Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor

Redfish; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Redfish is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor in Abu Dhabi to lead the commercial and contractual management of a major MEP project or portfolio. You will safeguard cash flow, margin and entitlement from award through final account, and drive change recovery with robust contract administration.

You will own the commercial plan, negotiate within your authority, forecast accurately, and mentor the wider commercial team, ensuring high standards of integrity and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• 10+ years in quantity surveying or commercial roles in building-services or MEP contracting.
• 7+ years UAE/GCC experience.
• Experience with FIDIC-based contracts, valuations, variations, and final accounts.
• Proven ability to negotiate and manage cost-control.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial and contractual management of major MEP projects.
• Protect cash, margin and entitlement from award to final account.
• Own the commercial plan and lead negotiations within your authority.
• Forecast accurately and manage contract administration, change recovery.
• Develop and mentor the wider commercial team.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

English proficiency

Integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS / CIArb (preferred)

Tools

CostX

PlanSwift

AutoCAD

Excel

Job description

As the Senior QS, you will lead the commercial and contractual management of a major MEP project or portfolio of packages, making sure cash, margin and contractual entitlement are protected from award through to final account. You’ll own the commercial plan, lead negotiations within your authority, and work closely with the Commercial Manager and project team to provide clear, practical commercial advice. You’ll also drive effective change recovery, accurate forecasting and robust contract administration, while helping develop the wider commercial team.

Education and Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 10+ years of quantity-surveying or commercial experience in building-services or MEP contracting, including 7+ years in the UAE or a comparable GCC market.
• Demonstrated responsibility for major-project or portfolio-level valuations, cost reporting, variations, subcontract administration, claims support, negotiations, and final accounts.

Mandatory Requirements

Commercial and Contractual Expertise

• Strong working knowledge of FIDIC-based contracts, remeasurement and lump-sum mechanisms, notices, payment provisions, and common UAE construction-commercial practice.
• Proven ability to manage interim valuations, measurement, variations, claims, subcontract administration, cost reporting, cash-flow forecasting, margin analysis, and final-account processes.
• Ability to prepare and review evidence-based rate build-ups covering labour, plant, materials, preliminaries, and overheads where permitted.
• Ability to interpret scopes, specifications, bills of quantities, amendments, subcontract conditions, and contractual supporting documents.
• Ability to control notice, variation, claims, risk, opportunity, and commercial registers and to make timely escalation and recovery recommendations.

Tools, Leadership, and Professional Practice

• Advanced Excel and competent use of Microsoft Office, CostX, PlanSwift, AutoCAD, or comparable
• Ability to review traceable measurements, reconciliations, forecasts, records, and audit trails prepared by others.
• Demonstrated negotiation, stakeholder-management, delegation, coaching, and team-development capability.
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong commercial judgement, analytical discipline, communication, integrity, and ability to protect confidential information.

Preferred Requirements

• Professional membership or progress toward MRICS, CIArb, or an equivalent recognized credential.
• Ability to speak Arabic is advantageous
• Experience with ERP systems and integrated commercial or project-management platforms.
• A valid UAE driving licence, particularly for site-based assignments, where required.
• Additional experience in major MEP project delivery, complex package portfolios, claims strategy, or comparable GCC construction-commercial environments.