Quantity Surveyor at SAO Capital

SAO Capital is a social impact, investment & advisory company with a focus on Financial Advisory, Capital raising and Investment Management Services for institutions, governments, and government agencies. We are accretive to Africa's and Nigeria's economic development targeting sectors such as Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, SMEs, Financial Inclusion, Healthcare and Education.

Our clients come to us with some of the most challenging global problems, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers who supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Ilorin, Kwara
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We have a very ambitious growth plan with which we need help to deliver. This is an incredibly exciting time to join us as we enter our next phase of growth!

Impact of the Role

• Maximize Your Potential.
• Tackle The World's Toughest Problems.
• Build Expertise in Areas That Matter to You.
• Become A Global Development Leader

Other Duties

• Reviewing construction and projects plan and preparing their quantity requirements.
• Scrutinizing maintenance and material costs, as well as contracts to ensure the best deals.
• Liaising with project site managers, clients, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Negotiate pricing contracts with subcontractors and suppliers, research new materials for design and cost savings, and develop and implement new purchasing strategies to deliver ongoing cost reductions and process simplification.
• Preparing reports, analyses, contracts, budgets, risk assessment, and other documents.
• Advising project managers and clients on improvements and new strategies.
• Create scopes of work, forecast upcoming demand, assist in settling invoice or contract disputes, and handle change order requests.
• Ensure compliance to project budgets and provide analysis of deviations.
• Liaise with other members of the team to negotiate and agree on contracts and monitor the quality of service provided.
• Keeping track of materials and ordering more when required.
• Documenting any changes in design and updating budgets.
• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Produce reports and statistics using computer software.
• Travelling from the office to various sites as required.

Skills & Experience

• B.Tech. Degree in Quantity Survey. M.Tech Degree would be a plus.
• Minimum of 4 years’ post-graduation experience and must be currently practising.
• Working knowledge of construction software.
• Membership in the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) and other relevant professional bodies
• Construction estimating or finance experience is an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of construction.
• Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organize, plan, and strategize.
• Great networking abilities.

Personal Characteristics

• Must be a FINISHER
• Intrinsically motivated by the mission of SAO Group of companies
• Results-orientated and pragmatic with exceptional quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail
• Independent thinker and worker who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
• Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you must set a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself
• Tech savvy who embraces new software and online tools and is personally interested in tech-enabled solutions
• Comfortable and effective in managing and communicating with team members and stakeholders based remotely or travelling in different time zones

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.