Total 2 quantity surveyor job vacancies in Construction / Property category in d09 cairnhill orchard river valley

Candidate Profile

This role is suited to an energetic pragmatic professional who wants to join a growing business and help manage all commercial matters of a project, from award to final account.

Job Purpose

A Quantity Surveyor supports the Commercial Manager in managing all commercial matters for a given project. He/she will work alongside the project delivery

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Construction Stage

• Assists in preparing the key commercial control documents such as the Procurement Schedule, Cashflow Forecast and Margin Improvement Strategy to ensure the project is well planned.
• Sending enquires to the market for the assigned packages,
• Make the team & client aware of the long lead items & get clients approval for ordering the materials by air freight.
• Analysing subcontractor and supplier tender returns.
• Flag any risks such as discrepancies in the tender documents to the lead estimator.
• Prepare/compare material quantity take offs and bills of quantities according to the specifications & drawings submitted by the client.
• Work with estimating team as required.
• Gain understanding of commercial strategy for the project, set by Commercial Director.

Post-Contract

• Procurement of assigned packages the project in line with the procurement schedule and budget, inclusive of purchase orders, LOIs, Subcontractors etc.
• Evaluating quotations & having meetings with sub-contractors to ensure that there are no scope gaps and the cost fit within the budget, finalising the best quotation with the Commercial Manager and prepare the order for approval.
• Monitoring project cash flow against the forecast, with view to ensuring the project is always cash positive.
• Own and administer works packages delegated by project manager to final account, inclusive of monthly payment, dealing with variations and all matters pertaining to administering their subcontract correctly.
• Assist in change management, inclusive of the valuation of variations, quoting Request for Proposal (RFP)’s, issuing the respective notices, up and downstream, all within the timelines of the main contract.
• Assist commercial lead in all required commercial monthly reporting both internally and to the client.
• Always look to improve margin, and suggest ways to do so to project lead and assist in techniques employed.
• Assist in administering the Main Contract, ensuring contract terms are understood and dealt with accordingly.
• Assist in maintaining project margin in line with commercial strategy.
• Assist in the preparation of the external valuation,
• Assist in maintaining control of project documents including drawings and records.
• Attend Project Meetings as required by project manager.

Completion & Post Completion

• Assist in the agreement of the final account with clients and trade contractors within stipulated benchmark and timelines.
• Assist in ensuring project is closed out including applying for certificate of release of retention, upon making good defects by Construction Department.
• Monitor retention releases for trade contractors.
• Attend project post mortems.
• Attend to the additional works required by the client after completion.
• Liaison with Project Manager on trade contractors defects and contra charges (if any)

Summary:

The Junior Quantity Surveyor shall assist project team and work closely with Project Managers, Business Development and Director to prepare cost estimates, tracking project expenses, preparing reports, and supporting the tendering and contract management processes. This role may assist in processing payments, and liaising with contractors and suppliers and provides for a strong foundation contract administration, and project management in the construction industry.

This role will be supporting our subsidiary - C2R Lighting (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Tender and Procurement

• Preparation of price breakdown/Bills of Quantities & Schedule of Rates
• Preparation of tender documents and administration
• Request for Quotations for pricing
• Preparation of Risk Assessment and Cashflow
• Compilation of documents for tender submission

2. Project Contract and Procurement Administration

• Update Risk Assessment and Cashflow
• Preparation of Costing Sheet, Requisition Form and Approval form for
• Suppliers and subcontractors (CAPEX & OPEX)
• Timely submission of monthly progress claims to Client/Main Contractor
• Process payment response to Subcontractors
• Tracking of variation costs (CAPEX & OPEX)

Requirements

• Diploma in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management or related fields
• Preferably 3 to 5 years experience in construction industry
• Technical Knowledge - understand building and construction technologies for
• MEP and Fitout works. To be able to read and interpret drawings
• Software - Proficiency in Microsoft office suite - Excel, Words, Powerpoint
• Communication and Negotiations - Excellent communication and negotiation
• skills preferred. To be able to build effective working relationships with internal
• teams and external vendors
• Problem-solving - strong aptitude for problem solving that arise during
• construction projects
• Able to work in a fast pace environment

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace environment. We embrace individuals from all backgrounds and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe that diversity enriches our team and strengthens our collective abilities.