Vacancy: Quantity Surveyor Job Purpose: The overall Job Purpose of the Quantity Surveyor role will be preparing cost estimates for projects or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of projects and related services.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Preparing and reviewing cost estimates, tender and contract documents used for purposes such as planning, organizing and scheduling work.
- Undertaking cost analysis and feasibility studies
- Carrying out financial modeling as well as reviewing and preparing project financial appraisals
- Preparing cost and expenditure statements and other risk management documentation at regular intervals for the duration of projects
- Measuring, valuing, submitting and negotiating various contract variations within projects
- Providing advisory services in regards to the project procurement strategy and on contractual claims
- Preparing and reviewing of valuation certificates
- Preparing and coordinating the issuance of final accounts
- Consulting with vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues
- Conferring with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates
Skills / Competencies
- Good communication skills
- Computer technical skills (these would include, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project etc.)
- Have very high ethical, moral and integrity values.
- Team players who can work with minimal supervision.
Qualifications and Experience
- Applicants should be holders of a Bachelors Degree in Quantity Surveying from a recognized University or Institute of Higher learning.
- A registered corporate member of Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors of Kenya.
- Registration as a corporate member Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK) will be an added advantage.
- Have more than 5 years Quantity surveying experience after graduation.
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