Quantity Surveyor (Landscaping)
Role Overview
The Quantity Surveyor owns the commercial side of our landscaping work in Dubai: pricing and preparing tenders and producing accurate payment applications and payment certificates for hardscape and softscape installation and maintenance contracts.
The role protects margin by pricing correctly at bid stage and getting every completed quantity and approved variation paid on time.
Key Skills for This Role
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Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related field.
- 5 to 8 years as a QS, with at least 3 years in the UAE, ideally on landscaping, external works or infrastructure packages.
- Proven record pricing landscape tenders and producing monthly payment applications and certificates.
- Working knowledge of hardscape and softscape items, irrigation systems and plant sourcing, including typical UAE supplier rates.
- Membership or progress toward RICS, or equivalent professional recognition, is preferred.
- Valid UAE driving license and ability to visit sites are preferred.
- Skills and tools
- Strong command of measurement methods, BOQ preparation and rate analysis.
- Sound understanding of FIDIC-based and standard UAE subcontract conditions, including variations, retention, advance payment and time bar notices.
- Advanced Excel (formulas, lookups, pivot tables); experience with a costing or QS package such as CostX, Bluebeam or similar is an advantage.
- Ability to read landscape, architectural and irrigation drawings and detect quantity differences between revisions.
- Accurate, organised and deadline driven, with clear written English; Arabic is an advantage.
- Confident negotiating with suppliers, subcontractors and client representatives.
Skills and tools
Strong command of measurement methods, BOQ preparation and rate analysis.
Sound understanding of FIDIC-based and standard UAE subcontract conditions, including variations, retention, advance payment and time bar notices.
Advanced Excel (formulas, lookups, pivot tables); experience with a costing or QS package such as CostX, Bluebeam or similar is an advantage.
Ability to read landscape, architectural and irrigation drawings and detect quantity differences between revisions.
Accurate, organised and deadline driven, with clear written English; Arabic is an advantage.
Confident negotiating with suppliers, subcontractors and client representatives.
Benefits
- Monthly Compensation
- Health Coverage and Work permit
- Professional development opportunities and resources.
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment with growth potential.
Preferred Qualifications
- Membership or progress toward RICS, or equivalent professional recognition, is preferred.
- Valid UAE driving license and ability to visit sites are preferred.
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