Sr Quantity Surveyor

About the job Sr Quantity Surveyor

Company Introduction:

Hill International provides program, project, and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com

Position Summary:

The Senior Quantity Surveyor manages and maintains cost control, budgeting, and estimating systems for construction projects, ensuring all variations and submissions comply with contract requirements and company standards. They review cost estimates, bills of quantities, and final project forecasts, verifying accuracy, adherence to FIDIC, and alignment with drawings and specifications. Acting as a key liaison between consultants, contractors, and management, they provide cost analysis, approve changes, and support project closeout while ensuring compliance with all quality, safety, and environmental policies.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains systems for Design Consultant covering the areas of budgeting, cost control, estimating and reporting.
• Reviews the various activities of construction projects about variations and submission for Management approvals.
• Ensures that cost estimating and cost control requirements for variations are incorporated in the tender specification documents.
• Reviews the cost estimates submitted by Consultant / Contractor and ensures compliance with Agreement, Contract drawings and specifications, and the accuracy of Company requirements.
• Reviews the Bill of Quantities prepared by Design Consultants and Contractors and ensures that they are according to drawings and specifications.
• Verifies project control budgets and updates them as required for Management approval.
• Prepares and reviews the forecasts for the final project costs, including variations, considering the commitments.
• Prepares and updates cost data to review the cost estimates submitted by the Design Consultant.
• Reviews final cost reports, assets registers, and project closeout reports for compliance with Contract requirements.
• Reviews Change Requests, Contract Trend Notices, Variation Orders, Claims, etc.
• Performs other similar or related duties, as assigned.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelors degree in engineering / QS, or a relevant degree.
• At least 12 years or more of relevant experience.
• Certified Chartered Quantity Surveyor preferred.
• An understanding of costs and FIDIC.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to develop good working relationships with clients and their agents.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English.