Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP)

coens energy pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

coens energy pte. ltd. is seeking a seasoned Quantity Surveyor (M&E) to oversee cost control and procurement for large-scale projects in Singapore.

You will monitor budgets, prepare cost analyses, and coordinate with consultants, clients, contractors, and suppliers to ensure commercial objectives are achieved. The role requires a degree in Quantity Surveying and at least five years of M&E QS experience in construction, with strong skills in tendering, claims, variation orders, and final

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of M&E Quantity Surveying experience within the construction industry.
• Experience handling tendering for large-scale building projects.
• Strong knowledge of cost estimation, quantity take-off, tendering, claims, variation orders, subcontract administration, final accounts, and cost control.
• Detail-oriented and meticulous, with strong commercial and numerical skills.
• Good communication, coordination, and negotiation skills when dealing with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor all financial and commercial aspects of projects to ensure delivery within the approved budget.
• Liaise and coordinate with team members, consultants, clients, contractors, suppliers, architects, and other project stakeholders.
• Prepare and analyze cost comparisons to support procurement and commercial decisions.
• Obtain quotations and negotiate with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Carry out quantity measurement and taking-off works.
• Prepare monthly main contractor claims and variation orders for submission to consultants.
• Prepare monthly subcontractor payment certificates, variation orders, and final account settlements.
• Manage project budgets and implement effective cost-control measures.
• Handle post-contract administration for both the Main Contract and Subcontracts.
• Monitor project financial performance and ensure expenditure remains within budget.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with consultants, quantity surveyors, architects, developers, and contractors, particularly for certification of claims and payments.
• Source suitable and competitively priced materials throughout the various stages of the project.

Skills

Cost estimation

Quantity take-off

Tendering

Claims & variation orders

Subcontract administration

Final accounts

Cost control

Budget management

Communication & negotiation

Detail-oriented

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

• Monitor all financial and commercial aspects of projects to ensure delivery within the approved budget.

• Liaise and coordinate with team members, consultants, clients, contractors, suppliers, architects, and other project stakeholders.

• Prepare and analyze cost comparisons to support procurement and commercial decisions.

• Obtain quotations and negotiate with subcontractors and suppliers.

• Carry out quantity measurement and taking-off works.

• Prepare monthly main contractor claims and variation orders for submission to consultants.

• Prepare monthly subcontractor payment certificates, variation orders, and final account settlements.

• Manage project budgets and implement effective cost-control measures.

• Handle post-contract administration for both the Main Contract and Subcontracts.

• Monitor project financial performance and ensure expenditure remains within budget.

• Establish and maintain good working relationships with consultants, quantity surveyors, architects, developers, and contractors, particularly for certification of claims and payments.

• Source suitable and competitively priced materials throughout the various stages of the project.

Requirements

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.

• Minimum 5 years of M&E Quantity Surveying experience within the construction industry.

• Experience handling tendering for large-scale building projects would be advantageous.

• Strong knowledge of cost estimation, quantity take-off, tendering, claims, variation orders, subcontract administration, final accounts, and cost control.

• Detail-oriented and meticulous, with strong commercial and numerical skills.

• Good communication, coordination, and negotiation skills when dealing with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.