Quantity Surveyor at IAN Associates

Job Description:
Procurement

•     Prepare subcontract Enquiry List for approval by Head of Commercial and Head of Construction.
•     Prepare full enquiry pack, collating all tender information, ensuring fully compliant tender packs are issued.
•     Analyse tenders upon return to ensure compliant bids are received.
•     Prepare detailed breakdown of build cost included within land acquisition pack.
•     Prepare tender analysis comparing individual tenders against each other and against build cost within land acquisition pack.
•     Prepare tender authority sheet including recommendation to Head of Commercial for placing sub-contract order.
•     For new contractors, ensure Health and Safety Contractor Competency Questionnaires are issued; analyse and action returned questionnaires.
•     Assemble Health and Safety Policies, Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
•     Ensure all health and safety information is signed off prior to placing Order.
•     Compile sub-contract Order, issue for contractor to sign and ensure Order is returned prior to work commencing.
•     Attend pre-start meeting, handover completed procurement pack to site team.
•     Draft Customer Extras Sheet to agree with Management. Price agreed customer extras list with final sub-contractors.
•     Issue Customer Extras List at pre-start meeting.

Payments

•     Ensure sub-contractor weekly and monthly applications for payment are analysed and checked.
•     Prepare interim payments for approval by Head of Commercial.
•     Draft Budget estimate summary for approval by the Head of Commercial.
•     Issue contra-charges as appropriate.
•     Keep Payment Record Sheets up to date following completion of each weekly and monthly payment run.
•     Highlight claims for additional works outside Budget Estimate Summary and report to Management
•     Settle all Final Accounts expediently after works complete.

Valuations

•     Carry out monthly progress checklist on site for all sites.
•     Input progress on valuation system.
•     Prepare sub-contract accruals.
•     Produce Valuation Breakdown Reconciliation (VBR).
•     Carry out cost and value reconciliation on all items in VBR and agree final VBR with Management.
•     Agree costs with the Accounts Department.
•     Prepare Cost Value Comparison (Profit & Loss) notes.

Other

•     Follow change control procedure.
•     Issue Variation Orders as appropriate.
•     Attend sites regularly and frequently to provide assistance and support to site staff.
•     Develop and enforce Health, Safety and Environmental policies and comply with employee responsibilities.
•     At all times comply with company policies, procedures and instructions.
•     Implement new ideas and methods and continue to seek ways of both improving contribution to the organisation’s goals and enhancing the reputation of the company.

Qualifications, Training And Experience

•     B.Sc. or HND Quantity Surveying from reputable institutions.
•     Must have minimum five years’ experience in QS with strong bias for Building Contracting
•     Must be registered members of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (MNIQS) with at least five years cognate experience.
•     Must be computer literate using MS Word, Excel, Project, etc.
•     Good organizational skills and work with minimum supervision, good writing and communication skills.
•     Must demonstrate loyalty, integrity and ethical conduct.