Quantity Surveyor

A new opportunity for a  Quantity Surveyor with previous Middle East experience to join an established main contractor in Dubai. 

The employer covers a multitude of busy sectors including, residential, hospitality, healthcare, infrastructure, education, and others.

This role is suitable for a Quantity Surveyor with some Middle East experience already.

Project Details

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will work as part of a busy team effectively managing all the costs relating to building and civil engineering & Infrastructure projects. 

You will be based at the employer's office in Dubai and on-site on various large-scale construction projects. Successful candidate will possess strong communication skills, along with excellent analytical, problem solving, planning and contract administration skills.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Reporting to the Divisional Manager for the cost analysis of individual projects & overheads and for preparing the External Budget Report.
• Assist the project manager in financial control of various construction projects.
• Participating in the project kick off meeting with the successful bidder after contract award to discuss and agree project milestones
• Quantity take-off and preparation of tender and contract documents
• Preparation of Bills of Quantities with the architect and/or the client
• Preparing and analysing costing for tender purposes.
• Preparation of Budget, Provisional and Estimated cost as per the conditions of the contract.
• Review of Variations or Additional Works and Claims.
• Submission of re-measurements of the completed projects if it is a non-lump sum contract.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Stable experience working as a Quantity Surveyor for a top-tier main contractor or a subcontractor
• Previous experience working as a Quantity Surveyor in the Middle East
• Knowledge of pre- and post-contract administration.
• Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, drawings and specifications.
• Candidates must have strong client-facing skills
• Ability to communicate logically and clearly with management and staff.
• Strong communication skills as well as excellent verbal and written English
• Strong analytical capabilities

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Candidates must hold a degree qualification in Quantity Surveying or similar equivalent.
• RICS or other equivalent professional body membership would be preferred.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The employer is a contractor with headquarters in Abu Dhabi and an annual turnover of AED One Billion. They have successfully delivered projects ranging in value from AED 500 million up to AED 3.5 billion in an array of sectors such as Residential, Hospitality, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Education, Airports, Sustainable Buildings, Commercial and Retail.

Full details of this employer will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Generous Basic Salary (depending on experience)
• Other benefits