Senior MEP Quantity Surveyor

Company Overview

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

The quantity surveyor will perform MEP quantity surveying tasks for the project and support the QS department and site team with all commercial and contractual requirements. Maintains strong commercial awareness and safeguards the company’s interests by ensuring timely claims for all payments related to executed works, variations, delays, claims, and other relevant matters.

What you will do

• Record and monitor all site activities and costs expended on the project.
• Prepare and summarize all measured works.
• Maintain a schedule of submissions and responses for approvals, inspections, and variations.
• Prepare take-offs from drawings and compare with site measurements.
• Prepare interim valuations and final accounts.
• Prepare MEP tender documents including pricing tabulation and cost summaries.
• Reconcile materials and works executed during the month.
• Prepare subcontractor payments and record/monitor all site works.
• Prepare monthly commercial reports in conjunction with the project manager and site team.
• Maintain all MEP QS documents and logs/registers as applicable.
• Coordinate with all company departments for project execution.
• Adhere to the company QHSE policy and report all incidents immediately.

Required skills to be successful

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to recognize and manage contractual obligations.
• Financial and commercial awareness.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

What equips you for the role

• Bachelor or diploma in quantity surveying or mechanical engineering.
• 5-7 years of MEP work experience in construction industry.
• Excellent knowledge of contractual obligations for both company and subcontractors.
• Proficient knowledge of construction methods and materials.

About Al-Futtaim Contracting

Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions. The engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, energy management, technology infrastructure and digital transformation.

The technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services. These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.