Senior Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 334,800 - 468,720; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure in Dubai to lead prime contract administration, remeasurement, payment certification, variations, and final accounts for major roads and large infrastructure projects. The role focuses on protecting the client’s financial interests and ensuring contractual compliance.

Ideal candidates will have 15+ years of experience, MRICS, and strong knowledge of CESMM and FIDIC, with proven leadership of QS teams and cost control expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• MRICS membership is mandatory.
• 15+ years of professional quantity surveying and contract administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage contractual and commercial correspondence for assigned infrastructure projects.
• Draft and review contractual letters, notices, responses, and commercial recommendations.
• Maintain accurate payment logs, variation registers, claims logs, and supporting records.
• Review cost reports, commercial forecasts, financial statements, and monthly project updates.
• Coordinate with clients on payments, variations, claims, and contractual matters.
• Review contractor and consultant interim and final payment applications.
• Process contractor payment certificates and prepare payment recommendations.
• Review final accounts and reconcile measured work, variations, claims, retention, and adjustments.

Skills

Senior quantity surveying

Infrastructure projects

Contract administration

Remeasurement

Payment certification

BOQ analysis

Cost control

Tender documentation

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor/Master in Quantity Surveying

MRICS membership

Tools

CESMM

FIDIC

Cost reporting software

Commercial management software

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Cost Estimating
Experience: 15+ years
Job Type: Full‑time
Salary: 30,000–42,000 AED (subject to confirmation)

Job Snapshot

Senior Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure in Dubai focuses on prime contract administration, remeasurement, payment certification, variations, claims, cost control, and final account management for major roads and large infrastructure projects. The role supports the team and protects the client’s contractual and financial interests.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage contractual and commercial correspondence for assigned infrastructure projects.
• Draft and review contractual letters, notices, responses, and commercial recommendations.
• Maintain accurate payment logs, variation registers, claims logs, and supporting records.
• Review cost reports, commercial forecasts, financial statements, and monthly project updates.
• Coordinate with clients on payments, variations, claims, and contractual matters.
• Work with the supervision team to prepare responses to contractor correspondence and claims.
• Provide commercial guidance to project managers, engineers, inspectors, and quantity surveyors.
• Guide quantity surveying personnel on measurement principles and valuation procedures.
• Review BOQ recapitulations prepared by project quantity surveyors.
• Verify quantities against approved drawings, Bills of Quantities, inspection records, and site documentation.
• Review contractor and consultant interim and final payment applications.
• Process contractor payment certificates and prepare payment recommendations.
• Validate reported commercial information in Monthly Financial Affairs Reports.
• Prepare or review tender documents, pricing schedules, commercial evaluations, and tender reports.
• Assess variation submissions, new rate proposals, quantity take‑offs, and supporting cost build‑ups.
• Prepare or review change orders and variation orders for approval.
• Evaluate the cost and contractual impact of design changes, instructions, and additional work.
• Support cost planning, budget management, forecasting, and expenditure control.
• Monitor commitments, payments, variations, claims, and anticipated final cost.
• Assist in evaluating contractor claims for additional payment and Extension of Time.
• Review contractual entitlement, supporting records, causation, and claimed cost components.
• Prepare commercial analyses and recommendations for claim negotiation and settlement.
• Ensure submissions comply with contractual procedures, notice requirements, and time bars.
• Review final accounts and reconcile measured work, variations, claims, retention, and adjustments.
• Support project closeout and resolution of outstanding commercial matters.
• Monitor the work quality and consistency of assigned quantity surveying personnel.
• Present commercial risks, trends, and recommended actions to project leadership.
• Perform additional contract administration, estimating, and commercial duties as required.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Mandatory MRICS membership.
• 15+ years of professional quantity surveying and contract administration experience.
• Extensive experience in prime contract administration for major roads and large infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of CESMM, FIDIC, and other relevant standards.
• Proven experience with remeasurement, valuations, payment certification, variations, and claims.
• Strong understanding of tender documentation, Bills of Quantities, rate analysis, and change control.
• Ability to review financial reports, cost forecasts, final accounts, and commercial settlements.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and reviewing contractual correspondence.
• Strong knowledge of cost planning and cost control procedures.
• Ability to lead, guide, and review the work of quantity surveying teams.
• Previous consultancy or project management consultancy experience preferred.
• Relevant professional experience in Dubai advantageous.
• Existing UAE client approvals preferred.
• Working knowledge of contract administration, cost reporting, and commercial management software.
• Strong numerical, analytical, negotiation, and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication abilities.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to manage complex commercial matters and multiple deadlines.

Skills Set

• Senior quantity surveying
• Infrastructure and roads projects
• Prime contract administration
• Remeasurement, bills of quantities, CESMM, FIDIC
• MRICS, payment certification, interim and final measurements
• Contractor and consultant payments, BOQ recapitulation
• Cost reporting, financial reporting, cost planning, cost control
• Variation assessment, change orders, variation orders, new rate analysis
• Claims evaluation, contractual correspondence
• Tender documentation, tender evaluation, commercial registers
• Final accounts, client coordination, consultancy experience
• Team leadership, commercial risk management

Why Join Us

This role offers senior commercial responsibility on major road and infrastructure projects in Dubai, providing substantial exposure to complex contracts and high‑value commercial decisions. It is well suited to an MRICS‑qualified quantity surveyor seeking greater management responsibility and progression within the Civil Engineering sector.