Senior Quantity Surveyor

About The Role

Are you a skilled Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Controller looking to make a real impact on major projects across the UAE? Mott MacDonald is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented professional to join our Advisory and Built Environment team, where you'll play a key role in delivering cost and commercial expertise on high-profile developments.

This is more than just a technical role, it is an opportunity to contribute to transformative projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and grow your career within a globally respected consultancy.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

• Develop pre-tender estimates including: first principles estimating, parametric estimating.
• Develop and maintain cost database for benchmarking purpose
• Documentation including preparation of bill of quantities reconciliation with respect to actual quantities and compiling tender pack
• Management of tendering activities including reviewing and responding to contractor queries.
• Tender evaluation and support in the preparation of contract documents.
• Support site project team on an ad hoc basis in the provision of post contract commercial services including;
• Prepare monthly financial and costs reports including estimate reports and variance reports.
• Support the SQS to perform risk and value management on the project as well as cost control
• Measure progress of work and coordinate payments including interim payments to contractors
• Measure variations, quantities and costs
• Preparation of a monthly cash flow chart
• Negotiate and agree variations for both quantities and costs
• Register and review all drawing issues for quantities and cost implications
• Attend regular site meetings with internal and external stakeholders to discuss variations and monthly valuation
• Assist the Project Manager in evaluating claims and preparation of change/variation orders
• Attend meetings with client for all cost and commercial aspects during projects
  

Candidate specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Quantity Surveying Discipline from a recognized university
• Professional membership with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is essential
• Experience in construction related quantity surveying; with experience of working on large projects in Abu Dhabi and/or Dubai
• Proven experience in
• First principles cost estimating
• Cost benchmarking and estimating
• closing out final accounts on large projects, claims and variations
• Knowledge in evaluating site instructions and variation orders
• Experience in assessing and evaluating contractor’s claims
• Must be able to demonstrate necessary skills to implement methods for dispute avoidance and resolution
• Must have ability to utilize computer technology to analyse data, maintain records, analyse financial data and generate reports
• Continuously looking for innovations and improvements to manage workload and accomplish deliverables across individuals, teams and projects
• Using leadership skills to build and nurture relationships and also creating effective working environments
• Able to manage multiple teams with diverse backgrounds on geographically and culturally diverse teams
  

Our Purpose

At Mott MacDonald, our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Flexible Working

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

We Can Offer

• 90 calendar days’ paid maternity leave
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance
  
  

Location(s):

Dubai, AE

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Various

Discipline: Cost and quantity surveying

Job Ref: 11045

Recruiter Contact: Iustina Blidariu