Senior Quantity Surveyor

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support infrastructure, road, and marine projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will manage cost and commercial activities across the project lifecycle, helping ensure accurate budgets, effective contract administration, and sound financial control.

Job Responsibility:
- Prepare cost plans, estimates, bills of quantities, and tender documentation for infrastructure, road, and marine works.
- Review drawings, specifications, and project documents to identify scope, quantities, risks, and potential cost impacts.
- Manage the commercial administration of contracts, including variations, claims, payment applications, and final accounts.
- Monitor project costs, commitments, cash flow, and forecasts, and provide regular commercial reports.
- Evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotations, negotiate commercial terms, and support procurement decisions.
- Measure and value completed work, including civil, earthworks, utilities, pavement, drainage, coastal, and marine construction activities.
- Support tender preparation, bid analysis, contract negotiations, and client or consultant correspondence.
- Maintain accurate records of contractual notices, correspondence, valuations, and commercial decisions.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers, procurement teams, clients, consultants, and contractors to resolve commercial matters.
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities and recommend practical mitigation measures.
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements, project procedures, and applicable UAE standards and regulations.
- Mentor junior quantity surveyors and contribute to improving commercial processes and reporting.

Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience as a Quantity Surveyor, including senior-level responsibility on infrastructure, road, and/or marine projects.
- Experience delivering projects in the UAE, preferably in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
- Strong knowledge of cost planning, measurement, bills of quantities, valuations, variations, claims, and final accounts.
- Familiarity with construction contracts commonly used in the UAE, including FIDIC forms.
- Experience with civil infrastructure works such as roads, utilities, drainage, earthworks, and marine or coastal construction.
- Proficiency in quantity surveying and cost-management software, as well as Microsoft Excel and other Office applications.
- Strong commercial negotiation, analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
- Professional membership or accreditation, such as RICS, is an advantage.

Advanced knowledge of quantity surveying principles, construction methods, and contract administration
- Expertise in cost planning, estimating, budgeting, and cost control throughout the project lifecycle
- Proficiency in preparing bills of quantities, tender documents, and cost estimates
- Experience evaluating tenders, subcontractor quotations, and variation claims
- Strong skills in measurement, valuation, and interim payment certification
- Knowledge of contract forms and commercial terms, including FIDIC
- Ability to manage procurement, subcontractor payments, and final account negotiations
- Proficiency in cost-reporting tools and Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Knowledge of relevant construction regulations, standards, and health and safety requirements