Quantity Surveyor (Post-Contract)

Role overview

Commercial responsibilities

• Review contractor payment applications and prepare interim and final payment certificates.
• Validate changes; evaluate, negotiate, and agree variations and change orders; manage change control processes, including RFCs, Employer Instructions, and Variation Orders.
• Analyze and benchmark rates; maintain payment, variation, change-order, and claims trackers.
• Monitor guarantees, securities, bonds, and insurance for validity, value, coverage, and contractual compliance.
• Verify advance payment recovery, retention, and other deductions; support claims and Extension of Time cost assessments.
• Prepare cost reports, accruals, cash-flow forecasts, cost-to-complete assessments, and final accounts.
• Support close-out activities, including completion and performance certificates, warranties, defects liability, and release of securities.
• Manage contractual correspondence and comply with delegated authority, internal approvals, and documentation requirements.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 4–6 years of overall quantity surveying experience, including at least 2 years of hands-on post-contract QS or contract administration experience.
• Experience in payment certification, variations, change orders, new rates, contract administration, securities, insurance, claims, cost reporting, and contract close-out.
• Strong analytical, numerical, documentation, and stakeholder coordination skills; maintain accurate records and meet contractual and internal approval requirements.
• Immediate availability or availability within 30 days of accepting an offer is preferred.

Location

• The client is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; the description does not specify an onsite or remote work arrangement.

Application process

• The employer states applications will be reviewed within 7 working days and that suitable candidates may be contacted to discuss next steps.