Quantity Surveyor

Role Overview

Quantity Surveyor at Al Tayer Group, Dubai, UAE.

Role Purpose

Assist the Chief Quantity Surveyor in managing cost control, billing, and financial administration for assigned projects. Prepare bills of quantity, variations, and monthly valuations while maintaining project profitability through accurate costing and enabling the project team and Senior Quantity Surveyor to track financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Administration

• Detect variations and changes to the contract in liaison with the project team.
• Prepare, negotiate, and follow up on variations and claims.
• Secure project interests with necessary bonds, warranties, insurances, and undertakings until final discharge of obligations.

Subcontract Management

• Identify subcontract elements in the tender and float enquiries for quotation.
• Vet quotations and prepare comparison reports to finalize subcontractor selection.
• Check all quantities in subcontractor accounts and re-measure all work carried out.
• Support subcontractors in the preparation of final accounts.
• Prepare subcontractor payment certificates once value certificates are received.
• Arrange subcontractor payments according to contract terms based on work completed.

Valuation & Costing

• Prepare bills of quantity for assigned projects.
• Prepare variations and monthly valuations.
• Prepare valuation reports monthly to track percentage of job completion against each item.
• Control deadlines and take corrective action if portions of work fall behind schedule.
• Prepare interim and final accounts once the job is complete.
• Obtain payment certificates from the client to enable the company to collect outstanding amounts on due date.

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical qualification in Quantity Surveying.
• Two to five years of relevant experience.
• Minimum two years of experience in post-contract Quantity Surveying, preferably in Joinery or Interior fit-out business.
• Local market knowledge is advantageous.

Skills & Competencies

• Bill of quantity preparation.
• Variation and claims management.
• Cost control and financial tracking.
• Measurement and re-measurement of work.
• Account preparation and certification.
• Contract administration.
• Negotiation and vendor management.