Lead Quantity Surveyor – Industrial & EPC Projects

System One; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Spending accounts

Voluntary plans

Job summary

System One in The Woodlands, TX seeks a Quantity Surveyor to independently measure, verify, and reconcile construction quantities to support cost control and change management on large-scale projects.

You will perform takeoffs from drawings and 3D models, review and validate bills of quantities, and support estimators with quantity validation, field measurements, and auditable records.

Qualifications

• Strong QS or construction quantity management experience on large-scale industrial, power generation, data center, infrastructure, or EPC projects.
• Proven quantity takeoff and measurement capability.
• Knowledge of civil, structural, mechanical, piping, and electrical construction quantities; multi-discipline experience preferred.
• Experience with BOQs and contractor quantity validation.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and construction documentation.
• Strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantity takeoffs from engineering drawings, specifications, 3D models, and construction documentation.
• Develop, review, validate, and reconcile bills of quantities, material takeoffs, and contractor quantity submissions.
• Verify installed quantities against drawings, field measurements, contractor progress reports, and approved scope.
• Review contractor payment applications, progress claims, and quantity-based invoices to confirm quantities and progress are reasonable and supported.
• Evaluate quantity growth from design changes, scope modifications, and field conditions, distinguishing original-scope quantities from genuine growth.
• Support estimators and cost engineers by validating quantities, identifying scope gaps, and reconciling estimates, revised designs, and construction quantities.
• Maintain quantity registers, measurement sheets, reconciliation reports, and auditable records of quantity changes.
• Verify field progress, installation quantities, and reported completion directly with construction teams.
• Challenge contractor quantity submissions where warranted.

Skills

Quantity takeoff

Excel skills

Interpret drawings & specs

Multi-discipline experience

Job description

System One in The Woodlands, TX seeks a Quantity Surveyor to independently measure, verify, and reconcile construction quantities to support cost control and change management on large-scale projects.

You will perform takeoffs from drawings and 3D models, review and validate bills of quantities, and support estimators with quantity validation, field measurements, and auditable records.