Quantity Surveyor Manager

Job Requisition ID: 173273

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview Of The Role:

The Quantity Surveyor Manager plays a critical role in providing commercial support to project teams, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and optimizing financial success for projects. The role involves direct interaction with clients and stakeholders, focusing on cost management, contract administration, and risk mitigation. Success in this role is driven by the ability to lead teams effectively, negotiate favorable terms, and maintain robust financial controls and reporting.

What You Will Do:

Technical Responsibilities

• Maintain overall financial control for projects, ensuring timely certification and payments within contractual timescales.
• Prepare detailed turnover and cash forecasts for complex projects, monitor results, and manage project financial reporting.
• Process variations and changes timely and accurately, aligning with contractual and governance requirements.
• Administer contract deliverables, manage claim submissions, and provide comprehensive contract support and negotiation.
• Lead risk management reviews for complex projects, implement risk strategies, and quantify construction works.
• Conduct negotiations on contractual issues and maintain thorough project correspondence using management systems.

People Management

• Lead and motivate the Quantity Surveyor team, fostering professional development and ensuring contract comprehension.
• Identify and address training needs for staff to enhance development and project effectiveness.

Process Management

• Implement and recommend administrative procedures to enhance operational efficiency and maximize margins.
• Ensure compliance with organizational forms and processes for internal approvals as per group policies.

Customer and Stakeholder Management

• Communicate complex issues succinctly and manage teams to deliver timely and accurate project outcomes.
• Engage with clients to understand requirements and manage relationships to achieve best commercial results.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Advanced skills in contract negotiation and administration.
• Strong risk management and change management abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, with fluency in English.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• Degree in a relevant field with a minimum of 10 years experience in major projects, preferably in MEP contracting.
• Extensive experience in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management with strong understanding of FIDIC conditions.
• Proven track record in managing commercial aspects of large-scale projects, especially in the Middle East region.
• Proficiency in MS Office suites, especially MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Manager.

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.