Senior Quantity Surveyor - MEP

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 245,520 - 357,120; Full time

Job summary

Al‑Futtaim is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor - MEP in Dubai to lead commercial management across major MEP projects. You will manage valuations, variations, subcontract accounts, and final accounts while protecting project margins and maintaining client relationships.

The role requires advanced MEP measurement capability, strong contractual judgment, and hands-on experience with ERP systems to deliver robust cost control and accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or related field with professional accreditation preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in quantity surveying and commercial management, incl. UAE/GCC MEP experience.
• Proven track record in cost control, valuation, variations, and final accounts.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial management and QS functions for assigned MEP projects.
• Prepare monthly valuations and manage payments and certifications.
• Identify and price variations, manage claims and final accounts.
• Maintain cost reporting, risk registers, and commercial dashboards.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, and subcontractors to protect margins.

Skills

MEP quantity surveying

Commercial management

Cost estimating

Variation management

Cash flow forecasting

Contract administration

Final account settlement

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS / AIQS / CIOB (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

MS Excel

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor - MEP

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Construction
Function: Cost Estimating
Experience: Minimum 10 years in quantity surveying and commercial management, including 5 years in UAE or GCC MEP contracting
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Senior Quantity Surveyor - MEP in Dubai is a senior construction opportunity responsible for commercial management, cost control, contract administration, and financial recovery across major mechanical, electrical, and plumbing projects. Al‑Futtaim is hiring an experienced quantity surveying professional to manage valuations, variations, subcontract accounts, claims, forecasting, and final account settlements. The position requires advanced MEP measurement capability, strong contractual judgment, and the ability to protect project margins while maintaining professional relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal project teams.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Salary: 22,000-32,000

Role Context

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will lead the commercial and quantity surveying activities of assigned projects from contract award through final account closure. The role is accountable for accurate financial reporting, timely payment applications, variation recovery, subcontract administration, and the early identification of commercial risk. Working closely with project managers, engineers, procurement teams, finance personnel, clients, consultants, and subcontractors, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will ensure that contractual entitlements are protected and project decisions are supported by reliable cost information. Effective performance in this position will directly influence cash flow, profitability, claim recovery, and commercial governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all quantity surveying and commercial management functions for assigned MEP projects.
• Manage commercial activities from project mobilisation and contract award through completion and final account settlement.
• Review contract conditions, bills of quantities, specifications, drawings, scope documents, and commercial obligations.
• Establish project commercial controls, reporting procedures, valuation schedules, and variation registers.
• Protect contractual entitlement and maximise legitimate commercial recovery throughout project delivery.
• Prepare accurate monthly valuations and submit payment applications within contractual deadlines.
• Support timely certification by maintaining complete measurement records and substantiating submitted amounts.
• Align monthly applications with approved project cash flow forecasts and actual work progress.
• Follow up with clients and consultants regarding valuation assessments, certification, and outstanding payments.
• Identify changes in scope, instructions, design revisions, delays, disruption, and other variation events.
• Measure, price, submit, track, negotiate, and agree variations with clients and consultants.
• Maintain a current variation register showing submission status, approval value, forecast recovery, and commercial exposure.
• Ensure variation quotations include appropriate labour, material, plant, subcontract, overhead, and profit components.
• Prepare monthly cost value reconciliation reports and analyse actual project performance against budget.
• Produce cost-to-complete forecasts, cash flow projections, margin reports, and commercial dashboards.
• Identify cost overruns, revenue gaps, margin erosion, and emerging financial risks at an early stage.
• Recommend corrective commercial actions to project leadership and senior management.
• Maintain accurate commitments, accruals, liabilities, earned value, and forecast cost data.
• Administer contracts proactively and issue notices within required contractual time limits.
• Prepare extension of time submissions, loss and expense claims, and supporting commercial documentation.
• Compile contemporaneous records covering delays, instructions, resource impacts, and contractual correspondence.
• Coordinate with planners and project teams to develop properly substantiated claims.
• Review subcontractor quotations, payment applications, variations, claims, and final accounts.
• Certify subcontractor payments based on completed work, contract terms, and verified measurements.
• Ensure subcontract liabilities are recorded accurately and included in cost forecasts.
• Negotiate subcontract variations and final accounts while protecting project commercial interests.
• Support procurement teams with tender comparisons, commercial evaluations, and subcontract recommendations.
• Drive early final account preparation rather than waiting until physical project completion.
• Reconcile all variations, claims, provisional sums, contra charges, and outstanding commercial matters.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts with clients, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Ensure complete documentation is available to support final account settlement.
• Identify contractual and commercial risks that may affect cash flow, project margin, or completion.
• Maintain risk and opportunity registers with assigned actions and quantified financial impact.
• Participate in project reviews and present clear commercial updates to management.
• Conduct professional negotiations with clients, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Ensure all activities comply with company procedures, delegated authority levels, audit requirements, and commercial governance standards.
• Maintain accurate records within SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or other approved ERP and reporting systems.
• Support junior quantity surveyors and commercial team members through technical guidance and work review.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional quantity surveying qualification such as MRICS, AIQS, CIOB, or an equivalent credential is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in quantity surveying and commercial management.
• At least 5 years of UAE or GCC experience within MEP contracting.
• Proven commercial responsibility for large-scale mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or building-services projects.
• Advanced knowledge of MEP measurement, valuation, cost control, and commercial reporting.
• Strong experience preparing payment applications and managing certification processes.
• Demonstrated success identifying, pricing, submitting, and negotiating variations.
• Practical experience preparing extension of time submissions, contractual notices, and commercial claims.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, contractual entitlement, and project record requirements.
• Experience administering subcontractor payments, variations, claims, and final accounts.
• Ability to produce accurate cost value reconciliation and cost-to-complete reports.
• Strong financial forecasting and margin-protection capability.
• Commercially confident when negotiating with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Excellent numerical, analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, bills of quantities, and project schedules.
• Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and commercial reporting skills.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• Organised working style with close attention to deadlines, contractual notices, and commercial accuracy.

Skills Set

• MEP quantity surveying
• Commercial management
• Cost estimating
• MEP measurement
• Monthly valuations
• Payment applications
• Cost value reconciliation
• Cost-to-complete forecasting
• Variation management
• Contract administration
• Claims preparation
• Extension of time submissions
• Commercial risk management
• Margin protection
• Cash flow forecasting
• Final account settlement
• Subcontract management
• Subcontractor valuations
• Cost reporting
• Contractual notices
• Bills of quantities
• Mechanical systems
• Electrical systems
• Plumbing systems
• ERP systems
• SAP
• Oracle
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Microsoft Excel
• Commercial negotiation
• Financial analysis
• Project documentation
• Commercial governance

Why Join Us

This position offers ownership of high-value commercial activities across complex MEP projects delivered within an established regional engineering organisation. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will influence project profitability, cash flow, contractual recovery, and commercial risk while working closely with experienced engineering and project-management teams. The role provides exposure to major building-services and systems-integration projects across a growing Construction market. It is a strong opportunity for an accomplished MEP quantity surveyor seeking broader commercial authority, complex claims experience, professional development, and long-term career stability in Dubai.

About the Company

Al‑Futtaim Engineering and Technologies delivers integrated engineering, building-services, facilities-management, energy, technology‑infrastructure, and digital-transformation solutions across the UAE and wider regional markets. Its engineering operations cover MEP systems, air conditioning, elevators and escalators, life safety, building products, access solutions, and energy management. These capabilities are supported by project management, installation, testing, commissioning, and after‑sales maintenance services for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure clients.