Quantity Surveyor - Cost Control

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 156,240 - 245,520; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Dubai is seeking a Quantity Surveyor - Cost Control to manage cost estimation, valuation, and contract administration on major infrastructure projects. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying along with a minimum of 8 years of experience.

Key responsibilities include managing payments, variations, and claims, while ensuring accurate reporting and records. Join Parsons to be part of significant infrastructure developments and contribute to a dynamic engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of quantity surveying experience on large infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of pre‑contract and post‑contract administration.
• Ability to check measured works and maintain accurate cost and expenditure records.

Responsibilities

• Measure and price works accurately using contract drawings and specifications.
• Manage post‑contract quantity surveying duties including interim payments and variations.
• Review contractor resource allocation and provide commercial input where needed.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Cost estimating

Cost control

Interim payment review

Final payment review

Contract administration

Analytical review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Quantity Surveyor - Cost Control in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to manage measurement, valuation, contract administration, variation assessment, payment review, and claims support on major infrastructure projects.

Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Cost Estimating
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: 14,000-22,000 (estimated; confirm with employer)

Role Context

The Quantity Surveyor - Cost Control will support Parsons Corporation by handling commercial, contractual, and cost management activities for large infrastructure projects in Dubai. The position protects project financial performance by reviewing Bills of Quantities, measuring completed work, auditing contractor payments, preparing variations, supporting claims settlement, and maintaining accurate expenditure records.

Key Responsibilities

• Measure and price works accurately using contract drawings, specifications, Bills of Quantities, and approved project documentation.
• Manage post‑contract quantity surveying duties including interim payments, final payments, variations, claims, cash flow records, and commercial correspondence.
• Review contractual requirements and advise project teams on commercial and contractual matters.
• Check the completeness, validity, and consistency of contractual documents before commercial actions are processed.
• Review contractor resource allocation and provide commercial input where resource planning affects project progress or payment evaluation.
• Audit contractor payment submissions to verify accuracy, entitlement, supporting records, and compliance with contract conditions.
• Ensure valuations are submitted promptly and include the required supporting information, measurement details, and documentation.
• Check, record, and verify measurements of completed work on site for payment and progress purposes.
• Prepare variation assessments, day‑work records, cost evaluations, and supporting documentation for commercial review.
• Monitor contract final cost estimates and highlight cost movement, potential exposure, and financial risks.
• Maintain accurate expenditure records to support monthly reporting, forecasting, and project cost control.
• Review, negotiate, and prepare claim settlements with proper analysis of contractual entitlement and supporting evidence.
• Coordinate and monitor quantity surveying activities within the assigned team to support timely commercial deliverables.
• Prepare financial statements, cost summaries, commercial updates, and related inputs for monthly project reports.
• Review construction contract commercial documents, drawings, specifications, and quantity records to support sound decision‑making.
• Use analytical judgment to assess variations, claims, payments, and cost‑related submissions independently.
• Coordinate with engineers, planners, contract administrators, contractors, and management on cost and contract matters.
• Support proper record‑keeping for commercial correspondence, payment files, variation registers, claims records, and cost reports.
• Perform other quantity surveying, estimating, and commercial duties associated with the role as required.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying.
• Minimum 8 years of quantity surveying experience on large infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of pre‑contract and post‑contract administration.
• Clear understanding of construction contract commercial documents, drawings, technical specifications, and Bills of Quantities.
• Experience handling interim valuations, final accounts, variations, claims, payment audits, cost reports, and commercial correspondence.
• Ability to check measured works, review contractor submissions, and maintain accurate cost and expenditure records.
• Good understanding of infrastructure project delivery, contract procedures, commercial risk, and cost control requirements.
• UAE Authority approval as Quantity Surveyor is preferred.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD is preferred.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to work independently and make accurate commercial assessments.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate logically and clearly with management, staff, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a structured engineering consultancy environment focused on quality, accuracy, and timely project delivery.

Skills Set

• Quantity surveying
• Cost estimating
• Cost control
• Bills of Quantities
• Contract drawings
• Technical specifications
• Measurement of works
• Interim payment review
• Final payment review
• Contractor payment audit
• Valuation review
• Variation assessment
• Day‑work preparation
• Claims review
• Claim settlement
• Commercial correspondence
• Contract administration
• Post‑contract administration
• Pre‑contract knowledge
• Cash flow monitoring
• Expenditure records
• Final cost estimate
• Financial statements
• Monthly reporting
• Infrastructure projects
• Construction contracts
• Commercial documents
• AutoCAD
• UAE Authority approval
• Contractor coordination
• Analytical review

Why Join Us

This opportunity is well suited for a quantity surveying professional who wants to work on major infrastructure projects in Dubai's Civil Engineering sector while strengthening commercial, contractual, and cost control expertise. It offers exposure to large‑scale project delivery, contractor payment review, variation management, claim settlement, and financial reporting within an international engineering and project management environment.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, and project delivery company supporting major transportation, utilities, urban development, buildings, and community infrastructure programs. In Dubai, Parsons contributes to Civil Engineering projects through cost management, design coordination, construction supervision, project controls, and contract administration, offering professionals the opportunity to work on meaningful infrastructure developments while growing in a collaborative and technically focused environment.