Quantity Surveyor

Teambuild Construction Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Teambuild Construction Group in Singapore is seeking a capable Tender/Contract Manager to lead tender management, contract administration and financial controls across diverse projects.

You will review specifications, coordinate with subcontractors, manage vendor pre-qualifications, and finalize accounts while ensuring accuracy and compliance. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential; a Degree in Quantity Surveying with 2 years of construction experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying and Building or equivalent; 2 years relevant experience in construction
• Good knowledge of market updates and construction cost trends
• Good communication and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Review tender specifications to ensure measurements and quantities are accounted for; ensure realistic commercial value
• Call for quotations to invite approved/preferred/new subcontractors for competitive tenders
• Review drawings to ensure special requirements are captured in tenders
• Consult and align Construction team on tender scope; highlight unusual requirements
• Communicate assumptions made during bill of quantities preparation
• Prepare contract documents for sign-off and ensure accuracy; follow through on warranty approvals
• Re-measure quantities with drawings and specs
• Prepare and evaluate actual quotations from vendors and submit for management approval
• Administer LOI, LOA, letters of undertaking and work orders with architect Instructions
• Administer project variation orders and final accounts for review
• Manage progressive subcontractors' payments and final accounts; monitor deductions
• Process vendor payments and reconcile discrepancies
• Prepare for construction budget approval and review budgets bi-annually
• Update and maintain vendor lists; conduct pre-qualification for new vendors
• Negotiate with vendors on ad hoc site works
• Evaluate vendor performance upon project completion

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Tender Management

• Review the tender specifications to ensure all measurements and quantities are accounted for to achieve realistic commercial value of each project.
• Conduct call of quotations to invite approved / preferred / new subcontractors' participation for competitive tenders.
• Review CS, architectural and M&E drawings to ensure special requirements and annotations are taken into consideration and complete in the tenders.
• Consult and align Construction team on the scope of tender submission; highlight and seek agreement on special requirements or unusual scope.
• Communicate clearly on assumptions made during bill of quantities preparation.

Contract Management

• Prepare contract documents for sign off by respective parties and ensure accuracy and completeness; follow through on project warranty approval.
• Re-measure complete quantities (RC, archi, civil and precinct) with full sets of drawings and specifications.
• Prepare and evaluate actual project quotations from vendors, and submit for management's approval.
• Administer the issuance of LOI, LOA, letter of undertaking and work order to ensure formalization of engagement with receipt of respective architect’s instructions.
• Administer project variation orders (VO) and submit the project final account for review.

Financial and Commercial Management

• Manage the process of progressive subcontractors' payment and finalization of subcontractors' final account.
• Monitor deduction for materials bought on behalf of subcontractors/suppliers.
• Process all vendors' payments and reconcile any discrepancies in due course.
• Prepare for construction budget approval and review working budget twice a year.

Vendor Management

• Update and maintain list of vendors.
• Conduct pre-qualification for new vendors.
• Negotiate with vendors on additional ad hoc site works.
• Evaluate the performance of each vendor upon project completion.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Quantity Surveying and Building or equivalent with 2 years relevant experiences in construction or equivalent

• Process good knowledge of the market updates and construction cost trend

• Good communication and negotiable skill