Head of Quantity Surveying

italent

Kuwait

Ref: NP090-1661

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

HEAD OF QUANTITY SURVEYING – Middle East - offers an attractive salary package, excellent career opportunities and relocation assistance.

Our client is one of the Middle East’s largest Architecture consultancy firms with a strong regional reputation for constructing and delivering high quality projects in desirable locations.

The company has a range of residential, commercial and retail developments across the region.

JOB OVERVIEW:

• You will be responsible for managing a large team of Quantity Surveyors based across the MENA region, and will have full commercial responsibility for current and future projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Pre-Contract

• Overall responsibility for all tender / contract documentation
• Participate in tender openings, tender appraisal
• Appointment of QS consultants
• Appointment of lead consultants and sub consultants
• Appointment of main contractor
• Project budgets and preparation of internal project cost reports

Post Contract

• Contractual liaison with the Project Managers
• Agree final account
• Overall responsibility for Variations and Claims

BENEFITS:

• Salary negotiable depending on level of experience.
• Benefits include flights for family (1 per year), Medical for family & Bonus

Requirements

SKILLS

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Chartered Quantity Surveyor + B. Sc in Quantity Surveying (Degree flexible)
• Member and/ or Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
• 20 years of international experience working on mega projects
• Post and Pre Contract large scale, high rise projects experience – essential
• Have between 5- and 10-years’ experience of working for leading international engineering/ architecture or surveying companies
• Possess proficiency in FIDIC and in the International Method of Measurements including POMI and CESSM3
• Consultancy and Contracting experience preferred
• Have 5 years’ experience leading a Q/S team as an Associate, Director or similar

About the Company

italent has been around since 2012, when we saw that businesses needed better talent solutions for their employment requirements. By focusing our efforts on quality products and services that are simple-to-use and innovative, our team brings you the best results without any unexpected additional costs and unnecessary complications. Simply put, we love helping businesses find and keep the right people.

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Quantity Surveyor salaries in Kuwait

Average monthly compensation
KWD 950

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