Quantity Surveyor (Pre-tender/Perm roles/construction industry]

Job Description

- Tender & Document Review: Examine architectural, civil, or MEP drawings, specifications, and contract conditions to understand the full project scope.

- Quantity Take-Off (QTO): Measure exact quantities for materials, labour, equipment, and provisional sums using standard methods of measurement.

- Cost Estimation & Pricing: Build detailed cost estimates, apply current market rates, and calculate overheads, contingencies, and profit margins.

- Bill of Quantities (BOQ) Preparation: Prepare or price the BOQ, ensuring item descriptions align strictly with project specifications.

- Subcontractor & Supplier Sourcing: Send out inquiry packages, gather and analyse quotes from sub-contractors and material suppliers

- Risk Analysis: Identify project risks

- Clarifications & RFIs (Requests for Information): Raise technical and commercial queries to the client or consultant, and handle addendum updates.

- Tender Submission & Reporting: Compile the final tender package, ensure compliance with submission deadlines, and prepare tender submission docs for management review.

Requirements

- Diploma or Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering or a related discipline.

- Minimum 2-3 years of relevant Quantity Surveying experience, preferably in the Singapore construction industry.

- Experience in pre-tender estimation, quantity take-offs, cost estimation and tender preparation.

- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications and tender documents.

- Familiarity with preparing Bills of Quantities (BQ), cost breakdowns and tender comparison sheets.

- Experience in obtaining and evaluating quotations from suppliers and subcontractors.

- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and relevant quantity surveying software.

- Good analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.

- Good communication, negotiation and coordination skills.

- Able to work independently and meet tight tender submission deadlines.

- Able to start work immediately or within a short notice period.