Quantity Surveyor / Cost Engineer

About the role

The Quantity Surveyor / Cost Engineer will lead quantity verification, cost estimating, measurement and cost‑control support for owner‑direct procurement and installation contracts, providing reliable financial and commercial information to support budgetary control and contract administration.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, review and update bills of quantities, cost estimates, pricing schedules and procurement budgets.
• Undertake quantity take‑offs from drawings, specifications and vendor documents.
• Verify quantities for civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, solar PV, BESS, substation and distribution‑network works.
• Develop cost breakdown structures aligned with project work packages and reporting requirements.
• Review contractor bills of quantities, unit rates, provisional sums and commercial assumptions.
• Measure completed works on site and reconcile physical progress against approved records.
• Prepare payment‑verification recommendations and support variation pricing.
• Maintain variation, commitment, payment, accrual and cost‑risk registers.
• Prepare cash‑flow forecasts, cost‑to‑complete estimates and final‑cost forecasts.
• Support bid evaluation, contract‑management and claims teams with cost data.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Economics or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in quantity surveying, cost engineering or commercial cost control on infrastructure or energy projects.
• Experience on at least two power or energy projects with contract values of US$10 million or more.
• Demonstrated experience with owner‑direct procurement, EPC contracts and multi‑package infrastructure programmes.
• Professional registration or membership in a recognised quantity‑surveying or cost‑engineering institution is preferred.

Required skills

• Bills of quantities and quantity take‑offs
• Cost estimating and variation pricing
• Payment verification and interim payment assessment
• Cash‑flow forecasting and cost‑to‑complete estimation
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• ERP or project cost‑control systems