Pre-Contract Senior Quantity Surveyor (MRICS Qualified)

PRE-CONTRACT SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR (MRICS QUALIFIED)

INTRODUCTION: UN!Q Project Solutions, a 10-year-old business' with circa 100+ staff across the UAE, KSA and India, is looking to strengthen its existing Cost Management teams in Dubai, with exciting opportunities for several talented MRICS-qualified Senior Quantity Surveying professionals able to provide added value to our partners' projects and portfolios on secured Hospitality, Residential, Leisure + Entertainment across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the wider UAE for the following teams:

Reporting to the Associate Director, the selected candidate will be expected to deliver best-in-class service solutions to our existing partners across predominately the Hospitality, Residential, Leisure + Entertainment sectors, for some of the UAE's biggest developers on some of the region's most iconic projects.

Whereby the chosen candidate(s) will be responsible for managing large Cost Management remits based from our Dubai Measurement Studio, they must have demonstratable previous experience of successful cost consultancy delivery of major projects, as these individuals will be responsible for providing best-in-class service solutions to our valued partners, thereby maintaining UN!Qs has a growing reputation in the market.

Additionally, as MRICS members the chosen candidate(s) will also be expected to mentor, train and develop our talented Quantity Surveyors working towards their RICS APC, working with our Associate Director - Cost Management, to ensure the highest professional standards are maintained across the entire business.

While these opportunities are open to all MRICS candidates, this would ideally suit candidates from the UAE, KSA, Qatar and Oman or the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia or New Zealand looking for their first Middle East posting. But wishing to work for a smaller more personable business and team that will afford you the opportunity for career growth with full management support and guidance.

• Manage teams of up to 5+ Cost Managers/Quantity Surveyors on day-to-day basis
• Attend all progress and relevant stakeholder meetings making commercial representation
• Be proficient in RICS Rules of Measurement, Quantification, Cost Planning and Estimating, and Pricing Schedule (Bills of Quantities) preparation including GFA, NIA, POMI, NRM 1 and 2, CESSM
• CostX champion and preferred BIM experience
• Tendering and Procurement strategy and implementation
• Change Management through the design phase to determine the validity of changes against the agreed project brief
• Manage significant Provisional Sum packages including any tendering and re-measurements
• Provide commercial updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress and ensure continuous engagement and communication until satisfactory project completion at design and tender stages
• Manage contracts with suppliers and determine best-value solutions
• Monitor progress and ensure compliance with agreed programme and budgets
• Manage risk register and mitigate potential events
• Chair commercial meetings and ensure reports are true and accurate reflection of project status
• Utilise industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution in line with local authority requirements
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement

• MRICS Quantity Surveying professional accreditation mandatory
• Bachelor's or Masters degree in Quantity Surveying
• 7+ years of Quantity Surveying/Cost Management and related experience for Tier 1 Cost Consultants
• Must have previously managed commercial delivery of significant Pre-Contract
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Strong familiarity with Cost Management software tools (CostX), FIDIC Suite of Contracts, methodologies, and best industry practices
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle of cradle-to-grave
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline

• Competitive tax-free salary
• 24 days Annual Leave + Public Holidays
• Medical Insurances
• Professional subscription
• Defined career path and leadership mentoring

• Mid-Senior level
• Full-time
• Management and Manufacturing
• Construction