Senior Quantity Surveyor

Wijaya Daya; West Coast Division; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Sabah is seeking a skilled Quantity Surveyor to lead a team. Responsibilities include pricing bills of quantities, preparing tender documents, negotiating with subcontractors, and managing project budgets. The ideal candidate should have a Diploma in Quantity Surveying and significant experience in QS works.

Qualifications

• At least 5-6 years relevant experience in QS works.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of quantity surveyors in pricing and preparing tender documents.
• Negotiate quotations and prepare progress payments.
• Remeasure actual work done for subcontractors.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Negotiation

Education

Diploma in Quantity Surveying

Job description

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To lead a team of quantity surveyors in the following duties:

1. Pricing of bills of quantities (BQ) for tender documents.
2. Preparation of documents for submission of tender.
3. Calling of quotations for pricing of BQ.
4. Measurement for BQ based on preliminary drawings.
5. Consult with Contract Manager/General Manager on pricing and strategy.

Contract Stage:

1. Be familiar with the conditions of contract.
2. Prepare project budget and cash flow.
3. Prepare summary extracts of BQ.
4. Prepare documents and drawings for calling quotations for various trades (labour-only or labour-and-material basis) according to SRS.
5. Review and negotiate quotations submitted by subcontractors.
6. Prepare summary of quotations for review and further negotiation by Contract Manager.
7. Prepare letters of award for subcontractors.
8. Evaluate and prepare progress payments to subcontractors, including variation order claims (must be substantiated and submitted by subcontractors).
9. Prepare progress payment claims and liaise with consultant quantity surveyor for evaluation and certification.
10. Maintain proper records of additional/variation works, consultant instructions, and changes in drawings for variation order claims.
11. Check for changes between tender drawings and construction drawings.
12. Verify material requisitions from site and check budgeted allocations for materials to labour subcontractors, including wastages.
13. Responsible for submission of samples and ensuring compliance with BQ and specifications.

Post-Contract / Finalisation of Accounts:

1. Remeasure actual work done for each subcontractor based on as-built drawings.
2. Settle final accounts with subcontractors, including adjustments for remeasured quantities, back charges (material purchases, wastages, fines, cleaning, etc.).

Requirements:

• Candidate must possess at least a Diploma in Quantity Surveying.
• At least 5-6 years relevant experience in QS works.

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WIJAYA DAYA was incorporated in the year 1990.

From its humble beginnings, WIJAYA DAYA SDN.BHD has been involved in Electrical, Air-Conditioning, Lift Engineering, and concrete repair work since the early 1990s.

The company has undertaken several subcontract works such as relocation & rewiring of electrical systems at Yayasan Sabah, maintenance of lifts at Bank Negara Sarawak, maintenance of lifts at Powertron, and conveyor belt maintenance at K.K Airport.

The year 1999 marked another milestone as the company expanded into civil and building works, including SESB Sub Station at Mengaris, high tension power cable trench at Karambunai, demolition & reconstruction of weighbridge at Cement Industry Sabah, construction and completion of architecture works for Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic Campus, and earthworks at Karambunai SESB Sub Station.