Senior Quantity Surveyor

23 May
2023

Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Overall responsibilities:

The role will primarily focus on civil engineering and infrastructure projects, and the day-to-day tasks will include the following:

Provision of cost estimates for civil engineering projects
Preparation of quantities from a range of drawings with varying levels of detail
Cost advice at all stages of the project life-cycle
Advice during the procurement phase and tender evaluation
Post-contract cost management services
Assessment of project risk allowances to feed into project budgets
Delivering excellent service to clients in all aspects of project delivery

REQUIREMENTS

Hard skills and experience:

You will be a natural team player who can demonstrate the following:

Minimum 10 year’s experience as a civil cost estimator/quantity surveyor/cost manager
Contracting experience is mandatory
Ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external clients
Experience in the preparation of estimates from first principles
Commercial acumen and ability to mentor junior team members
Knowledge and experience in Cost Estimating and Quantity Surveying software such as Cost X and Winqs
Operates with high standards of integrity
Excellent written and oral communication
An understanding of the FIDIC conditions of the Contract is essential, and Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1986 Edition is required.
Registration with the Board of Registered Architects and Quantity Surveyors of Kenya or any other reputable organisation (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK is preferred.)

Please submit your updated resume to and clearly indicate ‘Quantity Surveyor’ in the subject line by June 15, 2023