January 10th, 2022 at 09:08 am
A construction company is seeking to employ the services of the following:
POSITION: Quantity Surveyor
Quantity surveyors ensure building projects remain within budget. They provide cost and material estimates, draw up projected budgets, and work alongside a team, noting any design changes and their effect on cost. Quantity surveyors often liaise with builders, architects, engineers, and other contractors.
Quantity Surveyor Duties and Responsibilities
- Reviewing construction plans and preparing quantity requirements.
- Scrutinizing maintenance and material costs, as well as contracts to ensure the best deals.
- Liaising with site managers, clients, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Preparing reports, analyses, contracts, budgets, risk assessment, and other documents.
- Advising managers and clients on improvements and new strategies.
- Keeping track of materials and ordering more when required.
- Documenting any changes in design and updating budgets.
- Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
- Traveling from the office to various sites as required.
- The quantity surveyor will be tasked with analyzing existing budgets and making improvements.
- Reviewing plans and preparing quantity estimates
- Building relationships with clients and site managers.
- Help to ensure that the construction project is completed within its projected budget.
Skills
- Knowledge of building and construction
- Leadership qualities
- Time management skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Ability to problem-solve and use your initiative.
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Methodical way of thinking.
- Good financial and numeracy management skills.
- Excellent negotiating and interpersonal skills.
- A valid driver’s license.
- Read people and tailor their negotiation strategies to ensure the best possible outcome.
- Construction estimating or finance experience is advantageous.
Qualification:
- HND/Degree in BSc. Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics or its equivalent.
- Membership of GhIS will be an advantage.
Experience: Five (5) years or more.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should send their CVs to jobsforhgroup@gmail.com. Please indicate the position you are applying for as the subject of the e-mail.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: 15th January 2022