Senior Quantity Surveyor

Wood Group • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Quantity Surveyor leads and supports pre-contract and post-contract commercial and quantity surveying activities, particularly for major capital projects. The role includes preparing and reviewing tender documentation, developing cost estimates and commercial benchmarks, advising on procurement and contracting strategies, evaluating bids, and supporting contract preparation and award. After award, the role manages quantity remeasurement, progress valuations, variations, claims, cost advice, audits, final accounts, and contract close-out. Senior personnel are also expected to help lead, guide, and mentor junior team members, build and maintain external client relationships, and help develop and deliver new business opportunities. The position requires effective collaboration with project and client teams, clear commercial advice to senior client stakeholders, and adherence to business ethics, health and safety requirements, and applicable company procedures.

Requirements

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or a similar qualification.
• Significant relevant Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management experience within major capital projects.
• Strong working knowledge of measurement principles, Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Rates, and unit-rate and reimbursable contracting arrangements.
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, change management, claims assessment, commercial negotiation, and final account settlement.
• Ability to lead assignments with limited supervision and provide clear commercial recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
• Ability to work as a team player and lead and motivate a quantity surveying team within rhi or a client’s office.
• Sound IT skills in MS Word and PowerPoint, and advanced Excel data manipulation skills.
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to follow a structured approach.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to sustain close client contact.
• Highly organized, pragmatic, and reliable, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Confidentiality.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, and comfortable managing workload and deadline pressures.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the energy, oil and gas, power, mining, infrastructure, or industrial sectors is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Help lead, guide, and mentor junior team members.
• Build and maintain external client relationships.
• Help develop and deliver new business opportunities.
• Lead the preparation and review of Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Rates, pricing schedules, and other commercial tender documentation.
• Prepare and develop preambles and Schedules of Rates, including input to contract payment terms and conditions in line with client requirements.
• Support development of contracting and procurement strategies, including advice on pricing and compensation mechanisms.
• Lead or support commercial tender clarification meetings and bidder negotiations.
• Prepare normalized commercial bid comparisons, assessing exclusions, qualifications, escalation, provisional sums, and commercial deviations.
• Develop independent cost estimates and commercial benchmarks to support tender evaluation and negotiation.
• Prepare and update quantity take-offs from AFC/IFC drawings.
• Review contractor pricing build-ups, labour productivity assumptions, equipment rates, material pricing, indirect costs, and mark-ups.
• Provide input to contract terms relating to measurement, payment, variations, escalation, reimbursable costs, and commercial administration.
• Support preparation of contract exhibits, commercial schedules, and agreed post-bid pricing documentation before award.
• Prepare remeasurement of quantities from AFC drawings and/or site implementation in accordance with the contract method of measurement.
• Agree remeasurement quantities and star rates with the Contractor.
• Agree progress measurement with the Contractor and prepare and submit interim valuations and final accounts, including valuation of completed works.
• Establish the validity of Contractor Variation Requests and Claims, and negotiate and agree their value.
• Liaise with the Contracts Engineer, Cost Engineer, and Cost Estimator to support project cost control and reporting.
• Prepare estimates as required, including reviewing client and third-party estimates.
• Provide reasoned cost advice and forecasts, including conducting Contractor and Company audits.
• Prepare final accounts and close out contracts, including providing measurement data for benchmarking.
• Set a personal example in adhering to business ethics, health and safety requirements, the Code of Business Conduct, and relevant Global Mandatory Procedures and Processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior