Project Quantity Surveyor

Litco Industries is hiring an experienced Post-Contract Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Quantity Surveyor with proven hands-on experience in Interim Payment Application (IPA) preparation, subcontractor payment applications, variation orders, contractual claims, payment certification, and post-contract commercial management.

Candidates should understand interim valuations, contractual entitlements, variation assessments, claims documentation, and commercial negotiations with main contractors and consultants.

This role is specifically focused on post-contract Quantity Surveying, interim payment applications, variations and claims, and payment recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Interim Payment Application (IPA) Preparation: Prepare, compile, submit, and follow up on monthly Interim Payment Applications (IPA), including progress valuations, measured works, completed works, material-on-site claims where contractually applicable, delivery records, measurement sheets, weight summaries, and supporting documentation.
• Payment Certification and Valuation: Review Interim Payment Certificates (IPC), certified amounts, payment assessments, and under-certified quantities or values. Follow up with main contractor Quantity Surveyors and commercial teams to resolve valuation discrepancies and secure timely certification and payment.
• Variation Orders and Variation Claims: Identify, measure, evaluate, substantiate, and submit variation claims arising from revised drawings, scope changes, additional works, site instructions, consultant instructions, and changes to specifications. Maintain variation logs and supporting commercial records.
• Claims Preparation and Negotiation: Prepare commercial substantiation for additional works, contractual claims, and disputed valuations. Coordinate with main contractor QS teams, consultants, project engineers, and internal project teams to negotiate and agree on submitted amounts.
• Commercial Documentation: Maintain accurate records of submitted IPAs, certified payments, outstanding amounts, variation registers, measurement sheets, material delivery documentation, site progress records, and commercial correspondence.
• Final Account and Payment Follow-Up: Assist with final account preparation, reconciliation of subcontract values, outstanding variation claims, payment discrepancies, and closure of commercial accounts.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum 3 years of relevant Quantity Surveying experience, with practical exposure to post-contract commercial activities.
• Demonstrated experience in Interim Payment Application (IPA) preparation and submission.
• Strong working knowledge of variations, variation orders, variation claims, additional works, and claims substantiation.
• Experience with payment certification, interim valuations, measurement and valuation, under-certification, and payment follow-up.
• Practical knowledge of subcontract administration, contractual terms, commercial documentation, and coordination with main contractor QS teams.
• Ability to prepare accurate payment applications, measurement sheets, variation submissions, and supporting commercial records.
• Candidates must be currently based in the UAE. Immediate joiners are preferred.