Quantity Surveyor

Job description

At the employer you can imagine a career where you thrive and work with exceptional people. The QS prepares material takeoffs from engineering drawings and reviews them. Develops detailed work breakdown structures to define project scope. Summarizes bases of estimate and delivers comprehensive cost estimates per contract documents. Utilizes historical parametric data to produce reasonable cost estimates. Applies bottom‑up costing and compares with similar past contracts. Supports estimating teams and guides associate estimators. Performs additional duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 5+ years of related work experience involving typical estimating activities
• Ability to perform standard estimating activities typical to the engineering and construction industry
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with company and project procedures and practices
• Familiarity with typical project controls software such as Primavera, Estimate/Schedule Transfer tools, Contract Manager, and DMCS preferred
• Clear understanding of and ability to work with construction contract commercial documents, drawings and specifications
• Previous experience using estimating database supported software.

Skills