Senior Professional Quantity Surveyor (Prqs, Contracts Administration, Mpp/Epc Projects) – Bryanston/Zimbabwe

Permanent; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Permanent is seeking a Senior Professional Quantity Surveyor based in Bryanston/Johannesburg to oversee commercial and contract activities on large-scale mining and EPCM projects. The role is a fixed-term contract (one year with option to renew) with occasional Zimbabwe travel.

You will lead cost management, tendering, contracts and project controls in a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should possess a Bachelor’s or BTech in Quantity Surveying, PrQS registration, and extensive experience in

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant quantity-surveying and commercial-management experience.
• At least five years’ experience in a senior quantity-surveying or commercial role.
• Demonstrated experience on major mining, minerals-processing, infrastructure, industrial, EPCM or multidisciplinary construction projects.
• Strong experience in contract administration, cost control, valuations, variations and claims.
• Proven experience reviewing contractor payment applications and closing out final accounts.
• Experience with FIDIC (essential), NEC, JBCC or bespoke EPC/EPCM contracts.
• Experience working within an integrated project-controls environment.
• African or cross-border project experience will be advantageous.
• Experience working on projects in Zimbabwe will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project cost plans, budgets and cost-control systems.
• Prepare detailed estimates, bills of quantities and tender documentation.
• Monitor committed, forecast and actual expenditure against approved budgets.
• Identify cost trends, risks, overruns and potential savings.
• Project/Package cost reporting.
• Prepare cost forecasts, cash-flow projections and cost-to-complete assessments.
• Measure and value completed construction and engineering works.
• Review contractor payment applications and prepare payment recommendations.
• Verify quantities, rates, supporting documentation and contractual entitlement.
• Reconcile project quantities and prepare final accounts.
• Administer construction, engineering, procurement and professional-services contracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual conditions, commercial procedures and delegated authorities.
• Review contracts, purchase orders, scopes of work and commercial terms.
• Maintain contract, variation, claims, payment and correspondence registers.
• Prepare contractual notices, commercial correspondence and recommendations.
• Identify contractual exposures and recommend mitigation measures.
• Assist with contract close-out, final account settlement and the release of contractual securities.
• Assess variation orders, compensation events, extension-of-time submissions and claims.
• Establish contractual entitlement and validate the cost and schedule impact of proposed changes.
• Prepare independent estimates and commercial evaluations.
• Lead or support negotiations with contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Maintain an audit trail for variations, claims and commercial decisions.
• Ensure approved changes are incorporated into budgets, forecasts and schedules.
• Assist with developing project contracting and procurement strategies.
• Prepare pricing schedules, bills of quantities and commercial tender documentation.
• Conduct commercial tender evaluations and prepare reports.
• Participate in tender clarification meetings and negotiations.
• Perform rate analyses, benchmarking and value-for-money assessments.
• Ensure recommended contract awards align with budgets.
• Provide accurate commercial information for executive reporting and decision-making.
• Monitor contractor progress against certified quantities and approved schedules.
• Support earned-value, productivity and contractor-performance analyses.
• Escalate commercial risks, potential claims and forecast deviations promptly.
• Maintain accurate and complete commercial records for audits.
• Identify, assess and manage commercial and contractual risks.
• Ensure commercial recommendations are evidenced with audit trails.

Skills

Professional body membership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or BTech in Quantity Surveying

Professional registration as a Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS) with SACQSP or international equivalent

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree or BTech in Quantity Surveying.
• Professional registration as a Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS) with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP), or an internationally recognised equivalent.
• Membership of a recognised professional body will be advantageous.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant quantity-surveying and commercial-management experience.
• At least five years’ experience in a senior quantity-surveying or commercial role.
• Demonstrated experience on major mining, minerals-processing, infrastructure, industrial, EPCM or multidisciplinary construction projects.
• Strong experience in contract administration, cost control, valuations, variations and claims.
• Proven experience reviewing contractor payment applications and closing out final accounts.
• Experience with FIDIC (essential), NEC, JBCC or bespoke EPC/EPCM contracts.
• Experience working within an integrated project-controls environment.
• African or cross-border project experience will be advantageous.
• Experience working on projects in Zimbabwe will be beneficial.

Commercial and Cost Management

• Develop and maintain project cost plans, budgets and cost-control systems.
• Prepare detailed estimates, bills of quantities and tender documentation.
• Monitor committed, forecast and actual expenditure against approved budgets.
• Identify cost trends, risks, overruns and potential savings.
• Project/Package cost reporting.
• Prepare cost forecasts, cash-flow projections and cost-to-complete assessments.
• Measure and value completed construction and engineering works.
• Review contractor payment applications and prepare payment recommendations.
• Verify quantities, rates, supporting documentation and contractual entitlement.
• Reconcile project quantities and prepare final accounts.

Contract Administration

• Administer construction, engineering, procurement and professional-services contracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual conditions, commercial procedures and delegated authorities.
• Review contracts, purchase orders, scopes of work and commercial terms.
• Maintain contract, variation, claims, payment and correspondence registers.
• Prepare contractual notices, commercial correspondence and recommendations.
• Identify contractual exposures and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Assist with contract close-out, final account settlement and the release of contractual securities.

Variations and Claims Management

• Assess variation orders, compensation events, extension-of-time submissions and claims.
• Establish contractual entitlement and validate the cost and schedule impact of proposed changes.
• Prepare independent estimates and commercial evaluations.
• Lead or support negotiations with contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Maintain a complete audit trail for variations, claims and commercial decisions.
• Ensure approved changes are incorporated into project budgets, forecasts and schedules.

Tendering and Procurement Support

• Assist with developing project contracting and procurement strategies.
• Prepare pricing schedules, bills of quantities and commercial tender documentation.
• Conduct commercial tender evaluations and prepare recommendation reports.
• Participate in tender clarification meetings and commercial negotiations.
• Perform rate analyses, benchmarking and value-for-money assessments.
• Ensure recommended contract awards are commercially sound and aligned with approved budgets.

Project Controls and Reporting

• Work closely with the Project Controls Manager to align contract values, commitments, forecasts and actual expenditure.
• Contribute to monthly cost reports, forecasts and management dashboards.
• Provide accurate commercial information for executive reporting and decision-making.
• Monitor contractor progress against certified quantities and approved schedules.
• Support earned-value, productivity and contractor-performance analyses.
• Escalate commercial risks, potential claims and forecast deviations promptly.

Governance and Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with governance requirements, commercial procedures and approval frameworks.
• Maintain accurate and complete commercial records for internal and external audits.
• Identify, assess and manage commercial and contractual risks.
• Ensure commercial recommendations are supported by appropriate evidence and a clear audit trail.
• Promote ethical procurement, fair contracting and responsible cost management.

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of quantity surveying, cost management and commercial principles.
• Strong understanding of mining projects and multidisciplinary construction scopes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, schedules and contractual documents.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Working knowledge of cost-management, ERP and project-controls systems.
• Strong numerical, analytical and commercial-evaluation capabilities.
• Excellent contract-correspondence, report-writing and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and professional integrity.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Sound analytical, problem-solving and decision-making ability.
• Confident negotiator with strong professional judgement.
• Ability to challenge commercial submissions constructively.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively under pressure.
• Strong stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, accountable and solutions-orientated.
• Able to work independently and within a multidisciplinary project team.
• Willingness to travel to site for extended periods as required.
• Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg
• Employment type: Fixed-term contract (one year – option for renew)
• Reporting to: Contracts Manager and Project Controls Manager
• Travel: Occasional travel to the project site in Zimbabwe may be required.

Senior Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS, Contracts Administration, MPP/EPC Projects) – Bryanston/Zimbabwe • Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA