Senior Quantity Surveyor: Cost Management & Claims Lead

Hill International; Abu Dhabi; Sur place; AED 360 000 - 720 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hill International in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Managing Surveyor to oversee cost management, payment reviews, variations, claims and final accounts across multiple infrastructure packages. Lead the quantity surveying team, manage budgets and forecast final costs while ensuring contract compliance and robust measurement practices.

You will review estimates, tender documents and payment applications, support tender evaluations, and coordinate with consultants and contractors to resolve commercial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered membership of RICS or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Strong understanding of FIDIC-based contracts and related agreements.
• Thorough knowledge of measurement methods, BOQs, rate build-ups and cost benchmarking.
• Understanding of contractual entitlement, valuation principles, change control and evidence for claims.
• Knowledge of budget management, cash-flow forecasting and contingency management.
• Understanding of commercial implications of design changes, package interfaces and ground conditions.
• Clear understanding of PMC responsibilities, delegated authority and client approval requirements.

Responsabilités

• Manage the quantity surveying team, ensuring accurate assessments, consistent standards and timely deliverables.
• Oversee budgets, cost plans, cash-flow forecasts and anticipated final costs, identifying potential overruns and recommending corrective action.
• Review consultants’ cost estimates, bills of quantities and tender documents for completeness and alignment with the project scope.
• Support commercial tender evaluations, bidder clarifications and procurement recommendations.
• Review contractor and consultant payment applications and associated assessments, providing substantiated recommendations within the PMC’s authorityand have a robust knowledge of the applicable methods of measurement
• Assess variations, including scope, quantities, rates, contractual basis and budget implications.
• Ability to prepare cost estimates for various project elements.
• Review the commercial aspects of claims in coordination with the contracts, planning and delivery teams.
• Monitor the cost implications of design changes, ground conditions, construction sequencing and interfaces between packages.
• Maintain consolidated payment, variation, claim and commercial risk registers with clear supporting records.
• Prepare commercial reports highlighting budget performance, forecast final costs, outstanding liabilities and required Client decisions.
• Coordinate with Modon, consultants and contractors to resolve commercial issues, scope gaps and potential duplicate payments.
• Support commercial negotiations, final-account reconciliation and contract closeout.
• Ensure commercial activities comply with project contracts, Client approval procedures and the PMC’s delegated authority.
• Have strong contractual knowledge and extensive experience in claims procedures, with the ability to assess contractual entitlement and prepare claims and Early Warning Trackers.

Connaissances

FIDIC contracts

Bills of quantities

Cost estimating

Valuation principles

Change control

Evidence for claims

Budget management

Cash-flow forecasting

Contingency management

Final-cost reporting

Design changes impact

Package interfaces

Ground conditions

Construction sequencing

PMC responsibilities

Delegated authority

Client approval

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying or related discipline

RICS chartered membership (preferred)

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering

Description du poste

Hill International in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Managing Surveyor to oversee cost management, payment reviews, variations, claims and final accounts across multiple infrastructure packages. Lead the quantity surveying team, manage budgets and forecast final costs while ensuring contract compliance and robust measurement practices.

You will review estimates, tender documents and payment applications, support tender evaluations, and coordinate with consultants and contractors to resolve commercial