Quantity Surveyor / Cost Engineer

Responsible for project estimation, quantity surveying, cost monitoring, progress billing, and variation-order management across construction projects. The position ensures that quantities, budgets, billings, and project costs are accurately monitored from bidding and planning through project completion.

The role works closely with the project, procurement, accounting, and finance teams to maintain financial control, identify potential cost overruns, and protect project profitability.

Main Responsibilities

Estimation and BOQ Preparation

Conduct site inspections to evaluate project scope, existing conditions, and implementation requirements

Review construction plans, specifications, and related project documents

Prepare detailed quantity take-offs for labor, materials, equipment, and other project requirements

Prepare accurate cost estimates and Bills of Quantities

Develop field and project budgets based on approved plans and technical specifications

Validate measurements, quantities, unit costs, and supporting calculations

Update estimates and BOQs when designs, specifications, quantities, or project scope change

Maintain updated estimation records and cost references

Cost Monitoring and Control

Monitor actual quantities, material consumption, and project expenses against approved budgets

Track committed, incurred, and projected project costs

Identify cost variances, potential overruns, and unusual usage

Prepare cost-control reports and communicate financial risks to the appropriate project stakeholders

Coordinate with Procurement regarding material prices, supplier quotations, purchasing requirements, and delivery costs

Coordinate with Accounting and Finance to align project records, billings, and cost reports

Recommend practical cost-control measures without compromising project quality and requirements

Maintain organized and updated cost, quantity, and budget records

Progress Billing and Variation Orders

Review and verify contractor progress billings against actual site accomplishments

Validate completed work, quantities, supporting documents, and approved contract rates

Identify discrepancies between billed and actual accomplishments

Prepare or process variation orders involving changes in scope, design, specifications, or quantities

Ensure variation orders have complete computations, justification, documentation, and approval

Monitor the financial impact of approved and pending variations

Support the preparation of accurate and timely project financial reports

Maintain complete billing and variation-order records for audit and reference

Project and Cross-Functional Coordination

Work closely with project engineers, site personnel, procurement, accounting, and finance teams

Provide cost and quantity information for project planning and management decisions

Participate in project reviews involving budgets, accomplishments, cost variances, and financial risks

Establish practical templates, tracking tools, and cost-control procedures when existing systems are incomplete

Support improvements in estimation, billing, documentation, and project-cost reporting