Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Cream General and Technical Services Ltd is a registered Civil and Building Construction Company based in Mbarara City, with aim of providing professional, quality and reliable engineering services in the field of Roads, Civil, Water, Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural, and Structural Engineering, and consultancy Services, and is looking for qualified candidates to join her team.

Job title: Quantity Surveyor
Employment type: Contractual
Salary: Negotiable
Station: Company headquarters-Mbarara.
Reports to: Project Manager

Job Summary
Quantity Surveyor is involved in maximizing project margin, adding value to the construction process by proactive involvement in procurement, cost management and reporting. To derive best value from suppliers and sub-contractors. Carry out monthly financial reviews on projects and forecast final outturn values for cost, sales and margin. Maximize value of monthly applications and measurement and submission of contract variations. Timely submission and negotiation of final accounts to the client / main contractor and subcontractors.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Prepare cost analysis based on the architectural drawings, engineering estimates, materials required and labour involved.
2. Prepare cost plans to enable design teams to produce practical designs for construction projects, which involve liaising with architects, engineers and subcontractors.
3. Prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities
4. Evaluate tenders from contractors and subcontractors and, where appropriate, negotiate with the contractors.
5. Control all stages of projects within predetermined budget and expenditure.
6. Monitor and keep track of project progress and are responsible for the measurement and valuation of variations in the work during the contract, for agreement of interim payments and the final account.
7. Work as part of a team to ensure that the requirements of the client are delivered.
8. Carry out monthly valuations of work in progress, including forecasting of final costs and sales.
9. Provide advice to project staff on commercial and contractual matters including reviewing and drafting of correspondence.
10. Commercial vetting of sub-contractors, tenders and contracts.
11. Certification of subcontractor monthly valuations and final accounts.
12. Communicate regularly with project staff and specialist subcontractors to ensure
13. Commercial controls are in place, understood and followed at all times.
14. Manage and produce accurate formal reports in accordance with business timetable.
15. Monitor all commercial information in relation to project including labour, material and sub-contractor cost forecasting thus ensuring budgets adhered to.
16. Assist the Managing Director with a range of other duties as may be required from time to time.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Commercially astute, numerate, risk averse & able to accurately forecast cost & sales.
2. Multi-tasking, self-motivated, energetic team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
3. Have good practical organization skills, planning of resources and programme Scheduling.
4. Be able to provide both summarized and detailed reports, on current activities.
5. IT Literate able to use Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
6. Demonstrable experience in construction contracts.
7. Smart and professional appearance.
8. Good command of written and spoken English.
9. Customer focused.
10. Communicator & motivator with ability to communicate across all levels

Qualifications and Experience
1. Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or its equivalent.
2. At least two years’ experience in construction industry

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Applications with an updated CV and a current pass port photo should be addressed to:
HR and Administration Officer, Cream General and Technical Services Ltd, P.O.Box 1843 Mbarara, and submitted electronically as one attachment in portable document format (PDF), indicating position applied for and sent to email address creamgts@gmail.com or hand delivered to head office at plot 49 Kitunzi Road (Rwebikoona- kakyeka) Mbarara City, not later than 22nd April 2022.

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