Quantity Surveyor Sr

The Senior Quantity Surveyor leads quantity surveying activities on construction projects, ensuring accurate cost estimation, contract management, and cost control. This role involves supervising a team, coordinating with clients and contractors, managing variations and final accounts, and providing strategic cost advice to ensure projects are delivered within budget and to quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise the preparation and review of tender documents, BOQs, specifications, and drawings.


• Oversee the accuracy and consistency of quantity take-offs, ensuring alignment with tender drawings and specifications.


• Review and validate consultant BOQs, highlight major variances, and provide detailed quantification for unspecified BOQ items.


• Coordinate with inquiry engineers, estimators, and consultants to resolve queries and discrepancies.


• Manage revisions and updates of quantities based on tender addendums or clarifications.


• Support the estimator in preparing, formatting, and verifying BOQs for submission.


• Administer contract documents, ensuring compliance with client and company standards.


• Lead cost control and value engineering efforts throughout project phases.


• Prepare and present cost reports, payment certifications, and variation assessments.


• Negotiate final accounts and manage contractor payment processes.


• Mentor junior quantity surveyors, providing guidance and performance reviews.


• Maintain thorough records of project documentation, claims, and change orders.


• Liaise with clients, consultants, and contractors to ensure quality and cost objectives are met.


• Monitor project budgets, forecast costs, and report on financial performance.

Required Qualifications & Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or related field.


• 10+ years of progressive experience in quantity surveying with building contracting companies, including at least 5 years in the GCC countries, preferably UAE.


• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with experience managing a team of quantity surveyors.


• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and critical thinking skills.


• Sound knowledge of construction methods, contract administration, and cost control.


• Proficient in quantity surveying software and tools (e.g., CostX, QSPlus).


• Strong organizational, planning, and strategic abilities.


• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.