Quantity Surveyor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Full timeOn-site
Job description
Key accountabilities
Pre-Construction Stage
Key tasks at this stage will include:
· Prepares and manages the key commercial documents such as the Procurement Schedule, Cashflow Forecast and Margin Improvement Strategy.
· Prepare tender enquiries and review bid packages, obtaining resolution to clarifications and queries.
· Analysing subcontractor and supplier tender returns.
· Prepare material quantity take offs and bills of quantities.
· Works alongside the Estimating team as required.
· Proficient understanding of commercial strategy for the project set by Commercial Director and planning to meet it.
· Have a good understand of procurement routes available and be able to present to a consultant/client.
· Have an understanding of the different forms of contract in use
Post-Contract
Key tasks at this stage will include:
Contract
· To take active responsibility for all financial procedures in conjunction with the Senior QS, in line with the commercial strategy.
· Preparation of external valuation and negotiation of satisfactory payment certificate, ensure cash is collected timely.
· Confirm project insurance arrangements.
· Manages the procurement of the project in line with the procurement schedule and budget, inclusive of purchase orders, LOIs, Subcontractors etc.
· Monitors the project cashflow against the forecast, with view to ensuring the project is always cash positive.
· Own and administer works packages to final account, inclusive of monthly payment, dealing with variations and all matter pertaining to administering their subcontract correctly.
· Manage the change management, inclusive of the valuation of variations, quoting RFP’s, issuing the respective notices, up and downstream.
· Provide all required commercial monthly reporting both internally and to the client.
· Always look to improve margin and suggest ways to do so to project lead and assist in techniques employed.
· Administer the Main Contract, ensuring contract terms are understood and dealt with accordingly.
· Ensure risk and opportunities are identified, managed and exploited.
· Maintain project margin in line with commercial strategy.
· Attend Project Meetings i.e., Internal Review, Client Consultant Meeting, and Trade Contractors Site Meetings, ¾ Completion Meeting
Completion & Post Completion
· Manage the agreement of the final account with clients and trade contractors within stipulated benchmark and timelines, projects to be closed within 3 months of TOC.
· Ensuring project is closed out including applying for certificate of release of retention, upon making good defects by Construction Department.
· Monitor retention releases.
· Attend project post mortems.
· Attend to the additional works required by the client after completion.
· Liaison with CM on trade contractors’ defects and contra charges (if any).
· Monitor the release of Performance Bond and APG.
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