Quantity Surveyor

Guildhall is running the search for a Quantity Surveyor on behalf of a main contractor delivering a range of building and civil projects in the UAE. You will own cost control, subcontractor procurement, valuations and variations on live major projects, working directly within an established commercial team. The client is hiring across several delivery functions at once, a sign of active project wins that need commercial cover now. This is a full-cycle QS seat on named high-rise and civil jobs, not a function being built from scratch.

The role

• Run cost control and commercial delivery on live high-rise and civil projects
• Prepare quantity take-offs, bills of quantities and detailed cost plans
• Manage subcontractor tender packages, evaluations, negotiations and awards
• Produce monthly valuations and assess variations and claims
• Verify subcontractor payment certificates and support cost control
• Carry out site visits and coordinate commercial matters with project teams

What's on offer

• Full-cycle QS ownership from tender through to final account
• Live high-rise, civil, commercial and residential project exposure
• A commercial team inside a growing regional main contractor
• Mandate tied to active project wins, not a future pipeline

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Hiring a Quantity Surveyor in Dubai

A Quantity Surveyor at a UAE main contractor typically sits inside the commercial team and owns cost control on one or more live packages, reporting into a Commercial Manager or Commercial Director. The role runs the full cycle: tender review, quantity take-offs, subcontractor procurement, monthly valuations and final accounts. High-rise and large civil projects in Dubai consistently drive demand for QS talent who can move between site and head office and manage variations without close supervision. Contractors expanding their project book tend to hire QS talent in clusters alongside estimating, structural and project engineering roles, usually signalling live project wins rather than speculative headcount.

Common questions

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying
• 10+ years in estimating, quantity surveying or contract administration
• Proven experience delivering large-scale building projects.
• Background with reputable regional main contracting companies.
• Strong grounding in measurement, cost analysis, claims and variations
• Proficient in MS Office and quantity surveying or estimating software