Quantity Surveyors at JAGAL Group

Jagal Group is a leading Nigerian conglomerate with operations in the Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing industries. The company has been growing successfully over the past 40 years, and has become a valuable and respected contributor to the development of the country's economy.

Jagal offers diverse career opportunities across all its business activities. The Group's broad range of industries and services offer rewarding prospects for various professional backgrounds and can satisfy ambitions for a successful future career.

Jagal Group is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Responsible for commercial activities related to project, including but not limited to preparation of bill of quantities, estimating of prices, preparation of tenders, comparison, analysis and negotiation of contract prices, payment and change management, cost control, reporting, preparation and negotiation of final accounts, assistance with preparation of claims.
• Responsible for monitoring and reporting of resource utilisation (material, plant, labour, subcontractors, etc.)
• Assist the Line Manager in contracts administration and claims management
• Play integral role in negotiation of new contracts to ensure commercial conditions are suitable
• Assist the Line Manager with the development of claims when required on projects. Assist claims submission by means of identification of heads of claim, ensuring assimilation of information and data
• Report to the Line Manager, any challenges faced on site in dealing with roles/responsibilities.
• Benchmarking, risks analysis, cost control and cost reporting are absolutely essential in this role, as is a proven record and ability to work with diverse teams to achieve the best approach for the business.

Objectives:

• Good analytical skills and a high level of understanding quantity surveying principles around budget development, benchmarking, risks analysis and cost control are absolutely essential in this role
• Actively and visibly promote company health and safety standards and requirements.
• Deliver the project / services to the satisfaction of our clients.
• Maintain a professional relationship with all clients and client appointed consultants.
• Promote Discipline, Professional conduct and respect across the company.
• Ensure the project / service is completed to budget and return the best possible profit contribution to the Company.
• Ensure that high quality standards are maintained and that project / service achieves the required quality standards.
• Manage commerical teams effectively.
• Promote modern methods of construction.
• Maintain a professional relationship with company departments and functions.
• Promote the company at all times.
• Set a professional example to all Company staff.
• Health and Safety:
• Promote Health and Safety on the Project at all times
• Take an active, visible role in the promotion of Health and Safety by leading regular Health and Safety meetings and visibly and actively championing Health and Safety
• Support the Health and Safety department in all its initiatives.

Client Relationships:

• Promote the Company and Company's ability at all times and ensure that team members promote the Company at all times
• Ensure the project / service is delivered to meet the requirements of our Client
• Maintain Professional Conduct / Communication
• Ensure that professional conduct, communication, discipline and cultural respect is installed in all project teams. Actively promote this requirement at all times
• Ensure that project site are set up and run professionally
• Lead and direct effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts among various project participants

Feasibility Studies:

• Where required assist with undertaking feasibility studies for potential developments / projects
• Commercial Management / Commercial interface
• Assist and coordinate deliverables with the pre-construction design team to provide information to the commercial team
• Identify subcontractors from the market with specific trade skills, prequalify them and prepare a master data base of subcontractors
• Prepare the commercial evaluation of tenders and make recommendations
• Ensure adequacy of detailed scope of work for specific bid / tender packages
• Ensure technical department provide adequate design information for tendering purposes
• Assist with the preparation of order of magnitude and budget estimates
• Prepare comprehensive tender documents
• Prepare and issue addendums to tenderers when required
• Prepare pre-tender estimates
• Assist with mid bid and post tender meetings, where required and assist with all commercial and technical requirements to evaluate tenders
• Prepare commercial assessment and tender reports with recommendations
• Assist the Line Manager in preparing project risk assessment and report
• Conduct post bid award kick off and hand over meetings
• Prepare detailed construction allowable budgets for each project
• Prepare procurement matrices identifying proposed subcontractors, own works and supply only works
• Constantly monitor the pre-construction cost of the project and use this information to make informed decisions required for effective and efficient control of pre-construction costs
• Ensure that pre-construction project teams follow commercial processes and do not deviate from these
• Prepare, issue and manage all subcontractor packages/RFP’s
• Attend all site meetings and subcontractor site meetings and prepare and contribute to all commercial aspects required, like tracking of RFI's, change orders, delays, claims, etc
• Identify client change orders, value and issue appropriate variations
• Analyse and approve and control all material/ plant / labour requests at site with reference to project allowable resources and highlight to Line Manager variances immediately
• Prepare all monthly valuations with both subcontractors and clients and prepare and issue appropriate invoices and payments
• Prepare monthly cost value reports, working closely with both project managers and accounting and supply chain departments to ensure that P&L is correctly allocated
• Collaborate with and assist estimating team to prepare all required estimating. Estimating is carried out on proprietary software

Key Internal Interfaces:

• JNL Health and Safety, Plant Department, Finance, HR, Administration, Supply Chain, Security, Technical and Maintenance personnel.

Key External Interfaces:

• Clients
• Consultants
• Subcontractors
• Project Stakeholders

Proficiency and skill level with the following software is mandatory:

• MS Excel - Advanced
• MS Word - Standard
• MS Outlook - Standard

Proficiency and skill level with the following software is preferred:

• MS PowerPoint - Standard
• MS Project - Standard
• MS Visio - Knowledgeable
• ERP system - Knowledgeable

Proficiency and skill level the following is mandatory:

• English spoken and written - Very Good
• Report writing - Standard

Proficiency and skill level the following is recommended:

FIDIC Contracts - Knowledgeable:

• JNL uses proprietary software for estimating (FastEstimate), contract administration (Corecon v7) and on-screen take-off (CostX).
• It is a requirement of the commercial manager to utilise these three software’s for all commercial functions as required. Training will be provided.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI's):

• Resources managed efficiently and effectively.
• Professional management approach and example set to other staff.
• Project teams work effectively and professionally together.
• Positive feedback from the Client regarding the commercial team.
• Positive feedback from interaction of project team members with other company departments.
• Challenges dealt with effectively.
• Projects completed within budget.
• Timely and effective reporting.
• Accurate and effective reporting

Application Closing Date
Not Stated

How to Apply
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