Senior Quantity Surveyor

Role Overview

Senior Quantity Surveyor at WSP Middle East. The role administers and manages all quantity surveying, commercial, and contractual aspects of infrastructure projects.

Role Purpose

To provide expert commercial and contractual management across infrastructure projects, ensuring effective cost control, claims administration, and contract compliance while protecting client and company interests through rigorous cost monitoring, claims analysis, and contractual dispute resolution.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Administration

• Administer and manage all quantity surveying, commercial, and contractual aspects of infrastructure projects.
• Review, evaluate, and process contractors' payment applications, variations, change orders, and final accounts.
• Monitor project costs, budgets, commitments, and forecast expenditures throughout the project lifecycle.

Claims Management

• Lead the preparation, assessment, negotiation, and settlement of claims related to extensions of time (EOT), disruption, delay, and additional costs.
• Analyze project records and supporting documentation to substantiate entitlement and quantum for claims.
• Participate in negotiations and dispute resolution processes related to claims and contractual matters.

Contract & Compliance

• Provide expert advice on contract interpretation and ensure compliance with contract conditions, project specifications, and applicable regulations.
• Identify potential commercial and contractual risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, company procedures, and industry best practices.

Correspondence & Documentation

• Draft, review, and manage contractual correspondence, including formal notices, letters, claims, responses, and commercial communications with contractors and clients.
• Review tender documents, BOQs, cost estimates, and contractual agreements.

Reporting & Stakeholder Coordination

• Prepare detailed commercial reports, claim assessments, and management presentations.
• Coordinate closely with project managers, engineers, planners, and legal teams to address commercial and contractual issues.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in quantity surveying, contract administration, and commercial management.
• Extensive claims management experience on major infrastructure projects, including roads, highways, bridges, utilities, rail, and transportation projects.
• Strong contractual letter writing and correspondence experience, including preparation of notices, claim submissions, rebuttals, and commercial communications.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge and practical experience of FIDIC Contracts.

Additional Information

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is mandatory.
• Valid MMUP/UPDA Registration is mandatory.