Sr Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains systems for Design Consultant covering the areas of budgeting, cost control, estimating and reporting.
• Reviews the various activities of construction projects with regard to variations and submission for Management approvals.
• Ensures that the requirements with regard to cost estimating and cost control for variations are incorporated in the tender specification documents.
• Reviews the cost estimates submitted by Consultant / Contractor and ensures compliance with Agreement, Contract drawings and Specifications as well as accuracy of Company requirements.
• Reviews the Bill of Quantities prepared by Design Consultants and Contractors and ensure that they are in accordance with drawings and specifications.
• Verifies project control budgets and updates them as required for Management approval.
• Prepares and reviews the forecasts for the final project costs including variations, considering the commitments.
• Prepares and updates cost data to review the cost estimates submitted by Design Consultant.
• Reviews final cost reports, assets registers and project close out reports for compliance with Contract requirements.
• Reviews and certified progress payments in coordination with the project team.
• Reviews Change Requests, Contract Trend Notices, Variation Orders, Claims, etc.
• Oversee & supervise the work of Quantity Surveyors.
• Performs other similar or related duties, as assigned.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Quantity Surveying or similar.
• A minimum of 15 years post graduate experience.
• Certified Chartered Quantity Surveyor preferred - MRICS or similar.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience working on New Build and Residential Projects within a PMC organization.
• An understanding of costs and FIDIC.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to develop good working relationships with clients and their agents.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English.