Quantity Surveyor
KEO International Consultants - Qatar
Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months
• Prepare Quantity Surveying documents including budgetary estimates from sketch drawings, Bill of Quantities for all disciplines and Costs Estimates.
• Review and assessment of Costs submitted by the Contractor for Changes/Variation.
• Prepare evaluations / cost projections of the assignment to meet requirements of works in progress.
• Preparation and/or review of Business Cases, Change Requests, Site Instruction & Variation Orders.
• Inspect site for collation of information for monthly statement, which includes but not limited to recommendation on interim payments, statement of claims from contractor, anticipated claims from contractor and assessment of costs of works and expected final cost.
• Preparation and/or review of re-measurement of the Works.
• Perform cost analysis and draw up reports on changes to works and contractor’s claims.
• Lead in the contracts administration duties related to QS works.
• Lead in the preparation of the assessment of Contractors monthly payment applications and finalize the payment certificates
• Make sure that all cost and quantity records are streamlined and kept in order.
• Co-ordination and preparation of Material Reports required by the Engineer.
• Evaluation and recommendation of entitlement of Contractors claims, including presentation and agreement of recommendations to the Contract’s Department of Client and the Engineer (PMC).
• Lead in the Preparation of financial statements for monthly report.
• Lead in Commercial Audits of Contractor’s Subcontract Payments.
• Check and record measurements of completed work.
• Updating and maintaining Ashghal Contracts Management System (ACMS).
• Perform other job related duties as required.
• Final Measurement and interim Measurement of works
• Lead in the Preparation and valuation of completed works
• Review of tender documents & contract documents as part of Change management
• Lead in the Monthly direct cost reporting
• Lead in the Monthly reports and forecasts
• Evaluation of options for key issues for the client
• Inspection and monitoring of site
• Preparation of Reports for PMC
• Pricing and valuing of works.
• Assistant to SQS in distributing work and collaborating with other QS’s and departments
• Preparing the Monthly Executive Reports (MER) for KEO Head Office.
• Preparing the Monthly KEO Invoice for Clients.
• Interact with program / project teams.
• Plan work commitments and priorities
• Review and analyze cost information from various sources.
• Produce budgets from conceptual plans and specifications.
• Prepare conceptual estimates from descriptive narratives and other preliminary information.
• Prepare benchmarking studies to assess the cost effectiveness of design proposal.
• Lead in the preparation of cost plans, design cost check and option cost appraisal during design development.
• Assist bid recommendation reports for subcontractors and suppliers.
• Prepare value engineering cost estimate to assess the significance of potential opportunities.
• Lead in the preparation of estimate to assess the cost of change / variation and claims.
• Review third party estimates from contractors and other consultant.
• Assist in the negotiations and preparation of the final settlement with the contractor.
• Aide to formulate initial project budget as benchmark for the overall cost allocation.
• Studies Architectural and Structural drawings and specification to estimate the total cost.
• Lead in the preparation of Monthly Payment recommendation.
• Collect, analyze and populate the cost database with historical project and cost data.
• Perform other job related duties as required.
• Directly reporting to the Commercial Manager and Contract Manager.
• Studies architectural and structural drawings and specifications to estimate total cost.
• Lead in the preparation of monthly progress billing preparation to the client, which includes consolidating, acquiring and checking of all required documents and Back-ups.
• Evaluation of Engineer’s Instructions / RFIs, drawings, gathering of information and documents, study of contracts / subcontracts, scope of works and addendums, coordination with engineers / related trades, quantification, pricing and preparation of claims to be submitted for Client assessment as Variation.
• Identify, analyze and calculate change orders for submission as Variation to the contract.
• Lead in the preparation of detailed cost estimate of additional works and change orders and submit proposals to owners / consultants for the preparation of related documents.
• Aide to formulate initial project budget as benchmark for the overall cost allocation.
• Preparation of Quantity estimated based on the approved working drawings that served as the control quantity and basis of the Project Sub-Contractor’s Payment.
• Evaluate Sub-Contractors Accomplishment and Progress Billing including Designers, Suppliers thru site inspections of actual accomplishments and preparation of payment certificates.
• Arranging meeting to the Sub-Contractors to discuss the unclear quantities.
• Preparing and closing an account for Sub-contractors by releasing final payment certificate.
• Assisting the cost control department for existing projects undergoing construction.
• Preparation of Interim Payment (Monthly Valuation) by way of measuring the value of work done and materials on site, which includes consolidating, acquiring and checking of all required documents and Back-ups.
• Preparation of rate build up for work items not covered by contract Bill of Quantities for consultant’s evaluation and approval.
• Coordinate with the project engineers and conduct site visit with the consultant’s quantity surveyor for verification of actual progress of the work.
• Monthly joint checking of draft Interim Payment with the consultant so that corrections will be applied prior to approval.
• Preparation of Final Measurements for every item in the Bill of Quantities based on approved As-Built Drawings and settle with the consultant.
• Preparation of Final Statement for project closeout.
• Preparation of tender and Subcontract / Supply Agreement, Addendums, including bills of quantities defends on their scope of works and finalized by Commercial and Contracts Manager.
• Identify, analyze and calculate change orders for submission as Variation to the contract.
• Assessment Sub-Contractors Accomplishment and Progress Billing including Designers, Suppliers thru site inspections of actual accomplishments and preparation of payment certificates.
• Organize meeting for product specification and construction methods with suppliers and contractors.
• Arranging meeting to the Sub-Contractors to discuss the unclear quantities.
• Preparing and closing an account for Sub-contractors including Designers & Suppliers by releasing final payment certificate.
• Others: Preparation of Quantity Take-off for tendering of new projects
• Directly reporting to the Project Manager and Commercial Manager.
• In-charge of the monthly progress billing preparation to the client, which includes consolidating, acquiring and checking of all required documents and Back-ups.
• Reconciliation of the project’s financial accomplishment with the client’s representative, and drafting it as the basis for all progress billings.
• Monitoring of the physical progress accomplishment of all project activities and pay-items included in the contract.
• Preparations of quantity take-off calculations and shop-drawing back-ups for earthworks, drainage and bridges sub-contract works.
• Formulation of Subcontractors / Suppliers Agreement to be approved by Contract & Commercial Manager.
• Site Inspection and Preparation of weekly and monthly physical accomplishment reports of the General Manager to the Client.
• Prepare detailed cost estimate of additional works and change orders and submit proposals to owners / consultants for the preparation of related documents with reference to contract value.
• Evaluate Sub-Contractors Accomplishment and Progress Billing including Designers and Suppliers thru site inspections of actual accomplishments and preparation of payment certificates.
• Arranging meeting to the Sub-Contractors to discuss the unclear quantities.
• Preparing and closing an account for Sub-contractors including Suppliers by releasing final payment certificate.
• Directly reporting to the Commercial Manager.
• Preparing temporary cost estimates from sketches and statement of requirements.
• Checking Sub-Contractor’s Quantity for the submitted quotations.
• Preparation of tender and Subcontract / Supply Agreement, Addendums, including bills of quantities defends on their scope of works.
• Prepare detailed cost estimate of additional works and change orders and submit proposals to owners / consultants for the preparation of related documents with reference to contract value.
• Undertaking costs analysis for repair and maintenance project work.
• Site inspections of actual accomplishments versus project schedule.
• Evaluate Sub-Contractors Accomplishment and Progress Billing including Designers and Suppliers thru site inspections of actual accomplishments versus project schedule and preparation of payment certificates.
• Arranging meeting to the Sub-Contractors to discuss the unclear quantities.
• Preparing and closing an account for Sub-contractors including Designers & Suppliers by releasing final payment certificate.