Lead Quantity Surveyor/Cost Estimator

Job Description

JOB TITLE Lead Quantity Surveyor/Cost Estimator EDUCATION Bachelor JOB DESCRIPTION - 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.- 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. REQUIRED SKILLS Qualification: - 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. 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. Attributes: - 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).

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