Quantity Surveyor

OFFICE PLANNER PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

OFFICE PLANNER PTE LTD is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage procurement, cost control, and contract administration for building and infrastructure projects in Singapore.

The role requires a degree or diploma in Quantity Surveying (or related field) with 2–3 years of QS experience, knowledge of local contracts, and proficiency in MS Office and cost estimation. You will coordinate with site teams, manage VO submissions, and support project delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in quantity surveying for building or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of Singapore construction contracts, BCA standards, and statutory regulations.
• Accredited Professional Quantity Surveyor accreditation is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office, cost estimation.

Responsibilities

• Follow cost comparison templates to ensure cost comparisons are accurate and consistent with tender specs and budgets.
• Ensure timely award of key subcontractors/suppliers within 3–4 months to secure resources and avoid cost/schedule impact.
• Validate and certify quantities as work is completed with supporting documents and issue payment responses within timelines.
• Coordinate with site teams and subcontractors to resolve discrepancies and avoid payment delays.
• Submit and track variations (VO) with a view to client approval and cost impact.
• Identify potential overruns or savings in plant, materials, and prelim costs and forecast remaining quantities till completion.
• Finalize subcontractor/supplier accounts within 6 months after TOP and manage remarks in payment certs.

Education

Degree or Diploma in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

Cost estimation

Job description

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Procurement

To follow cost comparison template sheet and ensure cost comparison are accurate and consistent and clearly indicate quantity, tender specification, inclusion and exclusion etc and in line with tender cost and budget. Clarify with subcontractors etc and to ensure align in quantities, specification, scope of works across all quotation received prior put up for award approval.

To ensure timely award of key subcontractors / suppliers within 3 months (Overall within 4months) to secure resources in order not to prevent impact to project cost, schedule, minimise risk

Payment Response to Subcontractors/Supplier

To ensure quantities are certified accurately as per work done with detailed supporting documents and to issue payment response within timeline. Provide prompt feedback and update to superior and sub-contractors to avoid SOP.

Regular check and coordinate with site and subcon/supplier if any discrepancies and resolve all discrepancies issue immediately together with SCM / CM and avoid delay in payment response

To validate and update SCM/CM for all VO claim submit by subcontractors upon receive. To work with SCM/CM to validate their VO claim by checking our contract with them and site personnel and resolve within 7 working days and assess their cost impact to the / revised estimated final cost in CMR with SCM/CM

Track the VO submitted by subcontractors/ suppliers, VO identified by site teams, create a VO summary that validated is VO to client for CM to follow up with client progressively

Regularly check with site PM etc any back charge for material purchase on behalf, defects etc and ensure the backcharge deduction up to date

Monthly check with site safety/PM for final admin charges for non-compliance and ensure the backcharge deduction up to date

To finalise all subcontractors/supplier account within 6 months upon obtaining of TOP

To input internal remarks, e.g. comparison of supply qty vs installation qty, CMR amount, reason / rationale for VO assessment etc in payment cert

Cost submit by subcontractors/incurred

To identify potential overruns or saving of the supply or subcontract quantities when quantity hit 70% of the awarded project quantity / project cost and validate the remaining quantities and forecast amount required till completion

To identify potential overruns or saving of the plant & machinery, diesel and other prelim cost when quantity hit 70% of the awarded project quantity / project cost and validate the remaining quantities with site PD & PM to forecast amount required till completion

LOA / Work Order / Supply Contract with Sub-Contractor

Work with Admin for issuance of LOA/Works Order/ Confirmation of Variation Order to respective subcontractors/supplier within 7 working days upon approval by Management

Main Contract Claim Submission

To submit and ensure Main Contract Progress Claim submit on time for workdone including claim of materials on site together with all supporting documents for consultants' evaluation and certification

VO to Client

To liaise closely with project manager on potential VOs and track accordingly in master list.

To identify, work out the measurement, compile relevant supporting documents and go thru with CM on the (potential & confirmed) VO/AI identify for the main contract work

Other Responsibilities

Assist in risk assessment and mitigation related to contractual and commercial matters.

Support senior QS and project management teams in project delivery.

Perform any other ad-hoc duties assigned by management.

Requirements & Qualifications

Degree or Diploma in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.

Minimum 2-3 years of experience in quantity surveying for building or infrastructure projects.

Knowledge of Singapore construction contracts, BCA standards, and statutory regulations.

Accredited Professional Quantity surveyor accreditation is preferred

Proficiency in MS Office, cost estimation