Quantity Surveyor (UAE National)

Role Overview

Commercial, Contract & Cost Management

• Track and control project costs against approved budgets and commercial baselines.
• Prepare detailed cost reports, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Assist in preparing monthly commercial progress reports for senior management.
• Identify cost overruns, commercial risks, and margin erosion early.
• Manage the preparation, tracking, negotiation, and closure of variation orders (VOs), claims, and change requests.
• Support the review and administration of client contracts, subcontracts, supplier agreements, purchase orders, and commercial correspondence.
• Identify and escalate contractual risks, liabilities, and areas of exposure.
• Assist in drafting formal commercial correspondence, notices, and responses.
• Monitor subcontractor performance against contractual and commercial requirements.
• Prepare quantity take-offs and confirm BOQs align with project scope and drawings and assess completed work for interim valuations and milestone-based payment applications.
• Maintain accurate commercial trackers such as cost reports, VO registers, risk registers, payment trackers, procurement status trackers, subcontract status, etc.
• Work closely with planning teams to align cost reporting with project schedules and progress.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with Project Managers, Engineers, Procurement, Finance, and Site Teams to ensure accurate commercial reporting.
• Attend project review meetings and provide commercial updates to management.
• Support client-facing commercial discussions where required.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying (minimum 3 years’ experience) or a minimum 5–8 years’ experience in similar roles in the past 10 years.
• Experience within power generation EPC & maintenance projects, or data center projects.
• Strong understanding of commercial controls and contract administration.
• Experience working under FIDIC or equivalent forms of contract.
• UAE/GCC based candidates with English language proficiency.

Personal Skills & Key Competencies

• Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented, with strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of the organization, including clients and senior management.
• Strong presentation and meeting facilitation skills, including contract negotiation.
• Able to work independently or part of a team, self-motivated, and eager to learn and adapt.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, SAP, cost reporting tools, and BOQ measurement.
• Familiarity with planning software and project controls systems is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to challenge constructively and safeguard commercial interests.

Key Deliverables

• Accurate monthly project cost reports.
• Improved visibility of project margin and cost exposure.
• Timely submission and closure of variations and claims.
• Effective subcontract commercial management.
• Improved commercial reporting and governance across projects.
• Enhanced cash flow visibility and commercial control.