What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quantity Surveyor position at Element Materials Technology?
Overview
Element has an opportunity for Quantity Surveyor. In this role, you will manage and prepares all the cost estimates for the projects. This ranges from initial calculations to the final accounts to help in bidding and determining the price of the service and you will require to minimise costs while adhering to the required standards and policies. Keeping track of the progression of the contract with regards to any variations. Good communication and negotiation skills are needed for discussion with stakeholders.
This role is based in Kaki Bukit, Singapore.
Responsibilities
- Prepare technical and commercial proposals during tender stage including including bills of quantities material quantity and taking off quantities, attend site show round, site visit, attend tender briefing, seeks clarifications with respective client/ consultant if any
- Study details and discuss with management, attend tender interviews including method statement, technical proposal presentation and tender clarification
- Manpower and resources budgeting, monthly monitoring, review and update
- Prepare pricing of bill of quantity and re-measurement works
- Assist in establishing a client's requirements and coordinate quality controls to ensure deliverables meet requirements
Skills / Qualifications
- Degree in Building/Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering
- 2-5 years’ relevant experience n civil construction or geotechnical engineering work
- Familiar with PSSCOC will be an advantage
- Positive working attitude, ability to multitask and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Meticulous, analytical with excellent problem-solving skills, proactive, good team player, and able to meet tight timeline and excellent communication skill, self-driven with initiatives to work independently
- Computer literate and tech-savvy (MS Office, Google, One Drive, Email etc)
Company Overview
Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
Diversity Statement
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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