Senior Quantity Surveyor

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Quantity Surveyorto join our award-winning team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

This position is responsible forimplementing cost controls and financial control procedures as outlined in the construction contracts. Other responsibilities will include; measure and assess the client's variations to the construction works and contractor's claims for changes, evaluate contractor's monthly interim payment applications and identify areas of concern and assess their potential impact upon the project budget.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Implementing commercial/contractual matters within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintaining proper and complete communication with the contractor and client's site representatives on all project related issues.
• Ensuring the terms of the contract are followed and managing supplemental agreements.
• Implementing cost controls and financial control procedures as outlined in the construction contracts.
• Assessing and reporting upon client's variations to the construction works and claims for changes from the contractors.
• Identifying performance issues that need to be brought to the attention of the commercial manager.
• Analyzing project variations and changes, prepare project reports, information for adjustments to project budget as necessary to assure a successful project for the client and the firm.
• Ability to measure works on site and from drawings including competence with electronic measurement systems.
• Ability to analyze and interpret contract conditions.
• Ability to understand, identify and assess project risks.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of Standard Method of Measurement of construction works.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15 years work experience with at least 10 years of experience working on mix-use related projects, partnered with a Bachelor degree in Quantity Surveying.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.