Job Description
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 3 years
- Location: Lagos
- Job Field: Building & Architecture
Job Summary
The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for managing all aspects of the contractual and financial side of construction projects. Quantity surveyor will manage the costs on a construction project. The candidate will help to ensure that the construction project is completed within its projected budget.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze project budgets and make improvements to ensure project sustainability
- Review construction plans and prepare material quantity estimates
- Negotiate with various contractors
- Estimate building and project costs
- Consider design preferences and evaluate the plans against applicable regulations and standards in cost estimation
- Evaluate the quantity and costs of materials required, the labor hours needed, and track progress payments
- Conduct site inspections and hold discussions with key supervisors.
- Provide periodic updates and forecast project futures, identifying cost saving opportunities.
- Undertake measurements of sites and buildings to ensure it conforms to the plan.
- Visit sites to ensure sub-contractors are conforming to plans
- Ensure costs, payment and technical specification clauses are accurately and appropriately drafted.
- Plan procurement and tendering strategy.
- Prepare Bill of quantities (BoQ) and tender document.
Requirements:
- Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
- 3 years of working experience