Senior Engineer, Mechanical Quantity Surveying

Role Overview

Senior Engineer, Mechanical Quantity Surveying at Zamil Industrial. This role combines office-based analysis with project-site engagement to deliver mechanical quantity surveying, cost control, and commercial management across MEP construction projects.

Role Purpose

Ensure accurate measurement, valuation, and commercial administration of mechanical works throughout the project lifecycle. Deliver reliable quantity and cost information to support progress payments, variation management, claims administration, and project closeout while maintaining compliance with contractual and HSE requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Mechanical Quantity Measurement & BOQ Management

• Review drawings, specifications, BOQs, and scope requirements for mechanical works.
• Prepare and verify quantity take-offs for HVAC, plumbing, firefighting, piping, utilities, and other assigned mechanical systems.
• Maintain updated quantity records reflecting approved drawings and scope changes.
• Verify installed quantities through site measurement and progress reviews.
• Identify and reconcile differences between BOQ, design, and actual executed quantities.

Cost Control & Commercial Monitoring

• Track mechanical budgets, commitments, actual costs, and forecast cost to complete.
• Monitor cost performance against approved budgets and commercial baselines.
• Identify potential overruns, savings, and emerging cost exposures.
• Provide quantity and cost information for project forecasts and commercial reports.
• Coordinate with Project Controls and Finance to reconcile relevant commercial information.

Progress Valuation & Payment

• Measure and value completed mechanical works for interim payment applications.
• Prepare measurement sheets and supporting documentation for client valuations.
• Coordinate responses to consultant and client comments on submitted quantities.
• Review subcontractor progress quantities and payment applications.
• Reconcile claimed, certified, and executed quantities and maintain appropriate records.

Variations & Change Management

• Identify potential variations arising from drawings, instructions, specifications, or site conditions.
• Prepare quantity and cost build-ups for mechanical variation submissions.
• Review revised designs and instructions to determine commercial impact.
• Maintain mechanical variation registers and supporting records.
• Track variation submissions, negotiations, approvals, and outstanding values.

Subcontractor Commercial Administration

• Review subcontract BOQs, rates, scope, and relevant commercial provisions.
• Verify subcontractor measurements, progress, and payment applications.
• Evaluate subcontractor variation and additional-work submissions.
• Monitor retention, deductions, back-charges, and other applicable commercial adjustments.
• Support measurement and commercial reconciliation of subcontractor final accounts.

Claims & Final Account Support

• Compile measurement and cost information required for claims and contractual submissions.
• Support assessment of additional cost arising from changes, disruption, or other contractual events.
• Maintain contemporaneous records supporting mechanical commercial entitlements.
• Prepare and reconcile final quantities and final-account information.
• Support settlement and closure of outstanding mechanical commercial matters.

Commercial Reporting & Coordination

• Prepare periodic reports on quantities, valuations, variations, subcontract status, and cost exposure.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Site teams to capture approved design and execution changes.
• Participate in commercial, progress, and project review meetings.
• Maintain complete and auditable quantity-surveying records.
• Highlight significant commercial risks, pending approvals, and unresolved matters to management.

Health, Safety & Environment

• Comply with company health, safety, and environment requirements and follow safe working practices in the assigned area.
• Follow applicable site-safety requirements during measurement and inspection activities.
• Use required PPE during site visits.
• Report hazards, incidents, and unsafe conditions promptly.
• Ensure quantity verification and site activities are undertaken without compromising established HSE requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Commercial Management, or a related discipline (preferred).

Professional Certifications

• Professional training or certification in Quantity Surveying, Cost Engineering, FIDIC, Contract Management, RICS, AACE, or related disciplines (preferred).

Experience

• Minimum 7–10 years of relevant experience in mechanical quantity surveying, cost control, commercial management, or MEP construction projects.
• Strong experience in quantity surveying for mechanical and MEP works, including HVAC, plumbing, firefighting, piping, utilities, and associated mechanical systems.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

• Mechanical Quantity Surveying.
• Cost Control and Commercial Analysis.
• Variation and Claims Assessment.
• Subcontract Commercial Management.
• Contractual and Technical Coordination.
• Good proficiency in MS Excel.
• Good proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Good proficiency in quantity take-off and estimation applications.
• Good proficiency in ERP systems.
• Good proficiency in document-management systems.
• Good proficiency in project-control tools.
• Familiarity with BIM and Revit (advantageous).
• Familiarity with Primavera P6 (advantageous).

Language & Communication

• Very good proficiency in Business and Technical English, including preparation of commercial reports, valuations, contractual correspondence, and supporting documentation.

Additional Information

Work Environment

• Combination of office and project-site work involving drawing and BOQ reviews, computer-based analysis, site measurement, progress verification, commercial meetings, and coordination with project stakeholders.

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Manager, Quantity Surveying.
• Direct reports: None.

Internal Stakeholder Coordination

• Projects, Commercial & Contracts, Planning & Cost Control, Mechanical and MEP Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Site Execution, Estimation, QA/QC, and other relevant disciplines.

External Stakeholder Coordination

• Clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and other authorized project stakeholders.

Authority & Decision-Making

• Review and validate mechanical quantities and measurements.
• Prepare and assess valuations and variations.
• Review subcontractor payment applications and commercial submissions.
• Request supporting technical information.
• Maintain commercial records.
• Recommend quantity and cost assessments.
• Escalate significant cost, contractual, or commercial deviations for management decision.