Quantity Surveyor

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Medina; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Riyadh Group seeks a seasoned Post-Contract Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities for a high-end hotel renovation in Madinah. You will manage interim payments, variations, remeasurements, and final accounts with project teams and discipline engineers.

The role requires 10+ years in post-contract QS and strong cost-reporting skills, with MRICS advantageous and English fluency mandatory. Saudi registration is required; Arabic preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, or a related discipline.
• MRICS, AssocRICS, or an equivalent professional qualification is a distinct advantage.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory; Arabic is preferred.
• Valid Saudi Council of Engineers registration or other applicable Saudi professional registration is mandatory.
• Minimum 10 years of post-contract quantity surveying and commercial management experience.
• Proven experience in five-star hotels, luxury hospitality developments, commercial refurbishments, or high-rise projects.
• Strong experience in interim payment certification, variations, claims, remeasurement, cost reporting, and final accounts.
• Extensive knowledge of FIDIC contracts and recognised methods of measurement, including POMI and NRM.
• Strong understanding of Bills of Quantities, rate analysis, cost estimation, and construction contracts.
• Knowledge of local Saudi construction costs, supplier pricing, labour rates, and market conditions.
• Experience with luxury FF&E, specialist finishes, imported materials, and MEP equipment packages is preferred.
• Previous experience working with an engineering consultancy or construction supervision consultant.
• Proficiency in quantity-surveying software, Microsoft Excel, and cost-reporting systems.
• Strong numerical, analytical, negotiation, reporting, and commercial communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage post-contract quantity surveying and commercial activities for renovation of a high-rise, five-star hotel.
• Review and verify monthly contractor Interim Payment Certificates against measured and approved site progress.
• Conduct site measurements and confirm completed quantities with discipline engineers.
• Evaluate contractor variation requests, quotations, rate build-ups, and claims for additional costs.
• Prepare independent cost estimates and commercial recommendations for proposed variations.
• Remeasure provisional and changed works and update Bills of Quantities for revised renovation packages.
• Review new rates and verify them against contract rates, market benchmarks, and supporting cost information.
• Maintain variation, claim, payment, provisional-sum, and commercial-risk registers.
• Monitor committed expenditure, approved variations, forecast costs, and remaining project contingency.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, cash-flow forecasts, cost-to-complete projections, and budget variance analyses.
• Review procurement schedules and validate costs for FF&E, specialist finishes, stonework, imported materials, and MEP equipment.
• Coordinate commercial information with the Project Manager, Planning Engineer, discipline engineers, client, and contractor.
• Assess the cost impact of design changes, delays, acceleration measures, and revised construction sequences.
• Support the commercial review of Extension of Time and loss-and-expense claims.
• Maintain accurate measurement records, progress evidence, payment documentation, and commercial correspondence.
• Assist with provisional-sum adjustments, contract closeout, final measurement, and agreement of the final account.

Skills

Interim payment certification

Variation assessment

Cost reporting

Final accounts preparation

Measurement and verification

Negotiation and commercialskills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, or related discipline

Tools

Quantity-surveying software

Microsoft Excel

Cost-reporting systems

Job description

• Manage post-contract quantity surveying and commercial activities for the renovation of a high-rise, five-star hotel.
• Review and verify monthly contractor Interim Payment Certificates against measured and approved site progress.
• Conduct site measurements and confirm completed quantities with discipline engineers.
• Evaluate contractor variation requests, quotations, rate build-ups, and claims for additional costs.
• Prepare independent cost estimates and commercial recommendations for proposed variations.
• Remeasure provisional and changed works and update Bills of Quantities for revised renovation packages.
• Review new rates and verify them against contract rates, market benchmarks, and supporting cost information.
• Maintain variation, claim, payment, provisional-sum, and commercial-risk registers.
• Monitor committed expenditure, approved variations, forecast costs, and remaining project contingency.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, cash-flow forecasts, cost-to-complete projections, and budget variance analyses.
• Review procurement schedules and validate costs for FF&E, specialist finishes, stonework, imported materials, and mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Coordinate commercial information with the Project Manager, Planning Engineer, discipline engineers, client, and contractor.
• Assess the cost impact of design changes, delays, acceleration measures, and revised construction sequences.
• Support the commercial review of Extension of Time and loss-and-expense claims.
• Maintain accurate measurement records, progress evidence, payment documentation, and commercial correspondence.
• Assist with provisional-sum adjustments, contract closeout, final measurement, and agreement of the final account.
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, or a related discipline.
• Valid Saudi Council of Engineers registration or other applicable Saudi professional registration is mandatory.
• Minimum 10 years of post-contract quantity surveying and commercial management experience.
• Proven experience in five-star hotels, luxury hospitality developments, commercial refurbishments, or high-rise projects.
• Strong experience in interim payment certification, variations, claims, remeasurement, cost reporting, and final accounts.
• Extensive knowledge of FIDIC contracts and recognised methods of measurement, including POMI and NRM.
• Strong understanding of Bills of Quantities, rate analysis, cost estimation, and construction contracts.
• Knowledge of local Saudi construction costs, supplier pricing, labour rates, and market conditions.
• Experience with luxury FF&E, specialist finishes, imported materials, and MEP equipment packages is preferred.
• Previous experience working with an engineering consultancy or construction supervision consultant.
• Proficiency in quantity-surveying software, Microsoft Excel, and cost-reporting systems.
• Strong numerical, analytical, negotiation, reporting, and commercial communication skills.
• Ability to assess contractual entitlements and prepare clear commercial recommendations.
• Experience in Madinah Central Area or similarly complex and access-restricted locations is preferred.
• MRICS, AssocRICS, or an equivalent professional qualification is a distinct advantage.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory; Arabic is preferred.