Senior Quantity Surveyor

KEO International Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

C-QUEST International, a KEO Allied Practice in Riyadh, invites applications for a Senior Quantity Surveyor. You will lead pre-contract measurement, cost planning, and commercial activities across multiple projects, coordinating with managers and cost controllers to safeguard budget integrity.

The role requires 10–15 years in consultancy, MRICS or equivalent, plus strong skills in MS Project, Revit, and MS Office, with excellent communication and presentation abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying from a globally recognised university and chartered status (MRICS or equivalent).
• 10–15 years of career experience in a consultancy environment.
• Excellent and effective presentations skills at all levels.
• Ability to implement commercial/contractual matters within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to analyze project variations and changes, prepare project reports and budget adjustments.
• Delivery of budgets and pre-contract tender documents.
• Knowledge of Standard Method of Measurement of construction works.
• Strong proficiency in MS Project and Revit; advanced MS Office skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Representing the Firm in dealings with relevant parties and managing pre‑contract, measurement and cost planning.
• Communicating with the Manager CQS and senior cost controllers on project status and progress.
• Reviewing and approving interim payments, variations and other financial matters.
• Maintaining communication with project managers, directors, contractors and client representatives.
• Overseeing financial and contractual aspects and ensuring contract terms are followed.
• Providing support to senior management on commercial/contractual matters throughout the project lifecycle.
• Chairing commercial meetings and distributing minutes.
• Ensuring complete and accurate cost and quantity records.
• Assessing and advising on cost impacts of design changes.

Skills

Presentation skills

Commercial/contractual matters

Analysis of variations

Budget delivery

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

Revit

MS Office Suite

Job description

Overview

C-QUEST: The Middle East’s No. 1 Cost Consultant of the Year. For over 24 years, C-QUEST has been a driving force in shaping iconic skylines and sustainable communities across the Middle East. As an award-winning project development and cost consultancy firm, we specialize in delivering tailored, innovative, and sustainable solutions that optimize cost efficiency and commercial excellence across construction and infrastructure projects. With a team of 100+ industry experts, we provide end-to-end project support, ensuring seamless execution from inception to completion. Backed by KEO’s legacy of expertise and integrated services, C-QUEST maintains an independent, client-first approach, ensuring projects are delivered on budget and aligned with sustainability goals.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This critical role will be responsible for providingkey technical expertise and input at different stages of multiple projects to ensure the highest technical quality of delivery within specific discipline.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Representing the Firm in its dealings with relevant parties, managing pre contract, measurement and cost planning.
• Communicating with the Manager CQS and project senior cost controllers regarding the project’s status and progress as well as managing the projects in accordance with established KEO Project Management Policy and Procedures Manual.
• Responsible for the review and approval of interim payments, project variations and other financial matters.
• Maintaining communication with the project managers, directors,contractorand client’s site representatives on all project related issues.
• Overseeing the financial and contractual aspects of the project and ensuring the terms of the contract are followed and manages supplemental agreements.
• Providing support to senior management on all financial and contractual matters throughouttheprojectlifecycle.
• Convening and chairing commercial meetings as well as preparing and distributing the meeting minutes.
• Ensuring all cost and quantity records are streamlined and kept in order by the QS’s.
• Assessing, measuring,advisingand recommending on cost impact of design changes.
• Preparing Change/Variation Orders and reports upon cost impacts of such orders on the construction budget.
• Preparing draft contractual correspondence and certificates for issue to the client and contractor.
• Preparing project cost and cash flow reports.
• Participating in cost and contractual review meetings.
• Providing general commercial/contractual support to the project teams.
• Ensuring completeness and validity of all contractual requirements.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envisage that you will bring a minimum of10 - 15 years' career experience working in a consultancy with a Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying from a globally recognised university and chartered status, MRICS or equivalent.

• Excellent and effective presentations skills at all levels.
• Ability to implement commercial/contractual matters within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to analyze project variations and changes, prepare project reports, analyze information for adjustments to project budget as necessary to assure a successful project for the Client and the firm.
• Delivery of budgets and pre-contract tender documents.
• Ability to understand, identify and assess project risks.
• Knowledge of Standard Method of Measurement of construction works.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite including MS Project and Revit.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

C-Quest International is a KEO Allied Practice.

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.

For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognised by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.