Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Dubai, UAE

Quantity Surveyor

Measurement & Valuation

• Carry out joint measurement of executed works with the Contractor's QS team on site.
• Check and verify quantities in the Contractor's monthly Interim Payment Applications (IPAs) against drawings, BoQ, and site records.
• Apply the project-specified Method of Measurement (POMI, CESMM, or equivalent) consistently.
• Prepare Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs).

Variations & Change Management

• Assist in the evaluation of variation submissions, site instructions, and engineer's instructions.
• Prepare detailed take-offs, rate build-ups, and cost estimates for variations.
• Maintain the Variation Register and supporting documentation.
• Liaise with the Contractor's QS to clarify and resolve measurement and pricing queries.

Claims Support

• Assist in reviewing Contractor's claims for additional payment and Extension of Time (EOT).
• Compile contemporaneous records, site diaries, and supporting data for claims assessment.
• Prepare draft responses and analyses for review by the Senior Quantity Surveyor.

Cost Control & Reporting

• Maintain trackers for BoQ utilization, provisional sums, prime cost items, dayworks, and contingencies.
• Assist in preparing monthly Cost Reports, Cash Flow forecasts, and Anticipated Final Cost (AFC) reports.
• Highlight cost overruns, BoQ exhaustion, and commercial risks to the Senior Quantity Surveyor.

Contract Administration

• Maintain proper records of correspondence, notices, instructions, and approvals in line with the Conditions of Contract procedures.
• Track contractual notices, time bars, and key contractual deadlines.
• Verify Contractor's insurances, bonds, and guarantees remain valid and on file.

Subcontractor & Supplier Support

• Reviewing the commercial aspects of subcontractor and supplier submissions.
• Cross-check payments to nominated subcontractors as reflected in the Contractor's IPAs.

Site Measurement & Records

• Carry out regular site visits to measure and record works in progress, including roadworks, structures, and utilities.
• Maintain accurate measurement books, site instruction registers, and dayworks records.
• Coordinate with site engineers and inspectors to verify quantities and quality status before measurement.

Final Account Support

• Prepare the Final Account, including all variations, claims, and adjustments.
• Prepare supporting schedules, measurement sheets, and back-up documentation for the Final Statement.
• Assist in retention release and Defects Liability Period commercial matters.

Coordination & Reporting

• Report to the Senior Quantity Surveyor on day-to-day commercial activities.
• Liaise with the Contractor's QS team, site engineers, planning engineer, and design team.
• Attend site measurement meetings and commercial review meetings as required.
• Prepare weekly and monthly commercial update inputs for the Resident Engineer's reports.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• B.Sc. in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years' postgraduate experience in quantity surveying and contract administration, with at least 7 years on infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, tunnels, utilities) and a minimum of 4 years in the UAE/GCC.
• Methods of measurement (POMI, CESMM, SMM7), RTA / DM / DEWA commercial procedures, and current Dubai construction market rates.
• Strong measurement and take-off skills, advanced MS Excel, working knowledge of CCS Candy / CostX / AutoCAD (for take-offs), good technical report writing, attention to detail, and effective communication.
• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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