Quantity Surveyor at Human Capital Partners (HCP)

Human Capital Partners (HCP) - Our client is a reputable Construction Company. As part of on-going initiatives to strengthen its operations and enhance its capacity to achieve its goals, they seek to recruit a dynamic, passionate and resourceful professional to fill the position of Quantity Surveyor.

Job Summary:

The role holder will be responsible for;

Preparing Bill of Quantities and budgets for projects. The role holder will monitor such projects to ensure that company’s profit, time and quality objectives are achieved consistently

Responsibilities:

• Review construction plans and prepare quantity requirements.
• Ensure that targeted profit margins for each project milestones are achieved. This should be done through very strict project monitoring programs.
• Ensure that accurate and reliable Bills of Quantities and Budget are prepared for all projects and approved by relevant authority.
• Scrutinizing maintenance and material costs, as well as contracts to ensure the best deals.
• Copies of approved budget must be made available to the Site Project leader and the Accountant.
• Quotation for variation works must be prepared and the consultant Quantity Surveyor approval obtained at least a week before commencement of the job on site except in exceptional cases that must be brought to the prior knowledge of the senior Engineer or General Manager as appropriate.
• Ensure that all materials required on project site are made available timely.
• Ensure that all requests for payment and reimbursement are properly vetted before presentation for approval for payment.
• Preparing reports, analyses, contracts, budgets, risk assessment, and other documents
• Track and evaluate project performance against stated performance indicators and remediate as required.

Requirements:

• A first degree in quantity surveying or related fields from an accredited university.
• Minimum of Five (5) years’ cognate work experience from a construction company/ well-structured organisation.
• A thorough knowledge of construction contracts management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent negotiation and persuasive skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Highly organised with an ability to work effectively to meet deadlines. A high attention to detail with an ability to follow through on commitments.