Senior Quantity Surveyor

Role Overview

Senior Quantity Surveyor at KBR, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role reports to the Senior Commercial Manager – Lead and supports a major mixed-use infrastructure development programme serving as a global landmark in Riyadh.

Company Overview

KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration and performance oversight across all projects and programs for this major infrastructure programme.

Role Purpose

Coordinate with Project Management Consultants (PMCs) to manage executive commercial reporting, control strategy, and contract management. Deliver accurate status reports that enable timely decisions to prevent schedule slippage and cost overruns, and produce project close-out reports.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Strategy & Reporting

• Assist with development and implementation of standard cost and commercial reporting formats for PMCs.
• Coordinate with PMCs to compile and validate analytical commercial data.
• Provide analytical data for executive risk reporting.
• Prepare project cost reports, including trend analysis and change reporting.
• Assist with preparation of consolidated cost reports consistent with agreed reporting requirements.
• Report seamlessly between Cost Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure, linking Cost and Schedule including Earned Value.

Cost Control & Forecasting

• Work with PMCs to monitor construction progress by measuring and evaluating installed quantities against planned quantities.
• Assist with development of Project Cost Report (PCR), Commercial Executive Report and Cashflows within Unifier and integrate with other platforms for consistency of data.
• Assist to collate annual programme-wide budgets and prepare monthly cashflow reports for submission to the client for review and approval.
• Assist with preparation of project Cash Flow Reports.
• Review cost risks and opportunities.

Benchmarking & Standards

• Review existing procurement guidelines for Bill of Quantities and tender documents for development of standards for the PMCs.
• Assist with preparation and development of cost benchmark reports for Tender Price Index, Professional Fees Benchmark, Construction Cost Benchmark for above ground Assets and Infrastructure, efficiency benchmarks including GFA/BUA, Floor/Ceilings, KSA Key Input Market Price Analysis (monthly), and KSA Market Insight (quarterly).
• Prepare cost benchmarking templates, elemental cost plan format and required information to the PMCs.

Governance & Change Management

• Participate in development and implementation of programme change control procedure(s).
• Prepare updates for changes on the Programme baseline budget supporting the Business Plan exercise.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly project progress meetings.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or quantity surveying.
• Minimum 15 years post-graduation experience.
• Certification as MRICS, CIOB, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of commercial aspects of major civil and infrastructure projects, including urban developments, high-rise buildings, roads, bridges, and utilities.
• Experience in international contracting mechanisms, including FIDIC and NEC.

Skills & Competencies

• Experienced user of MS Office and cost estimating software.
• Leadership.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Strong client focus.
• Planning and organizing skills.
• Accepts responsibility.
• HSE awareness.
• Fluency in English language, both written and spoken.