Quantity Surveyor Expert

MISSIONS:

 Reporting directly to the Contract & Claims Manager, the QS Expert will provide expertise in quantity surveying. The chosen candidate will ensure the collation of information to measure the financial and physical performance of projects against targets.  Other key duties will include project estimations, reviewing contractor payment requests and providing assistance to the advice to the Contract Administrator to achieve an acceptable solution to claims and contractual disputes.

• Assessing cost-effectiveness of design of project packages and tracking the actual costs as the project package develops
• Analyzing drawings and other documentation and preparing cost estimates including labour and materials
• Setting up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures
• Maintaining a data bank of costs and rates
• Formulating estimates and following up on changes and adjustments to these cost estimates
• Developing monthly forecasting and cost reporting
• Valuing completed work and arranging payments
• Conducting monthly negotiations and agreeing payments for the works carried out
• Ensuring compliance with subcontractor payment policy
• Ensuring compliance with contract variation policy guidelines and assessing all variation proposal submissions
• Checking interim claims for payment and recommending values for certification
• Assisting in resolution of contractual matters and dealing with disputes and claims
• Meeting with client, engineers, architects, project consultants, contractors and subcontractors
• Negotiating and settling final accounts.

PROFILE:

• Senior Professional shall have a technical / engineering related university degree
• Minimum (10) years’ experience in the required field of expertise in Conventional Railway
• Experience in reviewing of payments certificates, variation orders and claims on major infrastructure project.
• Preferably a Registered or Licensed Professional
• Knowledge with international forms of Contract particularly FIDIC/CESSM3
• Railway project experience is an advantage.
• GCC Experience