Quantity Surveyor

Unitech E and C; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Unitech E and C is seeking a qualified Quantity Surveyor/Estimator to oversee tender management, contract administration, and financial control for construction projects in Singapore. The role requires coordinating with construction teams, vendors, and clients to ensure accurate quantities, costs, and compliance with tender specifications.

The successful candidate will review drawings for special requirements, manage subcontractor calls, and administer variation orders while maintaining project

Qualifications

• Degree / Diploma in Quantity Surveying and Building or equivalent; 2 years relevant experience in construction or related field.
• Knowledge of market updates and construction cost trends.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Tender Management: review specifications, invite bids from approved/new subcontractors, align with construction team on scope, clarify assumptions.
• Contract Management: prepare contract documents, re-measure quantities, evaluate quotations, issue LOI/LOA, administer variation orders.
• Financial and Commercial Management: manage progressive/subcontractor payments, monitor deductions, process vendor payments, review budgets.
• Vendor Management: update vendor list, conduct pre-qualification, negotiate site works, evaluate performance after project completion.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Degree / Diploma in Quantity Surveying and Building or equivalent

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 / Diploma 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