Senior Quantity Surveyor - Design

ECEC East Consulting Engineering Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

ECEC East Consulting Engineering Company in Saudi Arabia seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor with strong English and a proven track record in cost planning, estimates, and BOQ production for large scale building and infrastructure projects.

You will coordinate with project teams, suppliers, and contractors to ensure timely, accurate cost plans and specifications, and to support design and construction delivery across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Civil or Architectural Engineering.
• Experience in Healthcare, Towers & Mixed-use projects preferred but not essential.
• Strong English speaking and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review specifications in CSI Master Format or similar.
• Review structural and architectural drawings and raise RFIs and QA/QC comments.
• Measure quantities for architecture, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Prepare detailed construction cost plans for designs at each stage.
• Coordinate with Design Leads, Project Managers, other staff, consultants, and contractors.
• Manage value engineering exercises.
• Coordinate with internal disciplines and third parties on technical, financial, safety and schedule elements.

Skills

Quantification

Problem solving

Numeracy

English literacy

Communication

Diplomacy

Team building

Diversity awareness

Multi-cultural awareness

Client feedback handling

Computer literacy

Education

Quantity Surveying / Civil / Architectural Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

CAD

Revit

CostX

Job description

The Senior Quantity Surveyor must be speaking and writing, with strong English speaking and writing skills, and is responsible for management and production of:

• Timely, accurate, high-quality, and comprehensive estimates, cost plans, bills of quantities and specifications for architecture, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering disciplines for large scale, complex building and infrastructure design projects,
• Carrying out all quantity surveying activities in conformance with all applicable Saudi and international codes, design/construction standards and codes of practice,
• Coordination with the Project Managers, Discipline Leads, sub-consultants, and contractors as required for completion of cost plans, specifications, and bills of quantities,
• Strong working knowledge of all required quantity surveying related codes / standards, design and construction practices, for complex design/construction projects.

Critical outcomes of this role include producing accurate, timely and high-quality cost plans, specifications, and bills of quantities for large scale, complex building and infrastructure design projects, and coordination of these with all other required design disciplines such as architectural, mechanical and electrical engineering and quantity surveying.

This role requires the use of your existing network of other cost management professionals, suppliers, and contractors from whom relevant cost-related information can be sourced.

The role requires building and maintaining professional relationships with internal stakeholders, other consultants, contractors, including coordinating with Lead Engineers, and Project Managers to assist with submittal of overall project deliverables for concept, schematic, and detailed design stage submissions in line with planned project timelines.

Job Duties

The Senior Quantity Surveyor shall manage, plan, and carry out.

• Preparation and reviewing of Specifications in CSI Master Format or similar,
• Reviewing the structural and architectural drawing packages and raising RFIs and QA/QC comments.
• Measurement, taking off of all items and quantities associated with architecture, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering, for specific complex design projects as directed by the Cost Manager, to the required quality project timeline, and design budget,
• Preparation of detailed construction cost plans for design projects against the designs developed at each design stage of the project,
• Obtain all data and follow up with Design Leads, Project Managers, other company staff, other consultants, and contractors so that production of cost plans, specifications and bills of quantities are completed in an accurate, timely manner, to the required quality,
• Establish and build professional relationships with other staff, other consultants, contractors,
• Understand the project brief,
• Assist Project Manager with the preparation and implementation of the project cost plans, bills of quantities and specifications in coordination with the assigned project team,
• Manage value engineering exercises,
• Coordinate with internal disciplines and teams within ECEC and with 3rd parties in relation to technical, financial, safety, quality, schedule and other elements of a project, so that accurate cost plans, specifications and bills of quantities are produced.

Specifically, the Senior Cost Planner and Quantity Surveyor is responsible for:

• Preparation of cost plans, specifications, and bills of quantities (using the CSI format) for multiple large scale, complex building and infrastructure design projects,
• Assists the Cost and QS Manager on matters that cross between interfacing elements, projects,
• Work proactively, constructively, and fairly with all parties to ensure the successful execution of duties,

Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as directed, and as may be appropriate.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Civil or Architectural Engineering.
• Previous Experience in Healthcare, Towers & Mixed- used projects is preferred but not essential.

Specific Skills Required

• Good level of competence in quantification works
• Excellent working knowledge of internationally-accepted quantity surveying industry principles and practices / quality systems,
• Able to work with minimal supervision,
• Excellent problem solving, numeracy and English literacy skills,
• Clear verbal and written communication skills,
• Uses diplomacy and tact in discussions with other parties,
• Contributes to team building and enhancing morale across the team / project,
• Promotes equality and recognises diversity in managing people,
• Understands local and international multi-cultural aspects of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
• handle feedback of Client comments,
• High level of computer literacy,
• Software Skills: MS Office; MS Project; Cad, Revit, CostX software.

Person Specification (Behavioral Attributes)

• Contributes to an inclusive work environment based on trust and respect,
• Continues to look for opportunities to grow and help others grow,
• Demands excellence - Able to work through ambiguity to deliver performance,
• Sets high standards and delivers high-quality work,
• Safety and integrity always - Ensures team operates with high standards of integrity. Makes safety a priority,
• Collaborative - Works with employees to ensure success with internal and external client delivery,
• Clear and frequent communications - Communicates in a respectful way, ensuring other’s viewpoints are solicited and considered. Listens and learns from others,
• Able to work under time pressure
• Execution and results – Self driven, achieves results through strong focus on execution and measurement.

Experience

• Minimum 8 to 12 years of related work experience in design projects,
• Previous experience working on similar or related project types in Saudi Arabia is preferred,
• experience in mixed use residential, retail, commercial & hotel / leisure projects will be highly beneficial.
• Extensive experience working for design and consulting organizations.