Job Scope
The Quantity Surveyor will work with the Operations Team to ensure all project costs are
effectively managed. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience as a QS and
will come from a Telecommunications background.
Needs to Have:
- Qualification in Quantity Surveying
- The ideal candidate will demonstrate a successful career history with a minimum of 4 years
- experience in the Building or Civil Engineering sectors.
- Excellent communication skills
- Must be commercially aware
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
Needs to Do:
- To analyse sub-contractor / vendor quotations and checking inclusions and exclusions.
- Ensures all working documents/pricing calculators and data are maintained.
- Provides complete conceptual bid work, and final estimating input on complex
- projects.
- Provides technical support to personnel preparing discipline estimates for assigned
- bids.
- Ensures all working documents and data are maintained to back-up estimate figures.
- Supervises and coordinates estimate support staff on larger projects.
- Advises Department Manager as to cost and schedule fluctuations, improved material,
- or other factors affecting construction.
- Explores Value Engineering for all applicable projects or situations.
- Reviews market labour and equipment rates, and advise accordingly.
- May assist Departmental Manager in the coordination of overall corporate estimating
- functions, including systems development and staff training.
- Develop and maintain costs database ensuring best market value.
Needs to be:
- Strong communicator with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- Must take ownership for tasks and responsibilities
- Able to operate in a dynamic and fast paced organization
- Proficient people manager and able to manage team to optimum performance
- Detailed orientated with proven organisational ability