Managing Quantity Surveyor

About the role

The Managing Quantity Surveyor will lead cost management, payment reviews, variations, claims and final accounts across multiple infrastructure packages for a major project in Abu Dhabi.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the quantity surveying team to ensure accurate assessments, consistent standards and timely deliverables.
• Oversee budgets, cost plans, cash‑flow forecasts and anticipated final costs, identifying overruns and recommending corrective action.
• Review consultants' cost estimates, bills of quantities and tender documents for completeness and alignment with scope.
• Assess contractor and consultant payment applications and provide substantiated recommendations within the PMC’s authority.
• Evaluate variations, claims and commercial aspects, maintaining consolidated registers and preparing commercial reports.
• Coordinate with Modon, consultants and contractors to resolve commercial issues and support negotiations, final‑account reconciliation and contract close‑out.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered membership of RICS or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC‑based contracts, measurement methods, bills of quantities and cost benchmarking.
• Extensive experience in claims procedures, contractual entitlement and commercial risk management.

Required skills

• Cost estimating
• Cash‑flow forecasting
• Measurement methods
• Claims procedures
• FIDIC‑based contracts
• Quantity surveying
• Budget management