Quantity Surveyor, CIL at Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 38 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Spanning three decades, we have broken ground and challenged stereotypes across the global business landscape. The women and men who make up our organization are our strongest levers for growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor, CIL

Job Identification: 299
Location: Nigeria

Accountabilities

• Work with project management team to develop project budgets and monitor to ensure that actual construction costs are kept within the approved project costs.
• Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities details regarding quantities, with identified commercial risks and ensuring strict adherence to contractual terms and conditions.
• Negotiating costs, evaluating bids and procuring the services of contractors, subcontractors and consultants.
• Tracking of variations to the contract that may affect costs and ensuring accurate, robust and timely cash flow and value reporting, periodical forecasting and cost management for projects. 
• Tracking changes to designs and construction works and adjusting budget projections accordingly. 
• Liaising with contractors, consultants, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including analyzing completed work, agreement of variations, claims and the preparation of applications for project payments. 
• Minimizing the costs of projects and enhancing value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. 
• Working closely with the Procurement Team on the development of procurement strategies for projects.
• Performing site visits, assessments, measurements and valuation of work done on sites.

Knowledge / Skills

• Must understand how to perform cost control analysis and draw up reports on changes to work and contractor’s claims. 
• Must have a good understanding of how to perform cost control analysis and draw up reports on changes to work and contractor’s claims.
• Must understand the different types of bonds and where they are applicable Advance Payment, Retention, Performance, Bid etc.
• Must understand how to prepare material, labor schedule, BOQ with rates taking off with project drawings. 
• Must have an excellent understanding of how to prepare valuations and variation claims 
• Must understand how to price project preliminaries in relation to extension of time. 
• Must understand the preambles and conditions of contract FIDIC, SMM and JCT 
• Ability to read and interpret Architectural, Structural and M&E drawings.

Working Relationships:

• Internal Project Management Team, Architect, Procurement and Finance Teams 
• External Clients, Contractors and Consultants 
• Executive Management

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2024.