Quantity Surveyor

Job description / Role

Overview:

We are looking to hire a quantity surveyor for an oil and gas operator in Doha, Qatar. Candidates must have a minimum of 12 yearsu2019 experience in multi-discipline quantity surveying, especially for infrastructure and civil projects. Working experience in the oil and gas or petrochemical industry is preferred. Fluency in English is a must.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for all quantity survey activities connected to infrastructure and civil capital projects including preparation and verification of bill of quantities, man-hour requirements, tender and contracts documentation based upon the scope of work.
• Participate in technical evaluations and commercial evaluations for tenders.
• Establish and update total installed unit cost data for a wide range of oil and gas and infrastructure projects.
• Upload additional cost data for completed projects to the cost estimating database to improve the effective use of the in-house cost estimation database system.
• Act on behalf of the client with appropriate responsibility for all cost engineering, budgeting, and invoicing related matters pertaining to projects executed by the engineering departments under the PEPS Directorate.
• Determine applicable rates and estimation strategies, preliminary and general matters, and mark-up to be used for cost estimates.
• Endorse or reject contractor invoices and contractor submissions for TDR/claims based on cost evaluation and assessment.
• Verify and endorse bills of quantities and man-hour requirements prepared by engineering consultants and condition them to incorporate into the EPIC/construction tenders and contracts.
• Perform physical verification and endorsement of re-measurable works of EPIC/construction contractors.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying or a degree in an engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 12 yearsu2019 experience in multi-discipline quantity surveying, especially for infrastructure and civil projects.
• Working experience in the oil and gas or petrochemical industry is preferred.
• Practical experience in tenders, administration of re-measurable contracts, bill of quantities preparation, and estimation is required.
• Exposure to SAP and MS Office applications.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• A high degree of literacy in English (written and spoken).
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight time constraints.