Quantity Surveyor

Hill International, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International, Inc. in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management, budgeting, and reporting across infrastructure projects. You will review quantities, contracts, variations, and payments to ensure financial efficiency.

The role includes pre- and post-contract activities, tendering support, cost control, forecasting, and collaboration with stakeholders to mitigate financial risk and ensure contractual compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or QS is required.
• Minimum ten years of relevant experience.
• Familiar with CAD/Civil 3D quantity extraction.
• Knowledge of cost management and FIDIC.
• Strong communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains cost budgeting and reporting systems.
• Reviews variations, payments, and tender documents.
• Monitors project costs and mitigates financial risks.
• Prepares forecasts and cost data for management.
• Ensures compliance with contract requirements.
• Reviews change requests and claims.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and closes project costs.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Engineering/QS degree

Tools

CAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Job Description

Quantity Surveyor manages project costs, estimates, and budgets to ensure financial efficiency. Reviews quantities, contracts, variations, and payment applications for accuracy and compliance. Supports pre- and post-contract activities, including tendering and cost control. Collaborates with project stakeholders to monitor costs and mitigate financial risks. Prepares reports, forecasts, and ensures adherence to project and contractual requirements.

Job Description

Quantity Surveyor manages project costs, estimates, and budgets to ensure financial efficiency. Reviews quantities, contracts, variations, and payment applications for accuracy and compliance. Supports pre- and post-contract activities, including tendering and cost control. Collaborates with project stakeholders to monitor costs and mitigate financial risks. Prepares reports, forecasts, and ensures adherence to project and contractual requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains systems for Design Consultant covering the areas of budgeting, cost control, estimating and reporting for the infrastructure works
• Experience in the post and pre contract requirements
• Reviews the various activities of construction projects about variations and submission for Management approvals.
• Ensures that cost estimating and cost control requirements for variations are incorporated in the tender specification documents.
• Reviews the cost estimates submitted by Consultant / Contractor and ensures compliance with Agreement, Contract drawings and specifications, and the accuracy of Company requirements.
• Reviews the Bill of Quantities prepared by Design Consultants and Contractors and ensures that they are according to drawings and specifications.
• Verifies project control budgets and updates them as required for Management approval.
• Prepares and reviews the forecasts for the final project costs, including variations, considering the commitments.
• Prepares and updates cost data to review the cost estimates submitted by the Design Consultant.
• Reviews final cost reports, assets registers, and project closeout reports for compliance with Contract requirements.
• Reviews Change Requests, Contract Trend Notices, Variation Orders, Claims, etc.
• Performs other similar or related duties, as assigned.
• Have the basics contractual background
• Aware of the contractual documents
• Review and prepare different type of payments
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering / QS, or a relevant degree.
• Minimum Ten years of relevant experience.
• Familiar with CAD/Civil 3D quantity extraction methods.
• Certified Chartered Quantity Surveyor preferred.
• An understanding of costs and FIDIC.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to develop good working relationships with clients and their agents.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English.

About Us

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.