Senior Quantity Surveyor

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead and oversee the Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Quantity Surveying team. The candidate will manage the commercial activities of multiple MEP projects, ensuring efficient cost control, contractual compliance, and timely financial reporting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the MEP QS team to manage all commercial aspects across a portfolio of MEP projects.
• Oversee the entire QS process encompassing pre-contract, post-contract, and final account stages.
• Prepare, review, and submit monthly Interim Payment Applications (IPCs), progress billings, and associated documentation to main contractors and consulting firms.
• Track project cash flows, monthly billing targets, payment certifications, outstanding receivables, and retention releases.
• Identify, prepare, submit, negotiate, and follow up on MEP Variation Orders (VOs), Change Orders, and contractual claims.
• Analyze contractual drawings, specifications, Bills of Quantities (BOQs), and all revisions to identify changes in scope and extra work requirements.
• Assess detailed costs for variations, including materials, labor, installation rates, preliminaries, and overheads plus profit.
• Evaluate quotations from subcontractors and suppliers, reviewing purchase orders and material cost variations to maintain commercial accuracy and control expenses.
• Critically review and challenge main contractor and consultant assessments, deductions, back charges, and rejected variation claims to safeguard contractual entitlements.
• Manage Extension of Time (EOT) submissions, disruption claims, prolongation costs, and other contractual claims following contract terms and FIDIC standards.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, commitments, variations, and commercial risks to aid strategic decision-making by management.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, site engineers, procurement, planning, finance, and technical teams to ensure prompt submission of commercial documents and achievement of billing goals.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly commercial reports, variation trackers, billing forecasts, cost-to-complete estimations, and management dashboards.
• Conduct commercial meetings and negotiations with contractors, consultants, and clients to resolve pending assessments, variations, and payment matters.
• Lead final account preparation, reconciliation, negotiation, and closure processes, including outstanding variations, claims, and deductions.
• Enforce strict compliance with contract terms, project procedures, commercial policies, and documentation standards.
• Mentor and supervise QS team members, allocate work effectively, perform submission reviews, monitor deliverables, and ensure timely completion of all commercial tasks.
• Report critical commercial issues, payment risks, outstanding variations, and financial performance updates to senior management.