Managing Quantity Surveyor

Managing Quantity Surveyor

Urbacon Saudi Company is seeking a seasoned Managing Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Saudi Arabia.

In this critical role, you will be responsible for maximizing project profit margins and adding significant value to the construction process. Your proactive involvement in procurement, cost management, and reporting will be essential. You will also drive best value from suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring the financial health and success of our construction projects.

Key responsibilities include conducting monthly valuations of work in progress, forecasting final costs and sales, and preparing and monitoring project cashflow forecasts. You will measure, value, submit, and negotiate contract variations, as well as prepare, submit, and negotiate project final accounts. Providing expert advice on commercial and contractual matters to project staff is also a core function.

Furthermore, you will be involved in the commercial vetting of subcontractor tenders and contracts, and the certification of subcontractor monthly valuations and final accounts. Ensuring adherence to business commercial processes at the project level and assisting in the preparation and adherence to project purchasing, targeting, and costing budgets are also key duties.

You will manage and produce accurate formal reports in accordance with the business timetable. The ideal candidate will possess strong job knowledge, including accurate monthly forecasting, the ability to challenge resources and costs, and maintain deadlines. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills are vital. You should be capable of working independently or managing a team to achieve project deliverables.

A strong project background, proven English technical writing ability, and relevant commercial experience, preferably with a contracting organization, are required. A practical, logical, and methodical approach to work is essential, along with a creative, strategic, and innovative problem-solving mindset. Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen, along with legal, contractual, and construction knowledge, is crucial. Confidence and the ability to assert influence are also key attributes.

ERP knowledge, preferably SAP functional skills, is a requirement for success in this role. The position requires a minimum of 8 years of working experience, with at least 5 years of relevant experience, and 2 years of GCC experience is a plus.

Required Skills

• ProcurementCost ManagementReportingValuationsCashflow ForecastingContract VariationsSubcontractor ManagementFinal AccountsCommercial ProcessesPurchasingTargetingCosting BudgetsSAPContract AdministrationSubcontract AgreementVariations and claimsSubcontractingBuild High-Performing TeamsProvide Direction

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out monthly valuations of work in progress, including forecasting of final costs and sales.
• Prepare and monitor project cashflow forecasts.
• Measure, value, submit and negotiate contract variations.
• Provide advice to project staff on commercial and contractual matters including reviewing and drafting of correspondence.
• Prepare submit and negotiate project final accounts.
• Commercial vetting of sub contractor tenders and contracts.
• Certification of subcontractor monthly valuations and final accounts.
• Ensure that business commercial processes are adhered to at project level.
• Assist in preparation and adherence to project purchasing targeting and costing budgets.
• Manage and produce accurate formal reports in accordance with business timetable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in any related Engineering course or Surveying
• Member of FM Lead Body (IWFM /IFMA etc.)
• Chartered membership of a professional organization such as CIOB or RICS.
• Minimum 8 year(s) working experience
• 5 year(s) relevant working experience
• 2 year(s) GCC is a plus
• Accurate monthly forecasting, and ability to challenge resources and costs.
• Maintaining deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendar.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Able to work on own or managing a team for project deliverables as project dictates.
• Possess good project background and proven English language technical writing ability and skills.
• Relevant commercial experience preferably with a contracting organisation.
• Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working.
• A creative, strategic and innovative approach to problem-solving.
• Extensive experience of drafting effective contractual correspondence and the facilitation of collaborative solutions.
• Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen.
• Demonstrable legal, contractual and construction knowledge and experience.
• Confidence and ability to assert influence.
• ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills are a requirement to be successful in this role.