Summary
ISG Middle East is seeking a Quantity Surveyor in Dubai. The role covers commercial work across pre-construction, contract delivery and project close-out, including tender reviews, quantity take-offs, procurement, valuations and final accounts. Responsibilities also include managing subcontract packages, variations, cash flow, project reporting, risks and contract requirements. The posting does not state salary, employment type, visa conditions or candidate qualifications.
The posting
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Key accountabilities
Pre-Construction Stage
Key tasks at this stage will include:
· Prepares and manages the key commercial documents such as the Procurement Schedule, Cashflow Forecast and Margin Improvement Strategy.
· Prepare tender enquiries and review bid packages, obtaining resolution to clarifications and queries.
· Analysing subcontractor and supplier tender returns.
· Prepare material quantity take offs and bills of quantities.
· Works alongside the Estimating team as required.
· Proficient understanding of commercial strategy for the project set by Commercial Director and planning to meet it.
· Have a good understand of procurement routes available and be able to present to a consultant/client.
· Have an understanding of the different forms of contract in use
Post-Contract
Key tasks at this stage will include:
Contract
· To take active responsibility for all financial procedures in conjunction with the Senior QS, in line with the commercial strategy.
· Preparation of external valuation and negotiation of satisfactory payment certificate, ensure cash is collected timely.
· Confirm project insurance arrangements.
· Manages the procurement of the project in line with the procurement schedule and budget, inclusive of purchase orders, LOIs, Subcontractors etc.
· Monitors the project cashflow against the forecast, with view to ensuring the project is always cash positive.
· Own and administer works packages to final account, inclusive of monthly payment, dealing with variations and all matter pertaining to administering their subcontract correctly.
· Manage the change management, inclusive of the valuation of variations, quoting RFP’s, issuing the respective notices, up and downstream.
· Provide all required commercial monthly reporting both internally and to the client.
· Always look to improve margin and suggest ways to do so to project lead and assist in techniques employed.
· Administer the Main Contract, ensuring contract terms are understood and dealt with accordingly.
· Ensure risk and opportunities are identified, managed and exploited.
· Maintain project margin in line with commercial strategy.
· Attend Project Meetings i.e., Internal Review, Client Consultant Meeting, and Trade Contractors Site Meetings, ¾ Completion Meeting
Completion & Post Completion
· Manage the agreement of the final account with clients and trade contractors within stipulated benchmark and timelines, projects to be closed within 3 months of TOC.
· Ensuring project is closed out including applying for certificate of release of retention, upon making good defects by Construction Department.
· Monitor retention releases.
· Attend project post mortems.
· Attend to the additional works required by the client after completion.
· Liaison with CM on trade contractors’ defects and contra charges (if any).
· Monitor the release of Performance Bond and APG.
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