Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure Cost Control

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure Cost Control in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. You will support the commercial and cost management function across design, procurement, and construction, providing independent quantity verification and cost visibility across multiple packages.

The role requires a decade of experience in quantity surveying, strong knowledge of infrastructure projects, and pre‑contract and post‑contract cost control capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional quantity surveying experience.
• Strong background in major infrastructure or highway projects.
• Pre-contract quantity surveying experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support tender evaluation with quantity and cost analysis.
• Review tender quantities against issued design information.
• Prepare project cost estimates after design packages are released.
• Review budgets against approved scope and design development.
• Check BOQs for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist in change orders and contract variations.
• Provide independent high‑level cost estimates for changes.
• Develop budgetary estimates for client studies and ad‑hoc requests.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Cost estimating

BOQ preparation

Microsoft Excel

Cost analysis

Cash flow forecasting

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure Cost Control Job Snapshot

• Role: Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure Cost Control
• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Industry: Construction
• Function: Cost Estimating
• Experience: 10 years in quantity surveying, preferably on major infrastructure or roads projects
• Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• City: Riyadh
• Industry: Construction
• Function: Cost Estimating
• Salary: 18000-28000
• Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Quantity Surveyor will support the commercial and cost management function of a major Riyadh infrastructure PMO, working across design, procurement, construction, and change management activities. The position will provide independent verification of quantities, estimates, BOQs, payment applications, and variation impacts, helping the Client maintain accurate cost visibility and disciplined financial control across multiple project packages.

Key Responsibilities

• Support commercial evaluation of tender submissions through detailed quantity and cost analysis.
• Review pricing structures and assess whether tendered quantities are consistent with issued design information.
• Prepare project cost estimates after design packages are released.
• Review and validate project budgets against approved scope and design development.
• Check designer-prepared BOQs for completeness, measurement accuracy, and consistency.
• Review both priced and unpriced BOQs before procurement and contract award activities progress.
• Identify missing quantities, duplicated items, measurement inconsistencies, and scope gaps.
• Lead or support BOQ remeasurement activities undertaken by PMCM Quantity Surveying teams.
• Verify remeasurement outputs at design, construction, variation, and closeout stages.
• Apply appropriate measurement principles when assessing civil and infrastructure quantities.
• Review Interim Payment Applications and Interim Payment Certificates following PMCM assessment.
• Verify quantities claimed against actual progress and contractual measurement requirements.
• Assess valuation logic and identify unsupported or incorrectly measured payment items.
• Coordinate with commercial teams where discrepancies require clarification or correction.
• Support assessment of Change Orders and contract variations.
• Prepare quantity take-offs for proposed changes and revised works.
• Evaluate the cost impact of design revisions, Client instructions, and changed site requirements.
• Support claims reviews where quantity, measurement, or valuation issues are material.
• Prepare independent high-level cost estimates for proposed changes and option studies.
• Develop budgetary estimates for confidential Client studies and ad-hoc commercial requests.
• Review significant quantities arising from Client-driven changes.
• Assess high-value changes involving fill materials, bridge finishes, landscaping, and other infrastructure elements.
• Compare proposed quantities against drawings, specifications, and available site information.
• Support value analysis by identifying major cost drivers within changing scopes.
• Assist in preparing and updating program-level cash flow forecasts.
• Coordinate cost forecasts with anticipated payment profiles and project delivery schedules.
• Provide quantity and valuation inputs into broader commercial reporting.
• Work closely with PMCM commercial teams to improve consistency and accuracy of submissions.
• Review supporting documentation before recommendations are forwarded to the Client.
• Participate in workshops with designers covering quantity take-off methodology.
• Provide input on BOQ structure, measurement rules, and package organization.
• Encourage consistent quantity measurement practices across design disciplines.
• Maintain clear records supporting cost estimates, payment reviews, and variation assessments.
• Prepare concise cost advice and technical commercial notes for Client review.
• Provide independent recommendations where commercial submissions require challenge or validation.
• Support reconciliation of quantities between design, tender, construction, and final measurement stages.
• Assist senior commercial personnel with cost reviews, reporting, and financial analysis.
• Monitor emerging quantity-related risks that could affect project budgets.
• Ensure cost and quantity assessments are evidence-based, traceable, and professionally documented.
• Use spreadsheet-based analysis to review large quantities of commercial and measurement data.

Ideal Profile

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in quantity surveying.
• Strong background in major infrastructure, highway, road, or civil engineering projects.
• Demonstrated pre-contract quantity surveying experience.
• Strong post-contract commercial and measurement capability.
• Experience reviewing BOQs, tender quantities, and cost estimates.
• Practical knowledge of remeasurement and quantity take-off methods.
• Experience assessing Interim Payment Applications and Interim Payment Certificates.
• Strong understanding of variations, Change Orders, and cost impact analysis.
• Experience supporting claims assessment from a quantity and valuation perspective.
• Ability to prepare high-level cost estimates with limited early-stage information.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for cost and quantity analysis.
• Experience working within PMO, PMC, PMCM, or Client-side environments is strongly preferred.
• GCC experience is required, with Saudi Arabian project exposure highly desirable.
• Ability to work across multiple project packages and manage competing commercial priorities.
• Strong attention to detail in quantity verification and documentation.
• Able to challenge consultant and contractor submissions objectively and professionally.
• Effective communication with designers, cost managers, engineers, and commercial teams.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure construction quantities and measurement principles.
• Able to provide clear independent cost advice to senior stakeholders.

Skills Set

• Quantity surveying
• Cost estimating
• Cost planning
• BOQ preparation
• BOQ review
• BOQ validation
• Quantity take-off
• Remeasurement
• Tender evaluation
• Tender quantity analysis
• Commercial evaluation
• Interim Payment Applications
• Interim Payment Certificates
• Payment valuation
• Change Orders
• Variation assessment
• Claims support
• Cost impact analysis
• Infrastructure estimating
• Roads estimating
• Civil works measurement
• Budget preparation
• Budget validation
• Cost forecasting
• Cash flow forecasting
• Cost reconciliation
• Commercial reporting
• Client-side cost management
• PMO commercial support
• PMC commercial support
• PMCM coordination
• Cost benchmarking
• Quantity verification
• Design quantity review
• Measurement methodology
• Microsoft Excel
• Cost analysis
• Financial analysis
• Commercial documentation
• Independent cost advice

Why Join Us

Riyadh's expanding infrastructure portfolio continues to create strong demand for experienced Quantity Surveyors who can provide reliable cost assurance across complex roads and civil works programs. This position offers broad exposure to tendering, design development, payments, variations, and program-level forecasting within a major Construction PMO. It provides an opportunity to strengthen Client decision-making through independent quantity verification and disciplined commercial analysis.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, program management, and technology solutions for major projects worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, its teams support large infrastructure programs through commercial management, quantity surveying, cost control, project controls, engineering, and integrated PMO services.