Quantity Surveyor Manager

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons seeks a seasoned Quantity Surveyor Manager to support cost controls on a major Riyadh infrastructure program. You will lead commercial and quantity management, review BOQs, and guide PMCM QS teams through remeasurements and change orders. Excellent English and GCC contract knowledge are essential.

You will develop budgets, validate IPAs/IPCs, and provide strategic commercial input for client reporting and risk management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years QS experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong pre/post-contract QS knowledge: BOQ, remeasurement, variations, claims.
• PMO/PMC or client-side experience preferred.
• Excel proficiency, cost benchmarking, and quantity analysis.
• Familiar with GCC/KSA contracts and commercial procedures.
• Excellent English communication and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify designer-prepared BOQs for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist in cost estimates and budgets once designs are issued.
• Lead PMCM QS teams in BOQ remeasurements across construction stages.
• Review IPAs/IPCs, quantities, and entitlement alignment.
• Quantify Change Orders, variations, and claims with cost impact analysis.
• Prepare high-level estimates for design changes and urgent requests.
• Develop program cash flow forecasts with planning and cost teams.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for BOQs, variations, and quantities.
• Flag risks from quantity deviations or contractor claims.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Cost management

Excel

English communication

PMO/PMC experience

Contract knowledge

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering

Tools

Excel

BOQ development

Cost benchmarking

Job description

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Job Description: Parsons is seeking a highly competent Quantity Surveyor Manager to support the Cost Manager and the Controls Manager in implementing robust commercial and quantity management practices across a major infrastructure program in Riyadh.

What You'll Be Doing

• Review and verify designer-prepared BOQs, ensuring completeness, accuracy, unit-rate logic, and adherence to approved measurement standards.
• Support preparation and validation of project cost estimates and budgets once design packages are issued.
• Participate in tender evaluation processes, providing quantitative and commercial input for technical and commercial assessments.
• Lead and support PMCM QS teams in finalizing BOQ remeasurements across all stages of construction.
• Review Interim Payment Applications (IPAs/IPCs) after PMCM checks, focusing on quantities, measurement rules, valuation logic, and alignment with contractual entitlements.
• Review and quantify Change Orders, variations, and claims, performing quantity take-offs, cost impact assessments, and alignment with baseline budgets.
• Prepare high-level estimates for design changes, urgent requests, confidential client inquiries, and strategic commercial decisions.
• Review significant quantity shifts associated with client-driven changes (e.g., fill, pavement layers, bridge cladding, utilities, landscaping).
• Support development and maintenance of program-level cash flow forecasts in coordination with the planning and cost teams.
• Monitor PMCM compliance with commercial procedures, BOQ structures, measurement rules, and variation workflows.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, logs, and registers for BOQs, variations, and quantities.
• Flag risks arising from quantity deviations, design inconsistencies, or contractor claims.
• Work closely with PMCM commercial teams to ensure consistency, quality, and timely submission of commercial deliverables.
• Provide commercial and quantity analysis for internal management, cost controls, and client reporting.
• Participate in commercial meetings with PMCMs, contractors, and the Client, presenting QS analysis as required.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years of QS experience, ideally on major infrastructure or roads/highway programs.
• Strong knowledge of pre-contract and post-contract QS practices, including BOQ development, remeasurement, variations, and claims.
• Experience in a PMO / PMC / client-side environment strongly preferred.
• Strong capabilities in Excel, quantity analysis, and cost benchmarking.
• Familiarity with GCC / KSA contracts, specifications, and commercial procedures.
• Excellent English communication and report-writing skills.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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