Fit Out Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job description / Role

Senior QS Interior Fit Out

Our client are an established international Fit-Out Contractor specializing in high end commercial, retail and hospitality projects across the GCC
Due to recent project wins, they are urgently seeking a Post Contract Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage high profile hospitality project.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor, supported by a team of surveyors will be responsible for preparing the bill of quantity i.e. the quantity of materials required by the Estimation department to prepare estimates for the submission of tender monitor all projects works for variations and enable the project team to maintain profitability through accurate costing.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Commercial Manager, to examine the tender to determine the quantity of the materials required so as to prepare bill of quantity for the Estimates department to provide rational and competitive estimates enabling the company to win the tender.
• Identify the subcontract element in the tender and float enquiry for obtaining quotation, vets the quotation and prepare a comparison report to finalize the subcontractor. Assist Senior Quantity Surveyor in preparing valuation report of the job every month to keep track of the percentage of the job completed against each item so as to control the dead line and take corrective action if some portion of the job are falling behind schedule.
• Assist the Commercial Manager in preparing the detailed specifications and obtain the estimates of additional cost from the estimates department in case of a variation i.e. a change in approved drawing or any addition to the job in order to obtain approval of the client.
• Check all quantities of subcontractor accounts, re-measure all work carried out and support subcontractors in the preparation of final accounts. Assist Commercial Manager in preparing a final account once the job is completed and obtain a payment certificate from the client in order to enable the company to collect outstanding amount on due date

Requirements

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Ideally, the applicant will hold a BSc in Quantity Surveying and posses 5-8 of local experience in the UAE with a leading interior fit out contractor
• Must be experienced in managing high profile clients whilst managing a small team of surveyors.
• Preference will given to candidates currently based in the UAE

About the Company

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