QS Engineer

Quantity surveyors (also known as ‘cost consultants’, ‘commercial managers’, ‘cost managers’ and ‘cost engineers’ manage costs on construction projects. They estimate the cost of materials, work out what labour will be needed, manage budgets while construction is taking place and make sure work is completed within its projected budget.

The tasks involved in the job differ depending on the kind of organisation you work for. If you work for a consultancy, you’ll be involved on the design stage of a project. If you work for a contractor, you’ll be focusing on the construction phase of the work.

Typical duties include:

• pricing/forecasting the cost of the different components needed for a project.
• tracking changes to the design and/or construction work and adjusting budget projections in line with these.
• selecting and/or sourcing construction materials.
• sourcing contractors and/or subcontractors to work on the construction stage of the project.
• measuring and valuing the work done on site.
• dealing with financial and legal problems.
• paying subcontractors.
• liaising with the client and other construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Application Question(s):

• HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE IN UAE ?