Senior Quantity Surveyor

2 weeks ago

Durban, South Africa Turner & Townsend Full time
Job title : Senior Quantity Surveyor Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Deadline : December 18, 2024 Quick Recommended Links
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Job Description

  • Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
  • Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
  • Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.
  • Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
  • Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
  • Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.
  • Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es,
  • Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
  • Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
  • Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
  • Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
  • Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
  • Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.

You will also be responsible for:

  • Pre-Contract
  • Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
  • Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
  • Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
  • Post-Contract
  • Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
  • Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
  • Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
  • Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
  • Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.

Qualifications
Essential

  • Qualified to professional standard in Quantity Surveying with membership of an appropriate professional body and/or educated to degree level.
  • Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in a mining environment to high profile or complex major projects or programmes.
  • Knowledge of project management, planning, risk, and investment processes.                        
  • A strong technical cost management or estimating competency is essential
  • Must have knowledge in the use and benefits of cost management systems.
  • Strong knowledge of construction contracts, JBCC, NEC3/4 and FIDIC

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience in managing and leading large teams and successful setting and implementation of business strategy
  • Preferred degree in quantity surveying or associated construction field.

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