Employment: Full Time

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will undertake cost and contract management on a large, multi-faceted urban city development in the south of Kuwait. The role is primarily, but not solely, a contractor role.

The company has a 20+ year history, and ongoing culture, of constructing high quality work in the fields of bulk earthworks, marine works, roads & utility networks, bridges and treatment plants. We are now in an expansionary phase with a secured work order projected to extend 15+ years.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will report to the Cost Controls Manager.

Responsibilities

• Administration of financial and contractual matters relating to contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, including payments, valuations, claims resolution and final accounts
• Tracking and reporting of cost expenditure and cost reconciliation
• Monitoring allocation of costs into the construction accounting software
• Drafting contracts and procuring larger material supplies from local, regional and international suppliers
• Undertaking value engineering and feasibility assessments
• Working closely with Senior Management on risk management (risk assessments, allocation of risk, insurances, etc.)
• Advising the construction teams on their contractual and procedural obligations in terms of notifications, time bars, instructions, etc.
• Mentoring Junior Quantity Surveyors and Cost Engineers
• Assisting the Cost Controls Manager with the formalisation and updating of project procedures

Requirements

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Engineering
• Min. 6 years’ contracting experience within the civil, infrastructure and/or building sector
• Excellent English communication skills essential (written and verbal), Arabic an advantage
• Strong working knowledge of Construction Contracts
• Extensive IT skills (Microsoft suite, AutoCAD and Construction Accounting Software)
• Experience with first principles estimating
• Attention to detail
• A history of working abroad with large multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.