Project QS Engineer (Civil Engineer)

Duties and Responsibilities

Project QS Engineers have duties and responsibilities that focus on supporting project bidding and executing through accurate quantity take-offs, detailed cost estimates, updated costing references, and cost forecasts, while ensuring timely tracking of contractual notices, submissions, and approvals. Their duties and responsibilities include:

• Quantity Take-Off and Cost Estimation. Review project plans, specifications, tender documents, and scope of work. Prepare quantity take-offs, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), cost estimates, unit rate analyses, and cost proposals covering materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and other project requirements. Compare quotations and revise estimates based on updated project documents and instructions.
• Costing References. Maintain updated material prices, labor rates, equipment rental costs, and subcontractor rates. Manage costing templates, unit rate databases, quotation records, and approved cost breakdowns, ensuring rates are validated against current market prices.
• Cost Forecasting. Prepare and update project cost forecasts, including estimated costs to complete, based on remaining quantities, resource requirements, scope changes, market prices, productivity, and project schedules. Document assumptions and recommend cost-saving measures.
• Submission and Approval Tracking. Monitor contractual submissions, deadlines, and approval status. Prepare quantity and cost calculations for additional works and scope changes, follow up on pending clarifications and approvals, and maintain an updated submission and approval register.

Expected Outcomes

• Detailed quantity take-offs and BOQs.
• Cost estimates, unit rate analyses, and proposals.
• Supplier and subcontractor quotation comparisons.
• Updated costing database and reference templates.
• Cost forecasts and estimates to complete.
• Updated notice, submission, and approval register.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related engineering or construction field.
• Preferably with at least 1–2 years of relevant experience in quantity surveying, cost estimation, project costing, or construction estimating.
• Experience in preparing quantity take-offs, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), detailed cost estimates, and unit rate analyses.
• Knowledge of construction materials, labor costs, equipment costs, subcontracted works, and construction methods.
• Ability to review and interpret construction drawings, technical specifications, tender documents, and project scope.
• Experience in canvassing, evaluating, and comparing supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Knowledge of cost forecasting, cost-to-complete estimates, and monitoring of project quantities and resource requirements.
• Familiarity with contract documents, variation orders, additional works, and tracking of contractual notices, submissions, and approvals.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other relevant estimating and quantity surveying software. Knowledge of AutoCAD and CostX is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, numerical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with project managers, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Detail-oriented, organized, deadline-driven, and capable of handling multiple project requirements.
• Willing to work at the company’s office in Santa Rosa, Laguna, and visit project sites when required.

Benefits:

• Company events
• Paid training
• Promotion to permanent employee

Work Location: In person