Senior Quantity Surveyor

rhi • Houston, TX

11d

About The Position

The Senior Quantity Surveyor leads and supports pre-contract and post-contract commercial activities, including preparation and review of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, tender documentation, cost estimates, bid evaluations, contract pricing documentation, measurement, valuations, variations, claims, cost forecasts, and final accounts. The role supports contracting and procurement strategy and provides commercial advice to clients and project stakeholders. Senior personnel are also expected to help lead, guide, and mentor junior team members, maintain external client relationships, and help develop and deliver new business opportunities.

The position works closely with contract, cost, and estimating colleagues to support project cost control and reporting. It requires the ability to lead assignments with limited supervision, provide clear commercial recommendations to senior client stakeholders, and lead and motivate a quantity surveying team. The role also requires adherence to business ethics, health and safety requirements, the Code of Business Conduct, and other applicable mandatory procedures and processes.

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 member and lead and motivate a QS 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.
• Excellent report-writing skills.
• Highly organized, pragmatic, and reliable, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Confidentiality is essential.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, and comfortable managing workload and deadline pressures.
• Valid working rights for the specified country.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Lead 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 to meet 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 for 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 concerning 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 re-measurement of quantities from AFC drawings and/or site implementation in accordance with the contract method of measurement.
• Agree re-measurement quantities and star rates with contractors.
• Agree progress measurement with contractors and prepare and submit interim valuations and final accounts, including valuation of completed work.
• Assess, negotiate, and agree the value of contractor variation requests and claims.
• 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 adherence to business ethics, health and safety requirements, the Code of Business Conduct, and other relevant mandatory procedures and processes.
• Help lead, guide, and mentor junior team members.
• Build and maintain external client relationships.
• Help develop and deliver new business opportunities.
• Lead assignments with limited supervision and provide clear commercial recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
• Lead and motivate a quantity surveying team within rhi or a client’s office.

What This Job Offers

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