Head of Quantity Surveying

Engage Selection

Dubai, UAE

Ref: KP074-2934

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client a tier 1 regional engineering consultancy requires a Head of Quantity surveying to manage their team in Dubai . You’ll be managing a team 20 quantity surveyors based both in the head office and project based on client sites. Projects will be a mixture of buildings and infrastructure projects throughout Dubai.

Key responsibilities will include;

Responsibilities

Overseeing the construction of feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
Managing estimating and cost planning activities
Overseeing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports within your designated team
Implement value engineering and life cycle costing
Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and business development activities
Ensure that strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team.
Manage the delivery of the Quantity surveying team outputs in accordance with agreed time-scales and quality standards.
Co-ordination and sign off on all management information produced by the Quantity Surveying teams prior to issue.
Take part in staff review meetings

Requirements

To apply for the role you must meet the following criteria

Be degree educated in Quantity Surveying
Be MRICS
Have a minimum of 10 -15 years experience in Quantity Surveying
have a minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in the UAE
Have experience of managing a team of circa 20 people
Have experience in working on a mixture of buildings and infrastructure projects
have experience of working on high-rise projects
Have worked for either an engineering consultancy of PQS firm for most of your career
Have worked for an engineering consultancy or PQS firm for a minimum of 3 out of the last 5 years

About the Company

Engage was formed in 2007 in response to frustrations at the level of service delivery offered by traditional large recruitment agencies working in the construction market. With a belief in providing a truly knowledgeable, precise and quality driven service, Engage strives to offer a recruitment experience to both employers and candidates that is unrivalled in the marketplace.

We provide precision staffing solutions, including contingency and executive search, within the construction and commercial marketplaces. Our enduring relationships with market leading organisations in the region and overseas means we have access to the best candidates and the best vacancies.

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Quantity Surveyor salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 9,000

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