Quantity Surveyor - Procurement Engineer

Guildhall | The #1 Ranked Executive Search & Recruitment Agency in Dubai, UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Guildhall is seeking a qualified Quantity Surveyor – Procurement Engineer to own cost control and buying on live UAE building packages. You will manage BOQs, take-offs, supplier quotations, and purchase orders from start to finish on major infrastructure projects.

You will work across commercial, procurement and finance teams, build procurement plans aligned to schedules, track orders and payments, and support budget control and cost optimisation on site.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in quantity surveying, procurement, or a related discipline.
• UAE building construction experience is required.
• Strong grasp of BOQs, take-offs, supplier quotations, and procurement procedures.
• Hands-on experience in material procurement, supplier management, and cost control.
• Confident in Excel and reading construction drawings and technical documents.

Responsibilities

• Calculate quantities, review BOQs, maintain cost records for UAE building projects.
• Build procurement plans aligned to project schedules and site requirements.
• Source and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations, run commercial evaluations.
• Track purchase orders, material deliveries, and payment schedules end to end.
• Support budget control, cost optimisation, and procurement variations.
• Coordinate across construction, technical, commercial and finance teams.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Procurement experience

Cost control

Budget tracking

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Guildhall is hiring for a major main contractor delivering building and infrastructure projects across the UAE. This Quantity Surveyor – Procurement Engineer will own cost control and buying on live building packages — BOQs, take-offs, supplier quotations, and purchase orders, start to finish. The hire comes as the business ramps up activity on major UAE infrastructure, with procurement-literate QS support needed on site now. It's a seat that sits across commercial and procurement, rare in a market that usually splits the two.

The role

• Calculate quantities, review BOQs, maintain cost records for UAE building projects.
• Build procurement plans aligned to project schedules and site requirements.
• Source and compare supplier and subcontractor quotations, run commercial evaluations.
• Track purchase orders, material deliveries, and payment schedules end to end.
• Support budget control, cost optimisation, and procurement variations.
• Coordinate across construction, technical, commercial and finance teams.

What you'll bring

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in quantity surveying, procurement, or a related discipline.
• UAE building construction experience is required.
• Strong grasp of BOQs, take-offs, supplier quotations, and procurement procedures.
• Hands‑on experience in material procurement, supplier management, and cost control.
• Confident in Excel and reading construction drawings and technical documents.