Lead Quantity Surveyor And Cost Estimator - Oil & Gas experienced

Job Description

Faithful+Gould is one of the world?s leading consultancies providing integrated project and programme management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of 200 million. We worldwide has access to 2,500 consultants, of whom 450+ are located in the Middle East across six offices. We have successfully delivered commercial advice and management support for over 65 years to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, UK, and North America. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atkins Group, the design and engineering company.Active in the Middle East for 18 years, Faithful+Gould combines in-depth knowledge of the region with the ability to draw on our global resource and constructive expertise, to deliver the most challenging of projects. With registered companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, this makes us one of the strongest international construction consultancies in the region.Faithful+Gould is the first and only Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regulated business in the Middle East. This sets us apart from our competitors in not only the quality of service we provide to our clients, but more importantly to our valuable staff, by means of our full support in their training and development needs. By being active in supporting our staff in their professional development, we currently achieve a RICS pass rate for candidates undertaking their RICS APC above both the national and international averages.

• Managing all QS?s and CE?s in his team.
• Providing post-award Contract Management of ?Quantity Surveying and Cost Estimating? Services on all types of Contracts including engineering, construction, operation & maintenance activities and shall include but not be limited to the followings:
• Analysis and trending of Contractor Manhour and Cost Reports.
• Development of measures to show year on year improvement by the Third Party Contractor.
• Review, verifying and challenging Third Party Contractor Cost Estimates.
• Auditing, verifying and preparing the monthly progress valuations and final accounts based on SoR / Manhours against approved cost estimates and Contract Terms and Conditions including site visits to carry out site verifications and measurements.
• Responsible for executing the first assessment of Star Rates.
• Able to provide statistical verifications on average durations for standard performance for the Norms implementation if required.
• Providing commercial / contractual site information in preparation of Variations to Contract and evaluating price escalations of materials.
• Evaluating claims submitted by Third Party Contractors.

Qualifications and RequirementMinimum Academic Qualifications:?

• Should possess one of the following or equivalent to the Company?s discretion:-
• QS Degree or equivalent and would be an Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors or equivalent with a minimum of 12 years of experience, of which at least 5 years must be in the Oil and Gas Industry.
• Omani National with QS Degree and 8 years of experience as Quantity Surveyor, of which at least 5 years must be in the Oil and Gas industry and in a senior position.
• QS Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 12 years of experience, of which at least 5 years must be in the Oil and Gas industry and in a senior position.

Work Experience:

• Has a broad range of engineering multi-discipline awareness required to understand quantity surveyors recordings and prepared cost estimates, preferably familiar with the Company / Shell Standards and Guidelines.
• Ability to weave information from a complex picture into a logical framework.
• Hands-on experience of Database Management and SAP.
• Hands-on experience of dispute prevention strategies.
• General knowledge on International and local construction practices.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing and providing solutions to cost and manhour estimation problems.
• 8 years experience of working both Schedule of Rates and Manhour control contracts, and other forms of contracts both in the design office and site.
• Sound understanding of the contracting environment and the competitive market as applicable in Oman.
• Good communicator, presenter, networker and has good inter-personal skills. Excellent written and spoken English.
• Minimum 3 years experience with activity or work sampling techniques and relevant statistic methods.
• Highly knowledgeable in transferring knowledge of Quantity Surveying and Cost Estimating practices to Company QSs.
• Must have a valid Omani Driving licence.

Personal

• Energetic person who is self starting, takes initiatives, has a high degree of personal integrity, high standard of business ethics, good commercial acumen with adequate computer skills (familiar with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel as a minimum).

Accountabilities

• Provide governance and QA assurance for the overall SAP Input and all QS / CE activities by his fellow Quantity Surveyors and Cost Estimators.
• Ensure Third Party Contractors? progress measures (Manhours and Cost) and payments are correct.
• Ensure that dealings with Third Party Contractors and Vendors during the engagement and subsequent relationships are fair, transparent and in accordance with business principle.
• Ensure fair and equitable dealings especially with Omani Local Community Contractors (LCCs) from COMPANY concession areas.
• Inputting progress and Final Account payments in Company SAP system that includes creating service entries and Technical Release.
• Providing commercial / contractual awareness to Company Engineering, Operation, Maintenance, etc as & when required.
• Coaching and developing their teams.
• Assessing their team members productivity by carrying out performance assessments
• Reports directly to Contract Manager and provides leave coverage to Contract Manager and other Lead Quantity Surveyors.

Rewards & Benefits:We offer an excellent package which includes:

• A competitive salary
• Transportation allowance
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Annual leave
• Medical and life insurance cover
• Company gratuity scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin
• Employee Well-Being Programme ? 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants;

SNC Lavalin?s Faithful+Gould business is one of the world?s leading integrated project and programme management consultancies; with over 2,400 professionals operating worldwide. Our aim is to protect and maximise our clients? interests throughout the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget. We pride ourselves on collaborating with client teams and developing long-term relationships.Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting ? and then developing ? brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It?s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.Acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, we also have an extensive depth of geographic exposure across 50 countries and the breadth of 53,000 experts. As one of the largest engineering contractors, we have access to 17,000 staff in the Middle East making us one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the region.

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