations for interim progress payments and change requests.
• Assist with the evaluation of contractor and subcontractor claims.
• Review claim submissions, supporting records, cost evidence, and contractual entitlement.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, financial updates, forecasts, and commercial summaries.
• Compare planned expenditure with actual costs, commitments, approved changes, and forecast final values.
• Produce earned value reports to assess cost and progress performance.
• Prepare, review, and update project cash‑flow forecasts.
• Estimate variation orders using verified quantities, contract rates, market data, and supporting documentation.
• Review changes in scope and compare production rates, work methods, and cost information.
• Evaluate variations and change orders in coordination with the Contract Administrator, design team, and construction team.
• Participate in commercial negotiations with contractors and subcontractors.
• Maintain variation, payment, claim, commitment, and cost registers.
• Support budget management and formal change control procedures.
• Identify potential commercial risks and notify the project leadership team of material concerns.
• Review project correspondence, instructions, drawings, and records that may affect cost or contractual entitlement.
• Prepare clear commercial recommendations supported by measurable evidence.
• Assist with final account preparation, reconciliation, negotiation, and settlement.
• Attend client, progress, design, and commercial meetings when required.
• Present cost information confidently to project stakeholders.
• Protect the confidentiality of client, project, contractual, and financial information.
• Coordinate effectively with internal departments and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Prioritize multiple commercial assignments to meet reporting and payment deadlines.
• Maintain professional standards in all dealings with clients, contractors, consultants, and colleagues.
• Attend in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office as a condition of employment.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Infrastructure cost

Housing costing

Pre‑contract services

Post‑contract services

Measurement

Cost estimating

Interim valuations

Progress payments

Claims evaluation

Variation orders

Change order

Cost reporting

Financial forecasting

Earned value

Cash-flow

Budget management

Contract administration

MRICS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

cost management software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Project Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Full‑time role within the Construction industry focusing on cost estimating.

Job Snapshot

• Role: Project Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure
• Industry: Construction
• Function: Cost Estimating
• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Experience: 5‑8 years
• Salary: 15,000 – 23,000 AED (subject to confirmation)
• Gender: Any
• Nationality: Any

Overview

Project Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure in Dubai is a construction hiring opportunity for a commercially focused professional with experience delivering site‑based pre‑contract and post‑contract cost management services. The role supports major infrastructure and housing projects through measurement, claims evaluation, progress payment assessment, variation management, earned value reporting, cash‑flow forecasting, cost control, and final account settlement.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver site‑based pre‑contract and post‑contract quantity surveying services for infrastructure and housing projects.
• Complete detailed measurement and quantification of construction works using approved drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
• Review contractor payment applications and assess the value of completed work.
• Prepare recommendations for interim progress payments and change requests.
• Assist with the evaluation of contractor and subcontractor claims.
• Review claim submissions, supporting records, cost evidence, and contractual entitlement.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, financial updates, forecasts, and commercial summaries.
• Compare planned expenditure with actual costs, commitments, approved changes, and forecast final values.
• Produce earned value reports to assess cost and progress performance.
• Prepare, review, and update project cash‑flow forecasts.
• Estimate variation orders using verified quantities, contract rates, market data, and supporting documentation.
• Review changes in scope and compare production rates, work methods, and cost information.
• Evaluate variations and change orders in coordination with the Contract Administrator, design team, and construction team.
• Participate in commercial negotiations with contractors and subcontractors.
• Maintain variation, payment, claim, commitment, and cost registers.
• Support budget management and formal change control procedures.
• Identify potential commercial risks and notify the project leadership team of material concerns.
• Review project correspondence, instructions, drawings, and records that may affect cost or contractual entitlement.
• Prepare clear commercial recommendations supported by measurable evidence.
• Assist with final account preparation, reconciliation, negotiation, and settlement.
• Attend client, progress, design, and commercial meetings when required.
• Present cost information confidently to project stakeholders.
• Protect the confidentiality of client, project, contractual, and financial information.
• Coordinate effectively with internal departments and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Prioritize multiple commercial assignments to meet reporting and payment deadlines.
• Maintain professional standards in all dealings with clients, contractors, consultants, and colleagues.
• Attend in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office as a condition of employment.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a similar construction‑related discipline.
• Minimum 5‑8 years of relevant quantity surveying or cost management experience.
• Experience working on large‑scale construction projects.
• Previous involvement in infrastructure or housing developments is beneficial.
• MRICS qualification is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of measurement, valuation, cost reporting, and contract administration.
• Practical experience reviewing progress payments, variations, claims, and final accounts.
• Understanding of budget control, earned value analysis, cash‑flow forecasting, and change management.
• Familiarity with industry best practices for cost and contract management.
• Ability to interpret contracts, drawings, specifications, bills of quantities, and technical documentation.
• Computer literacy with experience using cost management software.
• Strong formal English communication and report‑writing skills.
• Arabic language ability is considered an advantage.
• Confidence presenting financial and commercial information to clients and project teams.
• Ability to work autonomously and recognize when management support is required.
• Strong organizational skills with the capacity to manage competing priorities.
• Professional judgment, initiative, discretion, and careful attention to detail.
• Practical problem‑solving and lateral‑thinking capability.
• Ability to build productive working relationships within a large and dynamic project environment.

Skills Set

• Quantity surveying
• Infrastructure cost management
• Housing project costing
• Pre‑contract services
• Post‑contract services
• Measurement and quantification
• Cost estimating
• Interim valuations
• Progress payment assessment
• Claims evaluation
• Variation orders
• Change order management
• Cost reporting
• Financial forecasting
• Earned value reporting
• Cash‑flow forecasting
• Budget management
• Change control
• Contract administration
• Cost data analysis
• Production rate analysis
• Commercial negotiations
• Final account settlement
• Cost management software
• Microsoft Excel
• Project cost registers
• Commercial risk identification
• Client presentations
• Contract documentation
• MRICS

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Wellbeing resources
• Employee assistance services
• Business travel insurance
• Recognition programmes
• Retirement savings support
• Other employment benefits

About the Company

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing engineering, design, cost management, programme management, and construction supervision services. Its multidisciplinary teams support transportation, housing, buildings, water, energy, and environmental projects by combining technical knowledge with disciplined commercial and project delivery practices.