Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job description / Role

Handles all JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES on projects between AED 5 AND AED 50 MILLION; or Supporting role to Senior Quantity Surveyor/Contracts Manager on larger projects

Applications for Payment & Certification
- Interim applications for payment (monthly interim certificates)
- Negotiation with Client’s Engineer/QS to get timely certification of interim applications and issue of Interim Payment Certificates within the period stipulated by the contract;
- Following up with Client to get payment of Interim Certificates within the period stipulated by the contract.

Change Management
- Maintaining a variations log that tracks the current status of all variations;
- Timely issuing of notices required by the contract in respect of variations to the Client/Client’s Engineer/Client’s QS;
- Timely issuing of details of cost implications of variations to the Client/Client’s Engineer/Client’s QS. Interim particulars must be submitted in accordance with the contract;
- Substantiation, negotiation and agreement of variations with the Client/Client’s Engineer/Client’s QS.
- Identification of changes/variations to the contract;

Claims Management
- Identification of claims;
- Maintaining a claims log that tracks the current status of all claims;
- Issuing of notices required by the contract in respect of claims to the Client/Client’s Engineer/Client’s QS;
- Issuing details of cost implications of claims to the Client/Client’s Engineer/Client’s QS. Interim particulars must be submitted in accordance with the contract;
- Substantiation, negotiation and agreement of claims with the Client/Client’s Engineer/Client’s QS.

Subcontract Procurement
- Establish Subcontract Procurement schedules, in accordance with standard company format and issue to Procurement Department.
- Assist Procurement Department with scoping of Subcontract Packages and furnishing the correct documentation such as specifications, drawings etc
- Liaise with Procurement Department during subcontract tendering and attend any clarification meetings with potential subcontractors
- Reviewing Procurement Department’s analysis of all subcontract tenders, along with the Project Manager, and making recommendations to Procurement Department concerning choice and appointment of Subcontractor.

Subcontract Management
- Managing Subcontractors applications for payment
- Preparation of Subcontractor payments;
- Notifying accounts department of subcontractor liabilities on a monthly basis to assist with cost control and cost reporting;
- Defending contractual claims from subcontractors;
- Negotiating final accounts with subcontractors.
- Internal Cost Reporting
- Establishment of Project Budgets;

Monthly cost reports incorporating:
- Cost versus Value Reconciliations and detailed analysis thereof – i.e. Preliminaries, Labour, Plant, Material, Subcontractor analysis;
- Forecasting final Cost versus Value and detailed analysis thereof – i.e. Preliminaries, Labour, Plant, Material, Subcontractor analysis;

Project cash flow forecasting initially based on BOQ and indicative programme, but regularly updated to in corporate variations, claims and revised actual programmes and incorporating:
- “Calanderised” Cash recovery;
- “Calendarised” Cash out;
- “Calendarised” Net cash flow.

In addition to the above Cash Flow reports which are to be produced monthly, anticipated “Cash In” is to be monitored every week and forecast for the next 5 weeks.
- Assisting operations team on site with labour and plant productivity reporting;
- Assisting operations team on site with material consumption and wastage checks

Bonds & Insurance
- Advising the Accounts Department of all contractual insurance requirements including levels of cover required and specific contractual requirements pertaining to insurance;
- Ensuring that all contractual requirements in respect of issue of insurance policies etc. to the Client are adhered to;
- Ensuring that validity of policies is maintained at all times;
- Advising Accounts Department of contractual requirements in respect of bank guarantees and bonds and advising of the specific wording required and periods of validity.
- Monitoring Subcontractor’s bonds and ensuring that they do not expire prior to the issue of Performance Certificates/Defects Liability Certificates

General Responsibilities
- Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
- Attain full understanding of the contract and advise Project Manager/Senior Management of contractual and commercial risks and drive the process of defending the company’s position. This includes the drafting of contractual letters for discussion prior to formal submission.
- Attend both internal (site management team & senior management) and external (client, consultants, subcontractors etc) meetings where issues of a commercial and/or contractual nature are going to be raised and defend the company’s position where necessary.
- Maintain contractual awareness amongst members of the site management team
- Management and mentoring of subordinate commercial staff.
- Assist in maintaining proper records – i.e. correspondence, variations, claims;
- Ensuring compliance with company policies in respect of procedures, reporting etc.

Requirements

- BSc (Quantity Surveying); HND (Quantity Surveying); BSc (Civil Engineering)
- RICS membership an advantage but not a strict requirement
- 5 to 7 years post qualification experience with a Contractor
- Experience on projects up to AED 50 million in value
- Experience in the lead site based commercial role on projects up to AED 50 million in value
- Middle East experience preferred but not essential
- Specialised experience in marine works or mechanical works preferred but not essential
- Good knowledge of CESMM3 method of measurement and other methods of measurement
- Good knowledge of FIDIC forms of Contract and how to apply them
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
- Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications
- Good knowledge of programming, interpretation of programmes and understanding of resource loading in programmes
- Good knowledge of Cost Control & Budgeting
- Good ability in letter writing and report writing skills

Key Performance Measurements:
- Submittal of applications for payment within specified deadlines
- Preparation and submittal of monthly cost reports within specified deadlines
- Consistency in monthly cost reporting and forecasting, where figures are consistent from month to month unless there is a valid reason for them to change
- Timely submission of contractual notices
- Timely submission of contractual claim substantiation
- Achieving forecasted project margins

About the Company

Networkers is a global recruitment consultancy helping unite job-seekers and hiring companies across the technology industry. Since Networkers was established in 2000, the business has grown considerably and we have consistently proven our ability to connect the right people with the right roles in the right businesses around the world. What makes us unique is our ability to offer a local service on a global scale. From our 14 offices spanning across four continents, we are able to recruit in more than 130 countries.