Quantity Surveyor

Job description / Role

ACCIONA Producciones y Diseño is looking for a person to manage and produce accurate formal reports in accordance with business timetable

- Help monitor all commercial information in relation to project including labor, material and sub-contractor cost forecasting thus ensuring budgets adhered to.
- Apply all relevant information to the Project Director Manager for review at the specified intervals set.
- Assist Commercial Manager with a range of other duties as may be required from time to time. Will report to Commercial Manager.

Task & responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Review and update tender BoQ
- Review and comment on BOQs prepared by the Contractor in terms of consistency, volumes and compliance with the already signed documents / agreements.
- Check quantities and rates for structural and civil works including concrete, reinforcing steel, formwork, thermal and waterproofing treatments, blockwork & render, screeds, fit out works, etc. Research and advice on current market rates for the works.
- Assist Commercial Manager in collecting and analyzing the offers/quotations for separate packages/works.
- Checking advance, interim and final payment applications received from the contractor in relation to volumes and scope, adjusting as necessary and making recommendations for the payment certification purposes.
- Establishing the value of Variation Orders and obtaining the approval of Commercial Manager. Check of Contractor’s quantification and pricing of such VOs. Preparation and issue of VOs forms and documentation.
- Examining, analyzing and responding after Commercial Manager’s approval to claims and notices and submissions in relation to additional payments and advising Project Director on their validity. Advising of potential claims and claims avoidance.
- Maintain registers of Payments, Variation Orders and Claims, both issued and under consideration, including details of approval status and estimate or agreed cost.
- Examine, analyze and price Value Engineering Proposals. Prepare the necessary VOs / correspondence.
- Assist Commercial Manager in providing cost reports, including the estimated final account, a comparison with approved contract expenditure, the cost and effect of the Variation Orders and Variation Order Requests under consideration, the cost and effect of claims (actual and potential) for additional payments, adjustment of Provisional Sums, and cash flow forecasts.
- Preparation and update of a suitable risk registrar.
- Checking the Statement at Completion, Final Statement and Final Accounts submitted by the Contractor(s), adjusting as necessary and making recommendations to Commercial Manager.
- Inspection of materials stored on and off site, if included in interim valuations.

Reports to: Project Manager, Design Development Manager, Construction Manager

Requirements

Work experience:
- 5-8 years experienced in construction organization. Previous Middle East experience.

Professional skills:
- Commercially astute, numerate, risk averse & able to accurately forecast cost & sales. Multi-tasking, self-motivated, energetic team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to work. Have good practical organization skills, planning of resources and Programme scheduling.
- Be able to provide both summarized and detailed reports, on current activities.
- IT Literate able to use Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project

Qualifications: Graduation in Quantity surveying / Engineer
Seniority level: Senior
Industry / Discipline: Fit out / Architecture / Engineering / Construction

About the Company

ACCIONA is one of Spain's principal business groups and a leader in the fields of infrastructure development and management, renewable energy, water and services.

With a century of history, and more than 30,000 professionals, it operates in over 30 countries on the five continents. ACCIONA is included in Spain\'s blue-chip Ibex 35 index and is a core stock in the market (see Financial Information).

ACCIONA's positioning as a pioneer in development and sustainability expresses its capacity to respond to the challenge of attaining sustainable development through all its areas of activity. One of its specific commitments is to steadily reduce its carbon footprint and lead the transition to a low-carbon economy. ACCIONA\'s activities and businesses avoid millions of metric tons of emissions every year (see Emissions Meter). The Sustainability Master Plan develops the Company's sustainability strategy.