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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Wood
Houston, USA
Full-time
Senior
Hybrid
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Qualifications
- Skills and competencies
- Degree Qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar qualification
- Significant relevant Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management experience within major capital projects, preferably within energy, oil & gas, power, mining, infrastructure or industrial sectors.
- Strong working knowledge of measurement principles, Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Rates, unit rate and reimbursable contracting arrangements.
- Demonstrated experience in contract administration, change management, claims assessment, commercial negotiation and final account settlement.
- Ability to lead assignments with limited supervision and provide clear commercial recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
- Proven team player and capable of leading and motivating a QS team within rhi or client’s office
- Sound IT skills in MS Word, PowerPoint and Advanced Excel data manipulation skills
- Advanced analytical skills and ability to follow a structured approach
- Excellent communication skills, having the ability to sustain close client contact
- Personal Attributes:
- Highly organized, pragmatic, and reliable, with a high degree of accuracy through attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Confidentiality is essential
- Flexible outlook, adaptable to changing priorities and comfortable managing workload and deadline pressures
Responsibilities
- Prime responsibilities and duties
- Pre-Contract
- Lead the preparation and review of Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Rates, pricing schedules and other commercial tender documentation.
- Preparation and development Preambles and Schedules of Rates, including input to Contract Payment terms and conditions, commensurate with client’s requirements.
- Support development of contracting and procurement strategies, including advice on appropriate pricing and compensation mechanisms.
- Lead or support commercial tender clarification meetings and negotiations with bidders.
- Prepare normalized commercial bid comparisons, including assessment of exclusions, qualifications, escalation, provisional sums and commercial deviations.
- Develop independent cost estimates and commercial benchmarks to support tender evaluation and negotiation.
- Prepare and update take-off of quantities from AFC/IFC drawings.
- Review contractor pricing build ups, labour productivity assumptions, equipment rates, material pricing, indirect costs and mark ups.
- Provide input to contract terms relating to measurement, payment, variations, escalation, reimbursable costs and commercial administration.
- Support preparation of contract exhibits, commercial schedules and agreed post bid pricing documentation prior to award.
- Post Contract
- Prepare re-measurement of quantities from AFC drawings and/or site implementation in accordance with the method of measurement in the contract.
- Agree re-measurement quantities with Contractor including identifying and agreeing star rates.
- Agree progress measurement with Contractor and prepare and submit interim valuations and final accounts including valuation of works completed.
- Establish validity, negotiate and agree value of Variation Requests and Claims received from Contractor.
- Liaise with Contracts Engineer, Cost Engineer and Cost Estimator to support effective project cost control and reporting.
- Prepare estimates as required including reviewing client and 3rd party estimates.
- Provide reasoned advice and forecasts on costs including conducting Contractor and Company audits.
- Prepare final account and effectively close-out contract including providing measurement data for benchmarking purposes.
- Set a personal example in relation to adherence to Business Ethics, Health and Safety requirements, Code of Business Conduct and other relevant Global Mandatory Procedures and Processes.
About Wood
Architecture & Engineering Services35000 employeesFounded 1982
Global engineering, consulting, and project delivery for energy and materials.
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