Quantity Surveyor

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Summary
The Quantity Surveyor reports directly to the Quantity Surveying Manager. There may also be an indirect reporting line to a Senior Quantity Surveyor working on the same project. As the client’s Quantity Surveyor, the role is that of a financial guardian for the assigned project. The Quantity Surveyor is required to be proficient in managing the monthly payment applications, performing detailed quantity remeasures and the management of change orders/variations.
The Quantity Surveyor has the support of Senior Quantity Surveyors as well as the Quantity Surveying Manager and will be expected to leverage the experience of these individuals to assist them with their day to day responsibilities.
The Quantity Surveyor will form part of the larger project controls team and to provide the data to inform the Project Controls Plan. This data includes, but is not limited to, providing inputs for installed quantities, agreed Change Orders, RCO’s which may be converted to CO’s, forecasted final contractor accounts and the remeasurement of key quantities.
The Quantity Surveyor will work closely with cost engineers and contracts specialists and be the contractor’s main point of contact for the day to day engagement related to the payment applications, quantities and change order management, and is therefore expected to site based.
Responsibilities
Validate contractor’s BoQ quantities
Prepare and analyze contract vs actual comparisons of scope for the packages they are responsible for
Prepare and analyze contract vs actual comparisons of quantities for each package
Prepare and analyze contract vs actual comparisons of schedule performance for each package
Where possible, participate in tender discussions with vendors and contractors
Participate in pre-start/kick-off meetings on site with contractors
Review contracts and purchase orders to become familiar with payment terms and other agreed contracting conditions e.g., payment of material off site, deposit requirements, etc.
Provide updated inputs and information for monthly reports which reflect an accurate assessment of the current and forecasted contractor contract status
Value the contractor’s completed work and compile accurate interim payment certificates in accordance with Northvolt norms and standards
Provide support to the contracts specialist on contractual claims and disputes
Perform regular reviews of the design scope requirements for revised quantities and scope gaps
Develop the forecasted final account
Review and interpret contractor engineering drawings and scopes of work in order to perform and/or verify quantities
Maintain a risk register and continually update and identify project risks, and feed this back to the cost engineer/project control manager
Provide assistance to other project control disciplines including cost control and planning/scheduling
Where possible, assist with the preparation of tender BoQs
Maintain a Request for Change Order (RCO) register and a Change Order (CO) register for each contractor and work package
Assess RCO’s received from contractors for entitlement and cost efficiency and accuracy
Convert valid RCO’s into CO’s
Perform regular/weekly as-built measurements on site to inform the monthly interim payment certificate process
Attend weekly commercial meetings with contractors
Assist in the day-to-day management of the various contract agreements
Negotiate and settle final accounts
Perform regular site walks to assess interim and as-built progress
Execute the chosen procurement strategy
Understand the rules of credit and implement these into the monthly payment applications