Senior Quantity Surveyor (Pre Contract Services)

Overview

Rider Levett Bucknall is currently seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our client-focused team in Riyadh. You will be responsible for leading projects and be accountable for the effective delivery of cost and commercial management services, with a focus on pre-contract cost management services. Based in our client office in Riyadh, you will be supporting our client in the delivery of various projects. This role will suit a well-rounded strategic and dynamic individual with experience of providing Cost Management services on complex programmes of work. Responsibilities

Establish the structure and format of a cost plan / estimate. Produce cost plans / estimates throughout the different design stages in accordance with NRM1 format for the concept design, NRM2 for the detailed design and CESMM for Infrastructure works. Evaluate design options and alternatives. Benchmarking at the various design stages. Monitor the cost implication of design stages and track against the budget. Reconcile the variance at each design stage and report on reasons for variance. Manage value engineering exercises and advise on cost implications. Attend and participate in value engineering workshops. Prepare and agree the structure of tender documents. Preparation of Pre-Tender Estimates. Managing a competitive tender process including managing tender queries. Managing and contributing to structured and documented tender evaluations. Preparation of contract documents and advice on contract conditions. A track record of working with and managing teams and projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines. Person Specification

Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar. A chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – MRICS. Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English and a confident and clear approach to providing advice to others in meetings. Expected minimum of 10 years’ experience post degree qualification. IT proficient; able to analyse and present data to clients utilising cost management software like CostX (Ross 5D in house software training will be provided). Excellent working knowledge of NRM1, and NRM2. A team player, outgoing, flexible, enthusiastic, and ambitious. Company Overview

With 200 KSA staff and 4,500 worldwide, Rider Levett Bucknall has a truly global reach, and with such scope can offer a local presence to its clients almost without exception. We are committed to our core services and pride ourselves on our dedication to customer care and leading-edge service provision. We are an award winning, leading independent firm providing our clients with some of the most comprehensive and forward-thinking advice available. We offer a range of complementary quantity surveying, project management, building surveying and advisory services from conception, through design and construction and operational performance of facilities to their eventual disposal or reuse. Our clients have rapid access to the latest industry intelligence and innovations, which serve to enhance value and mitigate risk. We provide expert management of the relationship between value, time and cost from inception to completion. We do this through our global and local team of experts, who possess a passion for both core services and innovation. We are committed to developing new services and techniques aimed at enhancing our clients' businesses in the long term. Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Full-time Job function

Consulting, Engineering, and Project Management Industries

Construction and Business Consulting and Services

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