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Title Lead Quantity Surveyor Requisition ID 2018-28610 Work Location AE-Dubai Department / Discipline Estimating Position Type Staff / Permanent
Overview / Responsibilities Wood is recruiting a Lead Quantity Surveyor to strengthen our team in Dubai. This is a home office position based in Dubai and will require occassional travel to Iraq.
- Development of the BOQ from the MTO’s in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures and contractual requirements
- Supervise and lead a small team of Quantity Surveyors
- Ensure alignment with Wood estimating guidelines
- Develop and issue to relevant parties for approval / comment the Basis of Estimate for each project or proposal cost estimate to be developed
- Develop and maintain project and proposal cost estimates in accordance with the Basis of Estimate, including statements of work scope, man-hour estimates, narratives, and review/comment on client documents
- Participate in internal project cost estimate reviews and operations and cost reviews, coordinate comments and obtain estimate sign-off approval from relevant parties
- Deliver presentations of reviewed estimates to Wood management for approval
- Produce and issue updates to project / proposal cost estimates in a controlled manner
- Liaise with project cost control and planning to ensure project budgets are developed to reflect the structure and content of the approved project cost estimate
- Liaise with proposals, engineering, procurement, subcontract and construction functions, HR, finance and others functions as required, to maintain awareness of the requirements and costs of labour, plant and equipment, materials, subcontracts, offices, IT, and other provisions, to ensure these are accurately reflected in the project / proposal cost estimate
- Ensure the corporate risk process is applied to project / proposal cost estimates as required
- Undertake the formal filing of project and proposal estimates, the collection of project historical data and the continuous update of estimating databases and norms in a controlled manner
- Assist in the training for Estimating personnel
- Coordinate development and issue of project change orders / variations in accordance with engineering and construction change notifications
- Assess and communicate cost and schedule impact of change notifications.
- Participate in Project Audits for the Estimating function
- Provide guidance and support to subordinate project controls estimating staff as required
- Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Wood Quality Assurance systems and processes
- Responsible for personal safety and working within the provisions and guidelines of the Wood HSE processes
Skills / Qualifications - Bachelors Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Law, Business Studies or other appropriate discipline
- Atleast 15 years experience operating as a Quantity Surveyor in the oil and gas industries
- Previous experience of leading a team of Quantity Surveyors
- Specific competencies to be in accordance with role requirement
