Senior Site Cost Quantity Surveyor

Senior Site Cost Quantity Surveyor

Key Responsibilities

• **Strategic Cost Management:**
• Lead the established commercial strategy, identifying financial variances early and directing corrective actions to protect project margins.
• **Executive Measurement & Valuation:**
• Oversee the valuation of complex work packages and ensure the integrity of monthly progress claims for major subcontractors and the client.
• **Expert Subcontractor Procurement:**
• Drive the procurement lifecycle for high-value contracts, conducting rigorous tender evaluations and negotiating robust commercial terms.
• **Advanced Forecasting:**
• Develop comprehensive "Cost to Complete" (CTC) and "Cost Value Reconciliation" (CVR) reports, providing senior stakeholders with accurate financial projections.
• **Complex Variations & Claims:**
• Direct the identification and valuation of scope changes.
• Lead the preparation and negotiation of Extension of Time (EOT) and prolongation claims.
• **Operational Oversight:**
• Establish site-wide protocols for material reconciliation and waste management to ensure lean construction practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• **Education & Professional Status:**
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• **Professional Chartership (e.g., MRICS, AIQS)**
• is highly preferred to demonstrate expert-level technical and ethical standards.
• **Experience:**
• Minimum of 10 years
• of proven experience in construction commercial management, with a track record of delivering high-value, large-scale infrastructure or building projects.
• **Technical & Contractual Mastery:**
• Deep expertise in

Fidic

• and other standard forms of contract.
• Advanced proficiency in

Ms Excel

CostX, Candy (CCS), or PlanSwift

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• **Leadership & Analytical Thinking:**
• Superior ability to interpret complex technical drawings and identify contractual risks.
• Experience in mentoring junior staff and managing site-based commercial teams.
• **Advanced Communication:**
• Master-level negotiation skills with the ability to influence Tier-1 subcontractors, consultants, and client representatives effectively.