Decima International - Senior Quantity Surveyor (Data Center)
Requirements
• 15+ years of quantity surveying, cost management, commercial management, or construction cost control experience within large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, or mission-critical projects. • 15+ years • Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Commercial Management, or a related technical field. • Prior experience working on data center, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure, or large-scale building projects. • Strong knowledge of quantity take-offs, BOQs, measurement rules, payment applications, variations, claims support, and cost reporting. • Experience reviewing contractor progress claims, invoices, change orders, quantity records, and commercial documentation. • Strong ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, scope documents, BOQs, and contract documents. • Understanding of construction contracts, commercial terms, valuation methods, and project cost control principles. • Ability to verify completed works on-site and assess progress against approved quantities and contract requirements. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify cost discrepancies, measurement issues, commercial risks, and scope gaps. • Excellent communication and coordination skills with the ability to work effectively with contractors, consultants, client representatives, and multidisciplinary project teams. • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple commercial and cost-related priorities. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. • Professional membership or certification such as MRICS, RICS, AIQS, AACE, or an equivalent quantity surveying/cost management credential. • MRICS • Experience working on hyperscale data centers or other large-scale, mission-critical facilities. • hyperscale data centers • Experience working in a PMC, owner’s representative, or client-side project management environment. • Previous experience working in the UAE or the wider GCC region. • Familiarity with FIDIC contracts, construction claims, change management, and commercial reporting processes. • Experience using cost management, document control, or project management platforms such as Procore, Aconex, Oracle Primavera Cloud, SAP, or similar systems. • Knowledge of MEP, CSA, and infrastructure quantity measurement within complex construction projects.
Responsibilities
• Support quantity surveying and commercial management activities across the project, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with contract requirements. • Prepare, review, and validate quantity take-offs, bills of quantities, measurements, and cost-related documentation. • Review contractor payment applications, progress claims, invoices, and supporting documents to verify accuracy against completed works, contract terms, and approved quantities. • Support the evaluation of change orders, variations, claims, and commercial impacts, including quantity verification and cost substantiation. • Assist in preparing cost reports, budget updates, payment trackers, variation logs, and commercial dashboards for project leadership and client review. • Coordinate with cost control, planning, procurement, contract, engineering, and construction teams to validate quantities, progress, and cost impacts. • Review drawings, specifications, BOQs, scope documents, and contract documents to support accurate measurement and valuation. • Conduct site visits and progress inspections to verify installed quantities and support payment and variation assessments. • Maintain accurate records of measurements, payment applications, change orders, claims, correspondence, and commercial documentation. • Support the preparation of estimates, forecasts, cost-to-complete updates, and financial projections based on project progress and approved changes. • Assist in identifying commercial risks, cost discrepancies, scope gaps, and potential variations, escalating issues to project leadership when required. • Support contract administration activities by reviewing commercial terms, deliverables, payment milestones, and supporting documentation. • Participate in commercial meetings, progress reviews, cost workshops, and contractor coordination sessions. • Ensure quantity surveying activities align with internal policies, client standards, contract requirements, and industry best practices.
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