Site E&I Quantity Surveyor – Africa
Key Responsibilities
Your duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Preparing detailed material take-offs from engineering drawings to calculate material and labour requirements.
- Monitoring project progress, measuring and valuing variations, agreeing interim payments, and preparing final accounts.
- Working collaboratively to ensure client requirements are met and project objectives achieved.
- Conducting monthly valuations of work in progress, forecasting final costs, revenue and updating cashflow forecasts.
- Calculate material requirements based on stock, material in transit and requirements to complete to report on possible shortages.
- Providing commercial and contractual advice to project teams, including drafting, and reviewing correspondence.
- Performing commercial assessments of subcontractor tenders and contracts.
- Certifying subcontractor monthly valuations and final account settlements.
- Maintaining effective communication with project team to uphold commercial controls.
- Producing accurate, timely reports in line with business schedules.
- Tracking all commercial aspects of the project, including labour, materials, and subcontractor costs to ensure budget compliance.
- Produce delay reports detailing on Site delays experienced to the Commercial Manager.
- Supplying relevant information and updates to the Commercial Manager as required.
- Supporting the Project Manager and/or Site Manager with other tasks as needed.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Commercially astute, numerate, and able to forecast costs and revenue accurately.
- Self-motivated, energetic team player capable of multitasking and adapting to changing priorities.
- Strong organizational skills, with experience in resource planning and project scheduling.
- Ability to prepare clear and concise reports on project activities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Solid understanding and practical experience with construction contracts, specifically FIDIC.
- Professional presentation and demeanour.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Customer-focused, with excellent interpersonal and motivational skills across all levels of an organization.
Education and Formal Training
- Four-year full-time or five-year part-time B.Sc. (Quantity Surveying) degree.
- Alternatively, a three-year University of Technology diploma with advancement to a B-Tech degree after an additional year of study.
- Should the above not be applicable, 10 years experience in Quantity Surveying on Engineering projects
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ quantity surveying experience within the construction industry, particularly in mechanical and electrical contracting environments.
- Must have experience as Quantity Surveyor on at least one Electrical & Instrumentation project in the Engineering or Mining Sector.
