Quantity Surveyor Manager – Pre & Post Contract (Fit-out & Landscape)

About the role

As a QS Manager you will lead and manage the Quantity Surveying function, ensuring accurate cost planning, budgeting, tendering, procurement, and commercial control across high‑end fit‑out, joinery, aluminium, glass, and interior finishing projects. The role oversees the QS team, monitors project budgets and cost performance, manages variations and valuations, and provides commercial reports to support management decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the QS team: assign tasks, set priorities, review outputs for accuracy, and coordinate approvals before releasing documents.
• Create component‑level BOQs and material lists for high‑end joinery, aluminium, glass, and interior finishing projects.
• Prepare clear tender packages for subcontracted disciplines such as joinery, aluminium, glass, and flooring.
• Monitor budget trackers for each contract item and track cost performance against approved budgets.
• Identify cost variations, support valuation of changes during execution, and suggest value‑engineering options at tender and post‑contract stages.
• Support the preparation of commercial reports and financial summaries for management decision‑making.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Dubai‑based fit‑out companies, with immediate joiners preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong UAE construction/main contracting experience and expertise in BOQ, estimation, cost control, variations, claims, EOT, and final accounts.
• Experience in both pre‑contract and post‑contract phases.
• Strong negotiation, commercial, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and QS/commercial software; a valid UAE driving licence is preferred.

Required skills

• Procurement
• Quantity Surveying
• Variations
• Extension of Time (EOT)
• Claims
• Tendering
• Final Accounts
• Cost Control
• QS Commercial Software
• Cost Planning
• Budgeting
• BOQ Estimation
• Microsoft Excel