Quantity Surveyor - Heavy Infrastructure

Parsons; Tabuk; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a seasoned Quantity Surveyor – Heavy Infrastructure to join its Tabuk team. The role focuses on FIDIC contract administration, cost control, payment certification, variation assessment, and claims evaluation across major roads, utilities, and earthworks.

You will support the FIDIC Engineer, PMCs, and client representatives, ensuring robust commercial governance, accurate reporting, and budget protection on large-scale projects in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, or a related construction discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in quantity surveying and commercial management.
• Strong background in heavy civil engineering, roads, utilities, earthworks, and infrastructure developments.
• Experience administering FIDIC contracts within a PMC, Engineers Representative, or client-side organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial and contractual administration for major heavy infrastructure packages.
• Monitor costs for mass earthworks, roads, utilities, and large site development works.
• Administer daily commercial matters under applicable FIDIC contract conditions.
• Apply Design‑Build, Red Book, and Yellow Book provisions per project procedures.
• Ensure compliance with contract mechanisms, client requirements, and Saudi regulations.
• Review contractor monthly payment applications and supporting documentation.
• Measure and verify completed work against drawings, site records, and inspection status.
• Prepare detailed recommendations for Interim Payment Certificates.
• Support preparation and review of Final Payment Certificates.
• Confirm that certified amounts reflect actual site progress and approved entitlement.
• Evaluate variation orders, change requests, and revised scope submissions.
• Review contractor rate build-ups, quotations, and cost substantiation.
• Negotiate new rates and commercial adjustments with contractor representatives.
• Assess financial exposure from design changes and site instructions.
• Review notices, claims, and extension of time submissions.
• Assist with commercial determinations and contractual correspondence.
• Analyze entitlement, cost impact, and procedural compliance.
• Contribute to dispute avoidance and risk mitigation.

Skills

FIDIC contract administration

Cost control

Payment certification

Variation assessment

Claims evaluation

Site measurement

Contract negotiation

Advanced Excel

Saudi regulations

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying/Commercial Management/Civil Engineering

Tools

CostOS

Candy

Primavera

Job description

Quantity Surveyor – Heavy Infrastructure

Location: Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction; Function: Surveying; Experience: Minimum 10 years; Job Type: Full‑time.

Overview

Quantity Surveyor – Heavy Infrastructure in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia is a construction hiring opportunity for an experienced commercial professional with strong expertise in FIDIC contract administration, cost control, payment certification, variation assessment, and claims evaluation. The role supports the FIDIC Engineer and Project Management Consultancy team across major roads, utilities, earthworks, and master‑planned infrastructure packages. The Quantity Surveyor supports commercial governance and cost certainty throughout the delivery of large‑scale infrastructure and heavy civil engineering works. The position combines contract administration, site measurement, payment review, change control, claims assessment, and financial reporting under FIDIC Conditions of Contract. Working closely with the FIDIC Engineer, project controls specialists, construction teams, contractors, and client representatives, the Quantity Surveyor ensures that payments, variations, provisional sums, dayworks, and commercial decisions are based on verified records and actual project progress. Accurate reporting and disciplined administration are essential to protecting approved budgets and limiting financial exposure.

Key Responsibilities

• Support commercial and contractual administration for major heavy infrastructure packages.
• Monitor costs associated with mass earthworks, roads, wet utilities, dry utilities, and large site development works.
• Administer daily commercial matters under applicable FIDIC contract conditions.
• Apply Design‑Build, Red Book, and Yellow Book provisions in accordance with project procedures.
• Ensure compliance with contract mechanisms, client requirements, and relevant Saudi regulations.
• Review contractor monthly payment applications and supporting documentation.
• Measure and verify completed work against approved drawings, site records, and inspection status.
• Prepare detailed recommendations for Interim Payment Certificates.
• Support preparation and review of Final Payment Certificates.
• Confirm that certified amounts reflect actual site progress and approved contractual entitlement.
• Evaluate variation orders, change requests, and revised scope submissions.
• Review contractor rate build‑ups, quotations, resource assumptions, and cost substantiation.
• Negotiate new rates and commercial adjustments with contractor representatives.
• Assess financial exposure associated with design changes, site instructions, and construction conditions.
• Review contractor notices, claims, and extension of time submissions.
• Assist the FIDIC Engineer with commercial determinations and contractual correspondence.
• Analyze entitlement, supporting evidence, cost impact, and procedural compliance.
• Contribute to dispute avoidance and commercial risk mitigation strategies.
• Perform routine site visits to verify quantities and reported progress.
• Measure earthworks, utilities, roadworks, structures, and associated civil installations.
• Evaluate provisional sums, prime cost sums, and daywork records.
• Reconcile differences between design quantities, installed work, and contractor submissions.
• Maintain accurate cost records, valuation files, measurement sheets, and change registers.
• Ensure commercial documentation remains complete, traceable, and audit‑ready.
• Support updates to the project cost ledger and approved budget records.
• Assist with cash‑flow forecasts, cost projections, and monthly financial reports.
• Monitor committed costs, approved variations, forecast changes, and remaining exposure.
• Prepare commercial dashboards and management summaries for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate with planning teams regarding progress, delays, and cost implications.
• Liaise with engineering and construction teams to resolve quantity and scope discrepancies.
• Participate in commercial meetings, progress reviews, and contractor negotiations.
• Use advanced Excel tools for cost analysis, reconciliation, forecasting, and reporting.
• Apply CostOS, Candy, Primavera, or comparable commercial software where required.
• Support final account preparation, negotiation, and package close‑out.
• Maintain professional independence and integrity when reviewing contractor submissions.
• Complete additional quantity surveying duties assigned by project leadership.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, or a related construction discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in quantity surveying and commercial management.
• Strong background in heavy civil engineering, roads, utilities, earthworks, and major infrastructure developments.
• Proven experience administering FIDIC contracts within a PMC, Engineers Representative, or client‑side organization.
• Detailed knowledge of FIDIC Red Book, Yellow Book, and Design‑Build contract mechanisms.
• Experience reviewing payments, variations, new rates, claims, and final accounts.
• Strong site measurement and physical quantity verification capability.
• Proficiency in estimation and quantity surveying software such as CostOS or Candy.
• Experience using Primavera for project and commercial analysis is advantageous.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for financial data analysis and reporting.
• Previous experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC region.
• Ability to operate effectively on remote or fast‑paced project sites in Tabuk.
• Strong contract report writing and commercial correspondence skills.
• Confident communication with clients, contractors, engineers, and senior management.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Arabic language ability is an advantage.
• Professional membership such as MRICS or MCIOB is highly desirable.
• Direct experience on Saudi giga‑project infrastructure packages is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical judgment, negotiation ability, and attention to commercial detail.

Skills Set

• Quantity surveying
• Heavy civil infrastructure
• FIDIC contract administration
• FIDIC Red Book
• FIDIC Yellow Book
• Design‑Build contracts
• Interim Payment Certificates
• Final Payment Certificates
• Monthly valuation review
• Site measurement
• Quantity verification
• Variation assessment
• Change control
• Rate build‑ups
• Claims evaluation
• Extension of time review
• Commercial determinations
• Cost control
• Project cost ledger
• Cash‑flow forecasting
• Financial reporting
• Provisional sums
• Prime cost sums
• Daywork assessment
• Final accounts
• CostOS
• Candy
• Primavera
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Contractor negotiation

Why Join Us

This role offers substantial commercial responsibility across high‑value infrastructure packages in Tabuk's expanding construction market. The position provides direct exposure to FIDIC administration, contractor valuations, claims, cost forecasting, complex variations, and client‑side commercial decision‑making. Parsons offers an established platform for quantity surveyors seeking technically demanding project work, professional growth, and long‑term involvement in Saudi Arabia's infrastructure and giga‑project programmes.