Quantity Surveyor

Core Responsibilities

Tender Management

• Review the tender specifications to ensure all measurements and quantities are accounted for to achieve realistic commercial value of each project.
• Conduct call of quotations to invite approved / preferred / new subcontractors’ participation for competitive tenders.
• Review CS, architectural and M&E drawings to ensure special requirements and annotations are taken into consideration and complete in the tenders.
• Consult and align Construction team on the scope of tender submission; highlight and seek agreement on special requirements or unusual scope.
• Communicate clearly on assumptions made during bill of quantities preparation.

Contract Management

• Prepare contract documents for sign off by respective parties and ensure accuracy and completeness; follow through on project warranty approval.
• Re-measure complete quantities (RC, archi, civil and precinct) with full sets of drawings and specifications.
• Prepare and evaluate actual project quotations from vendors, and submit for management’s approval.
• Administer the issuance of LOI, LOA, letter of undertaking and work order to ensure formalization of engagement with receipt of respective architect’s instructions.
• Administer project variation orders (VO) and submit the project final account for review.

Financial and Commercial Management

• Manage the process of progressive subcontractors’ payment and finalization of subcontractors’ final account.
• Monitor deduction for materials bought on behalf of subcontractors/suppliers.
• Process all vendors’ payments and reconcile any discrepancies in due course.
• Prepare for construction budget approval and review working budget twice a year.

Vendor Management

• Update and maintain list of vendors.
• Conduct pre-qualification for new vendors.
• Negotiate with vendors on additional ad hoc site works.
• Evaluate the performance of each vendor upon project completion.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Quantity Surveying and Building or equivalent with 2 years relevant experiences in construction or equivalent
• Process good knowledge of the market updates and construction cost trend
• Good communication and negotiable skill