Project Surveyor - Quantity Surveying and Cost Consulting

AECOM Corporation; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 280,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible work options

Career development opportunities

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Project Surveyor to join its Cost Consulting team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role covers pre-contract quantity surveying and post-contract commercial support across a diverse portfolio of civil and infrastructure projects.

The position is based in Dubai South for pre-contract activities, with travel across Dubai and Abu Dhabi. You will prepare cost estimates and cost plans, support procurement, and deliver robust commercial advice throughout the project

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in pre-contract cost consultancy and post-contract commercial support.
• Sound knowledge of FIDIC contracts and recognised measurement standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-contract cost consulting across a portfolio of projects.
• Prepare cost estimates and cost plans from drawings and specifications.
• Support tender documentation and procurement processes.
• Contribute to value engineering and cost optimisation activities.
• Provide post-contract commercial support including cost reporting and cash flow.
• Assess progress payments and prepare commercial assessments.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Cost Consultancy

Pre-Contract

Contract Administration

Financial Reporting

Tender Evaluation

Value Engineering

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline

Job description

Project Surveyor - Quantity Surveying and Cost Consulting Job Snapshot - Role: Project Surveyor - Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Cost Estimating - Experience: Minimum 8 years of relevant quantity surveying or cost consulting experience - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: Hybrid

AECOM is seeking an experienced Project Surveyor to join its Cost Consulting team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This position combines pre-contract quantity surveying and cost consultancy services with post-contract commercial support across a diverse portfolio of construction and infrastructure projects. The role will be based in Dubai South for pre-contract cost consulting activities, with additional responsibilities supporting projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Candidates must be flexible and willing to work across multiple project locations, including providing commercial support to project teams during periods of staff absence. The successful candidate will prepare cost estimates, cost plans, tender documentation, and commercial assessments while supporting procurement activities, financial reporting, payment valuations, and contract administration. This opportunity offers exposure to different project types, asset classes, procurement approaches, and major UAE clients, allowing an experienced quantity surveyor to strengthen technical and commercial capabilities across the complete project lifecycle.

Candidates should have at least eight years of relevant professional experience, demonstrable pre-contract cost consultancy expertise, and a sound understanding of FIDIC contracts and recognised measurement standards.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Dubai - Industry: Civil Engineering - Function: Cost Estimating - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Pre-Contract Cost Consulting

• Provide pre-contract quantity surveying and cost consulting services across a portfolio of projects.
• Assist with client engagement and commercial coordination during project planning and design.
• Prepare cost estimates and cost plans using conceptual sketches, descriptive narratives, engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Apply appropriate technical assumptions when developing estimates from preliminary project information.
• Review project scope and available design information to establish cost requirements.
• Support commercial decision-making through accurate cost assessments and financial advice.
• Coordinate with design teams and project stakeholders to obtain relevant estimating information.
• Deliver cost consulting assignments within agreed project timescales and quality requirements.

Cost Planning and Estimation

• Prepare and develop project cost plans throughout the pre-contract stages.
• Assess project costs based on available drawings, specifications, and scope information.
• Review and compare scopes of work, production rates, and relevant cost data.
• Identify differences between cost assumptions and project requirements.
• Support the preparation of cost comparisons for alternative design and procurement approaches.
• Review cost information to support project budgeting and commercial planning.
• Provide clear and practical commercial recommendations to project teams and clients.

Tendering and Procurement Support

• Assist with the preparation and development of tender documentation.
• Support procurement planning and the preparation of relevant commercial information.
• Contribute to the management of tender processes.
• Review and analyse tender submissions.
• Undertake tender comparisons and reconciliation activities.
• Evaluate commercial differences between tender submissions.
• Coordinate with clients, design teams, and relevant stakeholders during procurement activities.
• Provide commercial input to support tender evaluation and procurement decisions.

Value Engineering and Cost Optimisation

• Participate in value engineering reviews during project planning and design.
• Evaluate proposed cost optimisation solutions.
• Assess the commercial implications of alternative project approaches.
• Review opportunities to improve project value while maintaining relevant scope requirements.
• Prepare cost comparisons to support design and procurement decisions.
• Work with project teams to identify practical cost management solutions.
• Provide commercial advice on potential cost implications of design changes.

Pre-Contract Commercial Management

• Support project cost control throughout design and procurement stages.
• Monitor relevant commercial information against established project requirements.
• Provide clear cost advice to clients and internal project teams.
• Coordinate commercial deliverables with design and project management teams.
• Maintain appropriate cost planning and procurement records.
• Ensure deliverables comply with the AECOM Project Delivery System and applicable quality requirements.
• Maintain professional standards when preparing and reviewing commercial documentation.

Post-Contract Commercial Support

• Provide post-contract quantity surveying and commercial support across projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
• Assist project teams with ongoing commercial and contractual activities.
• Provide additional support during periods of staff absence to maintain continuity of project services.
• Prepare financial updates and monthly project cost reports.
• Review project expenditure and relevant financial information.
• Assist with commercial assessments and contract-related documentation.
• Coordinate with project teams to address outstanding commercial matters.
• Maintain effective records and support continuity of project commercial administration.

Progress Payment Assessment

• Assess and value contractor progress payment submissions.
• Review payment information against relevant contractual and project requirements.
• Prepare commercial assessments to support payment recommendations.
• Coordinate with contract administrators and construction teams regarding payment-related matters.
• Maintain supporting records for progress valuations and commercial reviews.
• Assist project teams in resolving issues relating to payment assessments.

Cash Flow and Financial Reporting

• Prepare and review project cash flow forecasts.
• Assist with earned value reporting and financial performance assessments.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and relevant commercial updates.
• Review financial information to identify cost movements and project variations.
• Communicate relevant financial findings to project teams.
• Support accurate and timely commercial reporting throughout project delivery.

Variations and Change Order Management

• Prepare estimates for proposed project variations and change orders.
• Evaluate the financial implications of contractual changes.
• Review variation submissions and supporting commercial information.
• Liaise with contract administrators, design teams, and construction teams regarding changes.
• Support negotiations relating to variations and commercial adjustments.
• Assist with the settlement of agreed variations.
• Maintain relevant commercial records and supporting documentation.

Claims and Final Account Support

• Assist with the commercial evaluation of contractor claims.
• Review relevant contractual and cost information.
• Support project teams in assessing commercial matters associated with claims.
• Participate in discussions relating to contractual adjustments.
• Assist with negotiations and settlement of final accounts.
• Maintain accurate documentation to support commercial assessments and final account activities.

Client and Multidisciplinary Coordination

• Work effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, and AECOM colleagues.
• Coordinate with design and construction teams on cost and contractual matters.
• Communicate commercial findings and recommendations clearly.
• Participate in project meetings and commercial discussions.
• Maintain effective professional relationships across assigned projects.
• Manage assigned responsibilities independently with limited supervision.
• Coordinate workload priorities to meet agreed project deadlines.
• Support different project teams and locations as operational requirements arise.

Multi-Project Support and Mobility

• Deliver pre-contract cost consulting services based in Dubai South.
• Provide post-contract commercial support to projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
• Demonstrate flexibility in working across multiple project locations.
• Assist project teams when additional commercial resources are required.
• Support continuity of project services during periods of staff absence.
• Manage competing assignments while maintaining agreed delivery timescales.
• Adapt to different project types, asset classes, procurement routes, and client requirements.

Qualifications and Education

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), or progress towards membership, is preferred.
• A valid UAE driving licence is highly desirable due to the requirement to support projects across Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience in quantity surveying or cost consulting.
• Demonstrable pre-contract experience within a cost consultancy environment.
• Experience preparing cost estimates and cost plans from drawings, specifications, and preliminary design information.
• Experience supporting tender documentation, procurement processes, and tender evaluations.
• Practical knowledge of project cost control and commercial reporting.
• Ability to review project scopes, production rates, and cost information.
• Experience contributing to value engineering and cost optimisation activities.
• Sound understanding of recognised forms of construction contract, including FIDIC.
• Experience working with industry-standard methods of measurement.
• Ability to provide commercial support throughout different stages of the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to manage assigned workloads independently and meet agreed deadlines.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of quantity surveying and construction cost consulting practices.
• Experience preparing pre-contract estimates and cost plans.
• Ability to interpret conceptual sketches, drawings, specifications, and descriptive project information.
• Understanding of construction cost data and production rate analysis.
• Knowledge of tender preparation, evaluation, and reconciliation.
• Familiarity with procurement processes and commercial documentation.
• Sound working knowledge of FIDIC contract forms.
• Experience applying recognised measurement standards, including:
  • Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM).
  • Principles of Measurement International (POMI).
  • New Rules of Measurement (NRM).
• Understanding of progress payment assessments and valuations.
• Knowledge of project cash flow forecasting and earned value reporting.
• Ability to estimate and evaluate variations and change orders.
• Familiarity with commercial claims assessment and final account procedures.
• Understanding of value engineering and cost optimisation principles.
• Ability to prepare clear financial updates and commercial reports.
• Knowledge of professional quality requirements relevant to cost consultancy services.

Professional Competencies

• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong technical and commercial judgment.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Effective workload planning and time management capabilities.
• Strong analytical and cost assessment skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and project priorities.
• Good interpersonal skills when working with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Flexibility to support projects across different locations.
• Strong attention to detail in commercial documentation and reporting.
• Ability to maintain professional standards and deliver work within agreed timescales.
• Commitment to accurate cost advice, effective collaboration, and consistent service delivery.

Recruitment and Onboarding

AECOM is committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and takes fraudulent hiring activities seriously. All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding session at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Working at AECOM

AECOM offers opportunities to work on diverse infrastructure and development projects while gaining exposure to different asset types, procurement approaches, and commercial management requirements. The company supports professional development through technical training, learning opportunities, and collaboration with experienced quantity surveying, engineering, and project management professionals.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability benefits.
• Paid time off and leaves of absence.
• Voluntary benefits and employee perks.
• Flexible work options.
• Well-being resources and employee assistance programmes.
• Business travel insurance.
• Service recognition awards.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Employee stock purchase plans.

AECOM promotes a collaborative and inclusive workplace that values professional development, respect, and teamwork. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the company supports fair employment practices and handles candidate information confidentially in accordance with applicable equal employment opportunity guidelines.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing professional services across transportation, water, environment, energy, and buildings. The company partners with public- and private-sector clients to address complex infrastructure challenges and deliver innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle. Its services include advisory, planning, design, engineering, programme management, and construction management. AECOM employs more than 50,000 professionals worldwide, including engineers, planners, designers, scientists, digital specialists, and construction management professionals. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Official Website: aecom.com

Job Reference: J10164213 Business Line: PCC Business Group: DCS Strategic Business Unit: ME and Africa Career Area: Survey & Estimation