Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Job Summary

The purpose of the position is to lead, manage and prepare cost estimates, audits projects, manage construction revenue and costs and administer construction contracts.

Job Summary

The purpose of the position is to lead, manage and prepare cost estimates, audits projects, manage construction revenue and costs and administer construction contracts.



Key Responsibilities

Measurement and certification

• Maintain an up-to-date measure of the value of work done
• Produce monthly valuations/claims
• Validate, agree and signoff on final accounts with PQS and Sub-contractors
• Measure extra’s and VO’s
• Prepare and update final measures

• Manage monthly payments according to due date
• Oversee cash expenditure in respect of the contract
• Appropriately manage the budget including ensuring that an accurate and up to date cash flow forecasting is maintained
• Claim interest on late payments

• Ensure appropriate systems and controls of contract documents are in place and implemented
• Ensure contractual and commercial correctness including:
• Review contract documentation and brief subordinates and relevant parties in respect thereof
• Liaising with the Contracts Manager regarding contractual requirements and ensure full compliance thereof
• Liaising with the Contracts Manager regarding the optimal commercial strategy that must be followed in respect of the contract and its requirement
• Preparation of pre-construction documentation and follow up on signing of main contract documentation in liaison with Commercial Manager
• Oversee, co-ordinate and consolidate the submission and processing of claims
• Ensuring conclusion of all contract documentation (e.g. performance and payment guarantees, insurance, etc) in liaison with Commercial Manager
• Identifying and submitting insurance claims
• Identifying and formulating contractual claims in conjunction with the contracts Manager and Commercial Manager
• Ensure that accurate and timeous contract costing, reports and budgets are prepared and include:
• Monthly cost reports incorporating reconciliations of cost sheets, plant costs and late costs
• Waste control records and materials registers on concrete and bulk materials
• Updated budgets and forecasts
• Ensure subordinate staff maintain an accurate and up-to-date asset register and small tool register
• Ensure effective and efficient management of contract payments including:
• Timeously measuring and processing sub-contractor payments
• Timeously measuring and processing labour-only sub-contractor and supplier payments
• In conjunction with the Contracts Manager, validate and approve creditor and supplier invoices and payments
• Ensure timeous, efficient, and effective contract administration is undertaken including:
• Ensuring effective records management through the maintenance, collection, recording and filing of site records, instructions, and correspondence
• Evaluation of suppliers and sub-contractors as preferred suppliers and sub-contractors against the approved suppliers’ lists
• Evaluation and selection of additional suppliers and sub-contractors to be included on the approved suppliers’ lists
• Approve bulk orders in liaison with Contracts Manager
• Approve subcontract and Labour only Sub-contract orders in liaison with Commercial Manager
• Ensuring placing of timeous and contractually correct orders

• Review data to determine material and labour requirements and prepare an itemized list
• Call for tenders and/or quotations and assist buying department
• Prepare estimates for selecting sub-contractors and determine cost effectiveness
• Guide, lead and direct subordinate staff so that they are able to achieve the objectives set for them
• Monitor and manage performance of subordinate staff in compliance with the Performance Management policy and processes
• Coach, mentor and develop staff as appropriate to improve performance
• Practise sound labour relations within the approved conditions of…