Senior Associate, Construction Quantum

Secretariat; Kuala Lumpur; Sur place; MYR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Career progression

Exposure to high-profile projects

Résumé du poste

Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Senior Associate for its Construction Quantum team to join a growing group of quantity surveyors, engineers, and dispute-resolution specialists. You will support testifying experts and help craft expert reports, with a clearly defined path to becoming a testifying expert in your own right.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience on construction projects, strong MS Office and CostX/BIM skills, and the ability to work under tight deadlines in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in building construction, engineering, quantity surveying or related field.
• 1-5 or more years’ experience in quantity surveying, cost engineering, contracts management, or construction management.
• Strong software skills: MS Office (Word & Excel), CostX / BIM / Buildsoft / Expert Estimation or similar.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and comfortable with large data sets.
• Able to adapt to a dynamic consultancy environment.
• Able to develop creative approaches and solutions to resolve complex problems.
• Able to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsabilités

• Support testifying Expert Witnesses with a long-term view of becoming a testifying expert.
• Perform data research, management, and analysis; assist in drafting expert reports.
• Review drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, variations, and financial data to identify key details for expert reports.
• Assist in analysis or preparation of claims.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Verbal skills

Problem solving

Time management

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in building construction, engineering, quantity surveying or related field

Outils

CostX

BIM

Buildsoft

Excel

Description du poste

Chart Your Journey at Secretariat

From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT OUR CONSTRUCTION QUANTUM TEAM

Whether it’s to prevent or prepare for potential project complications before they begin, manage and mitigate risk on an ongoing project, or resolve disputes rooted in issues from the past, Secretariat experts understand the complexities that can result in delays and costs. Our quantity surveyors, engineers, forensic accountants, project managers, architects, schedulers, and industry specialists are experts in the valuation of construction works of all types and have experience handling projects in every corner of the world.

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for an ambitious, self-motivated, and proactive team player to join our growing team of highly experienced quantity surveying experts, based in our Kuala Lumpur office.

The ideal candidate will be a quantity surveying or civil engineer professional with 3 years’ experience of working on construction and engineering projects with either a consultant, contractor, or client.

Your primary duties as a Senior Associate will be to provide support to testifying Expert Witnesses, with a long-term view of one day becoming a testifying expert in your own right.

Some of the tasks you will fulfil in this role before you progress your career with us, will be as follows:

• Supporting world-renowned Quantum experts in dispute resolution, litigation support and expert witness evidence
• Performing data research, management and analysis, and assisting in drafting expert reports
• Reviewing documentation (e.g. drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, variations, correspondence and financial data) to identify key details and metrics used to develop expert reports
• Assisting in analysis or preparation of claims

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate is likely to possess the following or similar qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in building construction, engineering, quantity surveying or related field
• 1-5 or more years’ experience in a relevant field of quantity surveying, cost engineering, contracts management, construction management
• Strong software skills: MS Office Suite (especially Word & Excel), CostX / BIM / Buildsoft / Expert Estimation or similar
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and comfortable with large sets of data
• Able to adapt to a dynamic consultancy environment
• Able to develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problems
• Able to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Willing to occasionally travel domestically and internationally

A rewarding career above all

There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations. And our track record of outstanding performance across all of our disciplines speaks for itself.

Our people are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.

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