1. POSITION SUMMARY
- The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for managing the cost of a project estimate (BoQ and BoM) quantities, cost of material, labor, and time scales for material and labor, and developing a local and international supplier’s database and consistently updating it.
2. MAJOR DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Estimating quantities, costs and time scales for material and labor (BoQ, BoM, and Labor cost)
- Manage cost of project materials and labor through SOP and checklists
- Communicate suppliers and consultants to obtain up to date price and develop and update material costing.
- Always collect at least three proformas.
- Develop a standard material specifications library and consistently update the database
- Assist and confirm work methodologies with architects, suppliers, millworks and constructors
- Recommend and recruit junior quantity surveyors whenever necessary.
- Prepare Quantity take off, material and labor breakdown and payment certificates.
- Preparing initial cost estimation of design projects
- Preparation of Monthly and Interim Payment Certificate
- Preparation of Final Accounts and Closing of the Project
- Review and approve the Contractor's Interim Payment Applications
- Assessment and evaluation of Variations
- Assessment and evaluation of the Contractor's Claim
- Establishing dates by which information affecting the cost estimation will be needed from other disciplines
- Conducting field reviews and reviewing existing drawings where appropriate.
- Make sure work orders are signed and approved by the senior architect, contractor, and client.
- Make sure the final acceptance document is signed.
- Preparing costing and ensuring the project is within or close to budget by preparing a project milestone.
- Assist the contract administration department in the preparation of Pre-qualification documents, contracts, reviewing bidders' qualifications, analyzing and evaluating tenders, and adding addenda and clarifications to documents
- Recording all design changes that affect the project cost and reporting claims for the contract administrator and the finance team
- Write a performance evaluation report for employees under his/her supervision.
- Prepare weekly project progress reports for management review.
- Any other duties as and when required by the immediate supervisor that are reasonably within the capabilities of the incumbent and are aimed at achieving the company’s objectives and goals.
