Senior Quantity Surveyor

UAE Branches; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage change and contract administration for diverse projects in Abu Dhabi. This role involves overseeing payments, preparing budgets, and ensuring effective cost control across various developments, including community facilities. With a focus on collaboration and communication, you will liaise with consultants and contractors to deliver high-quality project outcomes. Join a forward-thinking team that values sustainability and innovation, and contribute to the growth of a vibrant city while enhancing your professional skills in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years overall experience with 10+ years in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of civil infrastructure projects and cost forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee change management and contract administration for projects.
• Prepare and maintain estimates, budgets, and cashflows.

Skills

Change Management

Contract Administration

Cost Control

Cashflow Management

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

MRICS Membership

Tools

MS Office

MS Excel

Primavera Contracts Manager

Job description

Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

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The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

LOCATION: Abu Dhabi, UAE

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for change management, payment review and processing, contract administration, estimating cost control, cashflow, and reporting on allocated Work Packages.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project is a diverse portfolio of projects that contribute to Abu Dhabi's growth. This includes developing service networks for newly developed land and community facilities such as schools, mosques, parks, etc. KBR will provide Project Management Consultancy services in project planning, controls, change management, design and engineering management, and implementation of the development and early works packages.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee, review, and track all Potential Change (PVRs) and Variations (VOs), including reporting
• Oversee, review, and track all payments for Consultants and Contractors
• Develop, maintain, and review Consultant deployment schedules
• Contract administration
• Preparation and maintenance of estimates, budgets, cost reports, and cashflows
• Liaise with Planning Department and review Value of Work Done (VOWD)
• Review and comment on bids and contract award recommendation reports
• Estimating value engineering options and lifecycle costs
• Analyzing and reporting on Consultants' and Contractors' cost reports, cash flows, and deployment forecasting
• Coordination with Package Managers, Consultants, and Contractors
• Preparation of monthly and weekly reports

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE

• BSc in Quantity Surveying
• MRICS Membership
• Minimum 15 years overall experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a similar role
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in the Middle East
• Sound knowledge of all engineering and commercial aspects of major asset and civil infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, and utilities
• Experience in conceptual estimating, cost planning, expenditure profiling, cost reporting, and cost forecasting
• Experienced user of MS Office, advanced MS Excel user, and Primavera Contracts Manager is an advantage
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken; Arabic speaking is advantageous.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Contract and Commercial awareness
• Strong customer focus
• Planning & organising
• Accepts Responsibility
• HSE Awareness

Required Experience: Senior IC