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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