Senior Quantity Surveyor

WIJAYADAYA SDN BHD; West Coast Division; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WIJAYA DAYA SDN BHD, a contractor based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage tender pricing, BQ preparation, and subcontractor cost control. The role focuses on pricing, measurement, and documentation to support successful bids.

The candidate will collaborate with the Contract Manager on pricing strategy, prepare and review quotations, and handle progress payments and variation orders with accuracy and compliance to drawings and specifications.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Quantity Surveying or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Pricing of bills of quantities (BQ) for tender documents.
• Preparation of documents for submission of tender.
• Calling of quotations for pricing of BQ.
• Measurement for BQ based on preliminary drawings.
• Consult with Contract Manager/General Manager on pricing and strategy.
• Prepare summary extracts of BQ.
• Review and negotiate quotations submitted by subcontractors.
• Prepare summary of quotations for review and further negotiation by Contract Manager.
• Prepare letters of award for subcontractors.
• Evaluate and prepare progress payments to subcontractors, including variation order claims.
• Prepare progress payment claims and liaise with consultant quantity surveyor for evaluation and certification.
• Maintain proper records of additional/variation works, consultant instructions, and changes in drawings for variation order claims.
• Check for changes between tender drawings and construction drawings.
• Verify material requisitions from site and check budgeted allocations for materials to labour subcontractors, including wastages.
• Responsible for submission of samples and ensuring compliance with BQ and specifications.
• Remeasure actual work done for each subcontractor based on as-built drawings.
• Settle final accounts with subcontractors, including adjustments for remeasured quantities, back charges, etc.

Education

Degree/Diploma in Quantity Surveying or related field

Job description

Contractor company based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Key Responsibilities:

Pricing of bills of quantities (BQ) for tender documents.

Preparation of documents for submission of tender.

Calling of quotations for pricing of BQ.

Measurement for BQ based on preliminary drawings.

Consult with Contract Manager/General Manager on pricing and strategy.

Prepare summary extracts of BQ.

Review and negotiate quotations submitted by subcontractors.

Prepare summary of quotations for review and further negotiation by Contract Manager.

Prepare letters of award for subcontractors.

Evaluate and prepare progress payments to subcontractors, including variation order claims (must be substantiated and submitted by subcontractors).

Prepare progress payment claims and liaise with consultant quantity surveyor for evaluation and certification.

Maintain proper records of additional/variation works, consultant instructions, and changes in drawings for variation order claims.

Check for changes between tender drawings and construction drawings.

Verify material requisitions from site and check budgeted allocations for materials to labour subcontractors, including wastages.

Responsible for submission of samples and ensuring compliance with BQ and specifications.

Remeasure actual work done for each subcontractor based on as-built drawings.

Settle final accounts with subcontractors, including adjustments for remeasured quantities, back charges (material purchases, wastages, fines, cleaning, etc.).

Requirements:

Degree/Diploma in Quantity Surveying or related field.

Minimum 5 years of working experience in the construction industry

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 in the initial stages of Year 1990.

The Company has been involved several of sub-contract work such as Relocation & Rewiring of Electrical at Yayasan Sabah, Maintenance of Lift at Bank Negara Sarawak, Maintenance of Lift at Powertron & Maintenance of Conveyor Belt at K.K Airport.

The year 1999 was another milestone in the company’s, in its first foray into Civil and Building work such as SESB Sub Station at Mengaris, High Tension Power Cable Trench at Karambunai, Demolition & Reconstruction of weighbridge work at Cement Industry Sabah, Construction and Completion of Architecture work for Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic Campus at Sabah And Earth work at Karambunai SESB Sub Station.

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 in the initial stages of Year 1990.

The Company has been involved several of sub-contract work such as Relocation & Rewiring of Electrical at Yayasan Sabah, Maintenance of Lift at Bank Negara Sarawak, Maintenance of Lift at Powertron & Maintenance of Conveyor Belt at K.K Airport.

The year 1999 was another milestone in the company’s, in its first foray into Civil and Building work such as SESB Sub Station at Mengaris, High Tension Power Cable Trench at Karambunai, Demolition & Reconstruction of weighbridge work at Cement Industry Sabah, Construction and Completion of Architecture work for Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic Campus at Sabah And Earth work at Karambunai SESB Sub Station.