Lead Quantity Surveyor

About AtkinsRéalis 

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital. News and information are available at www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on LinkedIn. 

AtkinsRéalis  is looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor for our Middle east delivery team to be based in Cairo, Egypt. This person will be carrying out a mix of functions that span from internal process improvements to supporting project delivery. The successful candidate should be a people, process, tool (in that order) focused individual whose job it will be to ensure our project delivery teams adhere to common standards and the latest design delivery techniques. The candidate will also actively support project teams on proposal and project delivery tasks.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Technically lead our quantity surveying team in the areas of cost planning, procurement, post contract and bank funding.

• Drive a business development strategy for the team with support from senior management.

• Manage team member resourcing for optimal utilisation across the team and the wider organisation.

• Be accountable for the performance of the team and quality outputs.

• Proposal preparation, job delivery, work planning and financial management tasks.

• Show initiative and provide practical advice to identify solutions to job-specific challenges.

• A team player keen to advance his/her skills and truly be an asset to the company projects brand.

• Preferred experience in high-end housing, infrastructure works, parks, apartments, commercial, health facilities, schools, retirement living, retail and community assets would be a clear advantage.

• Experience across both cost consultancy and contractor roles is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to produce results whilst working alongside various stakeholders.

• Prior experience preparing pre- and post-contract construction estimates.

• Preparation of capital and operating expense estimates in accordance with relevant standards such as Method of Measurement for Highway Works, CESMM4, NRM01/02/03, RMM01/02, SMM07, IS1200, AACE, and so on.

• Preparing quantity take-offs for various types of projects based on specifications/available drawings or information.

• Preparation of bottom-up and top-down estimates based on project requirements.

• Knowledge of relevant rates, rate benchmarking, location factors, productivity, and so on.

• Understanding of relevant rates, as well as rate benchmarking against other projects of a similar nature.

• The ability to prepare the entire lifecycle cost and calculate NAV will be advantageous.

• Provide procurement strategy advice to the client.

• Create tender and contract documents for contractors and consultants.

• Negotiate with contractors and subcontractors.

• Assists in the preparation of bidders' technical and commercial evaluation reports, as well as the creation of price bid comparison statements.

• Quantifying and submitting changes in terms of time and cost impact, as well as substantiating with proofs.

Requirements:

• Cost Estimation/Quantity Surveying Professionals with at least 10+ years of experience in Global Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy sector.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Willing and proactiveness to work under tight deadlines and taking ownership of the tasks assigned to him or her.

• Knowledge of estimation and cost management software CostX is a MUST.

• Exposure to ME, UK, and US-based projects will be advantageous.

• RICS Chartered membership will be advantageous.