Senior Commercial QS & Project Control

Solarvest; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Solarvest seeks a Quantity Surveyor & Project Control in the Philippines to protect project gross profit from tender through final account. The role owns the commercial position of each project, aligning cost with contracted recovery and margins.

The candidate will handle pre-contract estimating, post-contract cost control, subcontractor management, client-side administration, and governance, ensuring robust cost reporting and cash flow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Accountancy, Engineering Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years in cost control, commercial administration or finance, including experience in construction, engineering, EPC or other project-based work.
• Demonstrated experience administering bonds, guarantees and project insurances.
• Strong Microsoft Excel capability — cost models, pivot analysis and cash flow forecasting.
• Working knowledge of Philippine construction contract practice and BIR requirements on progress billings, VAT and expanded withholding tax.

Responsibilities

• Establish project cost control budget at award and baseline lock.
• Track committed, incurred and forecast cost for active projects.
• Produce monthly cost variance reports with explanations.
• Flag cost overruns early and propose recovery actions.
• Monitor material wastage, rework and site productivity against tender allowances.
• Maintain the project contingency register and drawdown control.
• Prepare progress claims, payment applications, variation orders and final accounts.

Skills

Commercial judgement

Numerical rigour

Independence

Documentation discipline

Communication

Site presence

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Accountancy, Engineering Management or a related discipline

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Navision

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Solarvest seeks a Quantity Surveyor & Project Control in the Philippines to protect project gross profit from tender through final account. The role owns the commercial position of each project, aligning cost with contracted recovery and margins.

The candidate will handle pre-contract estimating, post-contract cost control, subcontractor management, client-side administration, and governance, ensuring robust cost reporting and cash flow.