Quantity Surveyor

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one
of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses
headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating
divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare;
employing more than ‎35,000 employees across more than ‎20 countries in the
Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over ‎200 of the
world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's
entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to
continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers
within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity;
Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our
customers each and every day

About the role
Al Futtaim Construction (AFC) is currently hiring a Quantity Surveyor to be
based in our Dubai head office.

The purpose of the position is to provide support to the Commercial Lead and
the Project Lead on all the commercial and contractual matters on our various
projects.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Day to Day Operations
* Provide support to Sr. Q.S during the procurement of subcontract package and during preparation of subcontract agreements.
* All Quantity Surveying duties including measurement, valuation and agreement of work sections.
* Providing support to the Sr. Q.S. in preparation of interim and final applications for payments and internal valuations.
* Liaise with Design and Operations teams to identify changes/variations in a timely manner with appropriate notices issued to the Engineer.
* Take-offs, measurements and preparation of Bill of Quantity for Variations.
* Contract administration of allocated subcontract packages from inception to final account including subcontractor liability, payment certificate and final account.
* Review, negotiation and agreement of subcontractors' submitted variations, claims, and final accounts.
* Writing contractual and commercial correspondences and replying to the subcontractor's, Employer's, and Engineer's contractual and commercial.
* Assisting Sr. Q.S. in preparation of Monthly Cost Report, PRM's, End Of Life Forecasts and other internal commercial reports.
* Assisting Sr. Q.S. in preparation of the main contract final account, including pricing.
* Ensure that line manager is fully advised of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise, and which could affect the business/project
* As a member of a project team advising and providing strategic input and commercial expertise to support to the project
* Identification and implementation of process and /or efficiency improvements
* Ensure accurate labour records/allocation is prepared and maintained by the operations team, and prepare labour productivity report and labour related variations and claims using this labour records/allocation.

Safety, Quality & Environment
* Ensure that all relevant safety, quality and environmental procedures, instructions and controls are adhered to so that the safety, quality of services and environmental compliance can be guaranteed within AFC
* Continuous Improvement
* Ensure all subcontract agreements prepared has AFC standard Health and Safety polices.
* Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of process and practices taking into account, the interests and benefits to Al Futtaim and its employees.

Other Task
* Any other reasonable request of work/ task as allocated by the Line Manager

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:
* Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineer and/or Quantity Surveying
* Working towards Membership of Professional Body (RICS or CIOB) , with a minimum intermediate Level Qualification
* Good understanding of commercial and financial acumen
* Good knowledge of one or more complex functional or business area

Minimum Experience:
* Must have a minimum of ‎3-‎5 years of work experience in similar role
* Track record of success in supporting a main contract over the value of AED 50mil

Technical Skills:
* Competent user of Microsoft Office: Word/Excel/Power-point
* Communication skills
* Time-management skills

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group
Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA.
With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and
healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of
cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception,
development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the
leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-
Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned
landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to
future development for more than ‎40 years.
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our
properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and
services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers
throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio,
including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and
Cairo Festival City.

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering
and systems integration solutions.

The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt
providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning,
scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life
safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management,
Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large,
medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business
applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics
amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV
systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed
services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project
management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance
contracts.