Quantity Surveyor

Client of Guildhall; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-cycle QS ownership

Exposure to high-rise and civil work

Regional main contractor environment

Active project wins

Job summary

Guildhall is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to own cost control and commercial delivery on live high-rise and civil projects in the UAE, reporting into the commercial team. The role covers tender review, take-offs, subcontractor procurement, valuations and final accounts, with exposure to major UAE developments.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in estimating or QS, experience with regional main contracting firms, and strong skills in measurement, cost analysis, claims and variations, plus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying.
• 10+ years in estimating, quantity surveying or contract administration.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale building projects.
• Background with reputable regional main contracting companies.
• Strong grounding in measurement, cost analysis, claims and variations.
• Proficient in MS Office and quantity surveying or estimating software.

Responsibilities

• Run cost control and commercial delivery on live high-rise and civil projects.
• Prepare quantity take-offs.
• Bills of quantities and detailed cost plans.
• Manage subcontractor tender packages.
• Productions monthly valuations and assess variations and claims.
• Verify subcontractor payment certificates and support cost control.
• Carry out site visits and coordinate commercial matters with project teams.

Skills

Cost control

Negotiation

Valuations

Site coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Guildhall is running the search for a Quantity Surveyor on behalf of a main contractor delivering a range of building and civil projects in the UAE You will own cost control subcontractor procurement valuations and variations on live major projects working directly within an established commercial team The client is hiring across several delivery functions at once a sign of active project wins that need commercial cover now

This is a full-cycle QS seat on named high-rise and civil jobs not a function being built from scratch

The role

• Run cost control and commercial delivery on live high-rise and civil projects
• Prepare quantity take-offs
• bills of quantities and detailed cost plans
• Manage subcontractor tender packages
• evaluations
• negotiations and awards
• Produce monthly valuations and assess variations and claims
• Verify subcontractor payment certificates and support cost control
• Carry out site visits and coordinate commercial matters with project teams

What s on offer

• Full-cycle QS ownership from tender through to final account
• Live high-rise civil commercial and residential project exposure
• A commercial team inside a growing regional main contractor
• Mandate tied to active project wins not a future pipeline

Why apply through Guildhall

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Hiring a Quantity Surveyor in Dubai

A Quantity Surveyor at a UAE main contractor typically sits inside the commercial team and owns cost control on one or more live packages reporting into a Commercial Manager or Commercial Director The role runs the full cycle tender review quantity take-offs subcontractor procurement monthly valuations and final accounts High-rise and large civil projects in Dubai consistently drive demand for QS talent who can move between site and head office and manage variations without close supervision Contractors expanding their project book tend to hire QS talent in clusters alongside estimating structural and project engineering roles usually signalling live project wins rather than speculative headcount

Common questions

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying
• 10+ years in estimating, quantity surveying or contract administration
• Proven experience delivering large-scale building projects.
• Background with reputable regional main contracting companies.
• Strong grounding in measurement, cost analysis, claims and variations
• Proficient in MS Office and quantity surveying or estimating software