Quantity Surveyor - Hospitality

Job description / Role

- This position shall provide support primarily to the Senior Quantity Surveyor for delivery of Project(s)
- The position is responsible for accurate surveying of quantities for preparation / reviewing of bills of quantities, rate analysis, and other commercial activities for the projects
- The position is responsible to provide assistance in checking and certification of payments to the contractors and consultants

Requirements

- Provide Quantity Surveying support related to the project(s)
- Assist the Senior Quantity Surveyor in all pre and post contract functions
- Prepare / review Bills of Quantities in a timely manner
- Provide assistance in verifying claims, payments, variations, addendum, extension of time contractual issues in accordance with Authority policies and guidelines for projects
- Liaising with Contract Department of the Client and other discipline to resolve and close actions
- Liaising with consultants/contractors quantity surveyors
- To continually seek and capture lessons learned from the cost, financial, and procurement processes and use this intelligence to alter the process, tools and systems in order to improve the approach to delivering the projects
- Provide contract administration for project(s)
- Provide cost reporting for project(s)
- Review and make recommendations on payments in a timely manner
- Track all commercial actions to ensure completion in a timely manner
- Attend all project meetings as required
- Prepare progress reports to Senior Quantity Surveyor as required
- Minimum 8 years of post-graduate experience
- Experience in major infrastructure projects or programs. Preference is given for roads, aviation, structures or rail experience
- Contracts Management experience, including resolution of contractual matters
- Experience of working with Design-Bid-Build and Design and Build Contracts in particular or a working knowledge of the same
- Experience in contract formation and administration
- Ability to manage and administer pre and / or post contract requirements
- Experience in procurement management and tendering procedures
- Management of medium sized multidisciplinary teams
- Management of service delivery based on a framework involving numerous stakeholders (both internal and external)
- Experience in Contract types including: FIDIC and Government forms
- Computer knowledge of software applications related to Quantity Surveying practice

Mandatory requirements
- University degree from a recognized university in an appropriate field such as Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management or equivalent
- Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken
- Driver’s License

Desirable requirements
- Professionally qualified in MRICS or equivalent is preferable
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Arabic language skills
- Experience of working in Qatar or the Gulf region

About the Company

Qatar Project Management (QPM) is an independent subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate Development Company that provides expertise in Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management, and Contract Administration together with other associated Project Management functions. Established in 2008, QPM is centralized platform for provision of Project Management services to Barwa and Qatari Diar as well as local and international markets. QPM provides these services through an in-house team of highly-skilled, motivated, and qualified professionals supported by state-of-the-art information technology and highly-effective Project Management systems.