Experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Summary

• The senior-level QS operates at a strategic level—managing high-value risk, maximizing profit margins, leading major contract negotiations, and defending or settling commercial claims.

Job Responsibilities
Pre-Contract & Strategic Commercial Planning:

• F easibility & Order of Cost Estimating: Prepare early-stage conceptual estimates, elemental cost plans, and value engineering proposals during pre-construction.
• Tender Strategy & Preparation: Formulate commercial tender strategies, draft pricing documents, and assemble complex Bills of Quantities (BoQ) using standards such as NRM1/NRM2, CESMM4, or POMI.
• Commercial Risk Management: Analyze contract terms, client requirements, and tender documents to identify financial and contractual risks prior to bidding or contract execution.

Procurement & Supply Chain Management:

• Subcontractor Tendering & Award: Design subcontract packaging strategies, issue tender inquiries, perform comparative bid evaluations, and lead commercial negotiations for high-value work packages.
• Contract Assembly: Draft and issue formal subcontracts, service agreements, and purchase orders incorporating back-to-back risk provisions, liquidated damages, and payment schedules.
• Supply Chain Financial Performance : Manage subcontractor payment applications, assess dayworks and variations, enforce retainage terms, and negotiate final account settlements.

Post-Contract Cost Control & Financial Reporting:

• Cost-Value Reconciliations (CVR): Prepare, analyze, and present comprehensive monthly CVR reports, Earned Value Management (EVM) data, and Cost-to-Complete (CTC) forecasts to executive leadership.
• Client Valuations & Progress Billing: Prepare and submit regular Interim Valuation Applications to client representatives/consultants, ensuring cash flow optimization and timely certification.
• Cash Flow Management: Oversee project working capital, monitor accounts receivable aging, track client payments, and manage retainage recovery upon practical completion and final certificate issuance.

4. Contract Administration, Change Management & Claims

• Contractual Oversight: Administer standard and bespoke forms of contract (e.g., FIDIC, NEC, JCT, or custom EPC agreements).
• Variation Management: Establish robust site procedures to capture, measure, rate, and negotiate all scope additions, design changes, client variations, and site instruction orders.
• Claims & Dispute Resolution: Lead the commercial preparation, defense, and negotiation of Extension of Time (EOT) claims, Loss and Expense claims, and acceleration costs; assist in mediation, adjudication, or arbitration if disputes arise.

5. Strategic Leadership, Team Governance & Mentorship

• Team Supervision: Supervise, assign duties to, and mentor Assistant QSs, Project Quantity Surveyors, and Site Measurement Engineers.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate closely with Project Directors, Procurement Managers, Site Engineers, and Corporate Accounting to ensure unified project delivery.
• Audit & Compliance: Maintain audit-ready project financial records and ensure compliance with internal governance policies and corporate financial reporting standards.

Qualifications & Core Competencies

• Education: B.Sc. in Quantity Surveying, Building Technology, or Civil Engineering.
• Professional Membership: Professional Charter / Licensure preferred (e.g., MRICS, NIQS, AIQS, or local QS registration board).
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive commercial management experience in major building, civil infrastructure, or engineering projects.
• Technical Software: Advanced proficiency in CostX, PlanSwift, AutoCAD, MS Excel (advanced financial modeling), MS Project / Primavera P6, and ERP systems (Sage 300 CRE, Odoo, SAP).
• Core Skills: High-stakes negotiation, expert knowledge of contract conditions (FIDIC/JCT/NEC), strategic cost forecasting, financial risk analysis, and executive reporting.

Salary
N900,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
26th October, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: using the job title as the subject of the email.

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