Job description

Strategy 

• Update section policies and procedures and deliver awareness sessions for concerned stakeholders. 
• Set cost-planning strategies and estimates for engineering contracts and apply whole-life value principles to guide choices.
• Advise management on legal and contractual matters and define evaluation approaches and award recommendations.
• Interview and recommend Consultant QS/Senior QS and validate QS/contract-manager evaluations. 

Operations 

• Manage day-to-day commercial management, contract administration, and financial control to keep projects within approved budgets. 
• Prepare and evaluate tenders, produce evaluation reports and negotiate and recommend awards with concerned departments. 
• Review BOQs and Conditions of Contract and advise consultants on preliminary/final tender submissions. 
• Issue invitations and tender notices; prepare letters of award/acceptance and contract documents; compile tender and contract documents for in-house projects. 
• Review and approve interim payment certificates, inspect and approve statements at completion and final statements and prepare equivalent documents for in-house projects. 
• Validate variation valuations and contractual claims, guide QS teams on valuation methods and commercial resolutions. 
• Review requests for the release of initial bank guarantees for engineering contracts after receiving the final guarantees 
• Review requests for financial payments for engineering contracts and ensure their compatibility with the contract 
• Prepare / Review Quantum analysis reports on contractual claims and dispute resolution process. 
• Draft and manage routine contractual and commercial correspondence and coordinate with departments to resolve issues. 
• Evaluate supplier performance and recommend corrective actions.
• Review contract applications and purchase requests, recommend appropriate contracting means and study direct-agreement requests and submit recommendations.
• Participate in project-receipt committees and confirm all requirements for contract closure. 
• Conduct value engineering/life-cycle cost analysis to support material or design decisions 

Product / Process Improvement 

• Drive cost control using data-driven monitoring, automation-enabled workflows, and modelbased quantity measures. 
• Enhance consistency and auditability of tender, contract, and correspondence documents across projects. 
• Support contract closure activities, ensuring all financial, technical, and administrative requirements are completed before final sign-off.

• Bachelor's degree/ Master’s degree in Quantity Surveying
• 6+ years in case of Master’s degree (8+ years in case of Bachelor’s degree)
• MRICS, AIQS, AIQSSL and other Professional Membership of Internationally recognized Institutes of Quantity Surveying.
• Expertise in change orders and claims administration
• Strong knowledge of contract law, dispute resolution, and contract lifecycle management
• Understanding of core engineering principles and infrastructure project requirements
• Proficiency in project management and project coordination
• Experience in quantity surveying and cost engineering practices
• Familiarity with the organization’s business context and operational environment
• Skilled in tendering processes and technical evaluation
• Experience in engineering and infrastructure procurement
• Competence in enterprise archiving, documentation, and compliance management
• Ability to conduct market research and benchmarking for procurement and project activities
• Knowledge of supplier qualification, classification, and evaluation processes