Senior Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Projects (Dubai)

Decima International; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management, quantity measurement, commercial administration and change control for a large-scale data center project. The ideal candidate has 15+ years’ experience on data centers or mission-critical projects, a relevant degree, and expertise in BOQs, payments, variations, and cost reporting.

MRICS or equivalent credentials preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of quantity surveying, cost management, commercial management, or construction cost control experience on large-scale projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• Experience on data center, mission-critical, industrial, or large-scale building projects.

Responsibilities

• Support cost management across the project, ensuring accuracy in quantities, costs, variations, progress claims and documentation.
• Prepare, review, and validate quantity take-offs, BOQs, measurements and cost-related documentation.
• Review contractor payment applications, progress claims, invoices, and supporting documents for accuracy against completed works and contract terms.
• Assist in evaluating change orders, variations, claims, and commercial impacts with cost substantiation.
• Prepare cost reports, budget updates, payment trackers, variation logs and commercial dashboards for leadership and client review.
• Coordinate with cost control, planning, procurement, contract, engineering, and construction teams to validate quantities, progress, and cost impacts.
• Review drawings, specifications, BOQs, scope documents and contract documents to support accurate measurement and valuation.
• Conduct site visits and progress inspections to verify installed quantities and support payment and variation assessments.

Skills

Cost management

BOQs & take-offs

Contract terms understanding

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Tools

Procore

Aconex

Oracle Primavera Cloud

SAP

Job description

Decima International in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management, quantity measurement, commercial administration and change control for a large-scale data center project. The ideal candidate has 15+ years’ experience on data centers or mission-critical projects, a relevant degree, and expertise in BOQs, payments, variations, and cost reporting.

MRICS or equivalent credentials preferred.