Quantity Surveyor

DAR AL RIYADH; Medina; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

DAR AL RIYADH is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor to manage post-contract commercial activities for a high-rise luxury hotel renovation in Medina. You will verify interim payments, measure quantities, and prepare cost estimates for variations and final accounts.

The role requires a strong background in post-contract surveying, experience with luxury hospitality projects, and proficiency in cost reporting and FIDIC-based contracts. Arabic is preferred, English fluency is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, or a related discipline.
• 10 years of post-contract quantity surveying and commercial management experience.
• Experience with luxury hospitality, high-rise projects or commercial refurbishments.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts and BIM/quantity surveying software.
• English fluency required; Arabic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage post-contract quantity surveying and commercial activities for renovation projects.
• Review interim payment certificates against site progress and measured quantities.
• Prepare cost estimates, variation assessments, and final accounts.
• Maintain cost reports, cash-flow forecasts, and budget variance analyses.
• Coordinate with project team, engineers, client and contractor on commercial issues.
• Assess design changes, delays, and revised construction sequences.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Reporting

Commercial communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Quantity surveying software

Cost-reporting systems

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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.