Quantity Surveyor CIL

Accountabilities

• Work with project management team to develop project budgets and monitor to ensure that actual construction costs are kept within the approved project costs.


• Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities details regarding quantities, with identified commercial risks and ensuring strict adherence to contractual terms and conditions.


• Negotiating costs, evaluating bids and procuring the services of contractors, subcontractors and consultants.


• Tracking of variations to the contract that may affect costs and ensuring accurate, robust and timely cash flow and value reporting, periodical forecasting and cost management for projects. 


• Tracking changes to designs and construction works and adjusting budget projections accordingly. 


• Liaising with contractors, consultants, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including analyzing completed work, agreement of variations, claims and the preparation of applications for project payments. 


• Minimizing the costs of projects and enhancing value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. 


• Working closely with the Procurement Team on the development of procurement strategies for projects.


• Performing site visits, assessments, measurements and valuation of work done on sites.
   

Knowledge/Skills

• Must understand how to perform cost control analysis and draw up reports on changes to work and contractor’s claims. 


• Must have a good understanding of how to perform cost control analysis and draw up reports on changes to work and contractor’s claims.


• Must understand the different types of bonds and where they are applicable Advance Payment, Retention, Performance, Bid etc.


• Must understand how to prepare material, labor schedule, BOQ with rates taking off with project drawings. 


• Must have an excellent understanding of how to prepare valuations and variation claims 


• Must understand how to price project preliminaries in relation to extension of time. 


• Must understand the preambles and conditions of contract FIDIC, SMM and JCT 


• Ability to read and interpret Architectural, Structural and M&E drawings.

Working Relationships

• Internal Project Management Team, Architect, Procurement and Finance Teams 


• External Clients, Contractors and Consultants 


• Executive Management