Quantity Surveying

SUMMARY:
Quantity Surveying

POSITION INFO:

Quantity Surveyor

Location: East Rand

Duration: 12 Months to 18 Months

The business activity is made of several Design & Build projects (average of 12 to 15 running concurrently), with different contractual setup, ranging from 10 to 200MZAR value. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Mission: 

• Proactive involved in procurement, cost management and reporting to drive best value from suppliers and subcontractors, maximise and optimise project cashflow whilst protecting the expected commercial outcome 
• Develop and implement the project specific financial monitoring/project control and delivery system, integrating and transforming the tender into a project delivery tool 
• Continuous assessment of conformity of what is produced out of the EP phase with the main contract.
• Ensure that quantities implemented by subcontractors are in line with the main contract. During Engineering/Procurement phase
• Put in place the necessary quantities/scope monitoring tools, to be used by the Engineering team and driving best value from suppliers and subcontractors
• QS compares quantities/scopes defined by the Consultant/Employer at tender with the ones defined during detailed design and flags any discrepancies.
• Ensure any change in the works generated during EP phase is subject to an internal Change 
• Consolidates the overall quantities and scope to ensure the full scope is covered During Construction phase 
• Set-up, implement and regular monitor the financial delivery model to report and track earned value and overall financial summary
• Prepare, submit and agree interim payment valuations with supply chain and Employer, in accordance with the contract (progress, CPA, retention etc.) 
• Ensures that quantities invoiced by the subcontractors are in line with actual progress on site and within the agreed appointment. 
• Regular progress cost report and submissions in support of PM’s project reporting.
• Co-ordinate with project manager, engineering, tendering, procurement and cost control to submit accurate and timeously all contract variations
• Ensure variation’s financial impact are accurately and timeously documented and incorporated into the contract, interim payments and final accounts.
• Ensure Sub-Contractor/Supplier claims are properly justified and documented 
• Verify and settle all Sub-Contractor / supplier final accounts 
• Verify and settle Consultant / Employer final account 
• Prepare project close-out report summary, lessons learned with proposed changes to increase project efficiency. 
• General 
• Any other duties as instructed by the General Manager: D&B Projects Execution

Minimum requirements:

• BSc or BTech Quantity Surveying or equivalent assessed qualification
• More than 5 years’ experience in Project/Contract Management in Design and Build Environment, particularly utilising internationally recognised Conditions of Contract (such as FIDIC, NEC, GCC and JBCC.
• Commercial astute, numerate, meticulous, accurate, methodical, organised, systematic, flexible/adaptable in multi-tasking

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