Job description:

The Quantity Surveyor will manage all commercial, contractual, and cost control activities after contract award for district cooling underground piping and infrastructure projects.

The role focuses on monthly valuations, variation management, subcontractor payments, cost tracking, claims support, and final accounts for projects involving chilled water networks, chambers, mechanical works, and civil and landscape reinstatement.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Post-Contract Cost Control & Valuations

• Prepare monthly progress valuations / IPCs based on site measurements.

• Maintain cost vs budget tracking, cash flow forecasts, and earned value.

• Monitor cost overruns, productivity losses, and scope creep.

• Prepare cost reports for management (CVR / WIP).

2. Measurement & Variations

• Measure executed works for:

• Excavation, shoring & backfilling

• Chilled water pipe laying (steel, HDPE, pre-insulated)

• Valve chambers, thrust blocks, anchor blocks

• Mechanical works, testing, flushing

• Reinstatement & asphalt works

• Identify, price, submit, and negotiate variations & change orders.

• Maintain variation logs and approvals tracking.

3. Contract Administration

• Manage post-contract correspondence, notices, and claims.

• Assist with EOT, prolongation, and disruption claims.

• Ensure compliance with contract conditions (FIDIC / bespoke forms).

• Support dispute resolution and commercial negotiations.

4. Subcontractor Commercial Management

• Measure subcontractor works and prepare monthly payment certificates.

• Track subcontractor variations, back-charges, and retention.

• Control material reconciliation vs invoicing.

5. Final Accounts & Close-Out

• Prepare and agree final accounts with clients and subcontractors.

• Close all variation, claims, and reconciliation registers.

• Support project financial close-out and handover.