Civil Quantity Surveyor

1. Pre-Contract and Tendering Support

• Quantity Take-Off (QTO): Perform detailed, accurate quantity take-offs for all civil, structural, and infrastructure works (e.g., earthworks, concrete, rebar, roads, utilities) from design drawings and specifications.
• Bill of Quantities (BOQ): Assist the Estimating Department in preparing and reviewing BOQs, ensuring alignment with project scope and specifications.
• Tender Analysis: Prepare tender packages, issue requests for quotations (RFQ) to subcontractors and suppliers, and conduct detailed commercial bid analysis and comparison.
• Cost Estimation: Prepare preliminary and detailed cost estimates for specific civil work packages for internal budgeting and value engineering exercises.

2. Post-Contract Cost Control & Management

• Subcontractor Management: Draft, negotiate, and finalize subcontracts for civil work packages.
• Valuation of Work: Conduct regular joint measurements (on-site) and prepare accurate interim payment certificates (IPC) for subcontractors, ensuring payments are only released for certified, completed, and approved work.
• Cost Reporting: Track, monitor, and report project costs against the approved budget and forecasts. Prepare detailed monthly Commercial and Financial Progress Reports for the Project Manager and Head Office.
• Cash Flow: Assist in preparing and monitoring the project cash flow forecast to maintain healthy financial performance.

3. Variation and Claim Management

• Change Management: Measure, price, and negotiate variations, compensation events, and change orders (VO/CO) with the Consultant/Client and subcontractors, ensuring all cost and time implications are captured.
• Claims Preparation: Assist the Contract Manager in the preparation and substantiation of contractual claims (e.g., time extensions, cost claims) related to civil works based on the conditions of the contract (e.g., FIDIC).

4. Final Account and Closeout

• Client Billing: Prepare and submit accurate monthly payment applications to the Client/Consultant.
• Final Account: Manage the negotiation and agreement of the final account with both the Client/Consultant and all major civil subcontractors to achieve project commercial closure.