Quantity Surveyor /billing engineer

January Designs; Chennai; On-site; INR 500,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

January Designs, a Salem and Chennai based interior design and turnkey contractor, is hiring a BOQ/Billing Engineer to own estimation and billing for ongoing projects in Chennai.

You will prepare detailed BOQs and client quotations from drawings and site measurements, rate analysis, certify subcontractor bills, and manage client running and final bills tied to milestones. Strong Excel skills and drawing interpretation are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of BOQ, quotation and billing experience in interior fit-outs or construction.
• Ability to read architectural and MEP drawings and take accurate quantities.
• Hands-on experience with subcontractor billing and measurement.
• Strong MS Excel skills; AutoCAD knowledge preferred.
• Good communication in Tamil and English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed BOQs and client quotations from design drawings and site measurements.
• Take quantities for civil, electrical, plumbing, false ceiling, tiling, painting, glass and woodwork.
• Rate analysis using current material and labour rates.
• Measure and certify subcontractor bills against work done on site.
• Prepare client running bills and final bills linked to project payment milestones.
• Track variations and extra items, and get client approval before execution.
• Coordinate with designers, site engineers and the purchase team on quantities and specifications.
• Reconcile materials (issued vs. consumed) and flag wastage or overruns.
• Maintain organised records of quotes, measurement sheets and bills.

Skills

BOQ & Billing experience

MS Excel

Reading drawings (Architectural/MEP)

Tamil & English communication

Coordination with designers/site/purch

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Role & responsibilities

About Us

January Designs is a 15-year-old interior design and turnkey contracting firm with offices in Salem and Chennai. We handle residential and commercial fit-outs end to end: design, MEP, false ceiling, tiling, painting and woodwork. We also run our own modular kitchen and wardrobe factory. Our Chennai office is growing, and we need a BOQ/Billing Engineer to own estimation and billing.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed BOQs and client quotations from design drawings and site measurements
• Take quantities for civil, electrical, plumbing, false ceiling, tiling, painting, glass and woodwork
• Rate analysis using current material and labour rates
• Measure and certify subcontractor bills against work done on site
• Prepare client running bills and final bills linked to project payment milestones
• Track variations and extra items, and get client approval before execution
• Coordinate with designers, site engineers and the purchase team on quantities and specifications
• Reconcile materials (issued vs. consumed) and flag wastage or overruns
• Maintain organised records of quotes, measurement sheets and bills

Requirements

• 2+ years of BOQ, quotation and billing experience in interior fit-outs, turnkey contracting or construction
• Practical knowledge of interior works: electrical, plumbing, tiling, false ceiling (gypsum/grid), painting and woodwork/modular furniture
• Able to read architectural and MEP drawings and take accurate quantities
• Hands‑on experience with subcontractor billing and measurement
• Strong in MS Excel; AutoCAD knowledge preferred
• Good communication in Tamil and English

Good to Have

• Exposure to both residential and commercial fit‑out projects
• Knowledge of modular kitchen/wardrobe costing (board, hardware, edge banding)