MEP Quantity Surveryors

Harinsa Qatar

Qatar

Ref: NP833-11

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

A quantity surveyor manages all costs related to building, civil and MEP engineering projects, from their initial calculations to their final figures.

QS seek to minimize the costs of a project and enhance its value for money, while still achieving the required quality standards. Many of those standards are specified by statutory building regulations, which the surveyor needs to understand and adhere to.

A quantity surveyor may work for either the client or the contractor, working inside the office or on-site. They are involved in a project from its beginning, preparing estimates and work costs.

When the project is in progress, quantity surveyors keep track of any variations to the contract that may affect costs and create reports to show profitability

Main responsibilities:
- Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client.
- Undertaking costs analysis for repair and maintenance project work.
- Assisting in establishing a client's requirements and undertaking feasibility studies.
- Performing risk and value management and cost control.
- Advising on procurement strategy.
- Identifying, analyzing and developing responses to commercial risks.
- Preparing and analyzing costings for tenders.
- Allocating work to subcontractors.
- Providing advice on contractual claims.
- Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed progress reports.
- Valuing completed work and arranging payments.
- Maintaining awareness of the different building contracts in current use
- Understanding the implications of health and safety regulations.

Reporting to: Project Manager / MEP Manager
Number required: 4
Duration: Permanent
Desired start date: 1-Feb-2015
Probation: 6 Months
Working Hours: Saturday-Wednesday 07:30 - 17:30/ Thursday 07:30-14:00

Requirements

- B.Sc. in Civil/Electrical/Mechanical Engineer , Quantity Surveying Degree
- Minimum 3 years of construction industry experience (Site / Tendering).

Specialist knowledge:
- Technical Procedure Knowledge
- Budgeting & Estimation ability
- MS Project
- MS Office
- AutoCAD
- Presto
- Arquimedes
- Primavera 6

Soft Skills and Personality traits:
- Methodical way of thinking.
- Problem solving mentality.
- Project planning and management skills.
- High sense of responsibility.

Language Fluency: English
Current Location: Qatar

About the Company

Harinsa Qatar (HQ) is a main general contractor company.

It belongs to a European International Holding Group, ECISA, a 45 years old General Contractor with a background of 2000 projects.

It is a family owned company and expert on high-rise building construction.

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