Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your career within a Global TIC business.

This role is based in Johor Bahru

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical and commercial proposals during tender stage 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.
• Monitor tender/quotation results, check tender/quotation status via Gebiz and inform management; for private tender/quotation, to follow-up closely with client.
• Collaborate with client for kick off meeting and attend kick off meeting with project team Prepare handing over and brief project details scope with project team, review contract documents.
• Evaluate and handle all contractual issues, variation orders, insurances/bond and render support/advice to project team.
• Conduct cost analysis, manage project timeline and cost conduct commercial negotiations.
• Attending site visit to monitor site progress and performance.
• In charge of preparing progress claim submission, variation orders to client and handling subcontractors’ claims.
• Call for a quotation from supplier and/or subcon if necessary.
• Assist in material/equipment procurement, inventory, and general administration task other duties as may be assigned on a need basis requirement.
• Preparation of technical details & costing for tender submission.
• Handle progress claims and progress payment, verifying payment to sub-contractors, ensuring all variations to contract are captured and tracking variation orders.
• Conduct cost analysis, manage project timeline and cost, conduct commercial negotiations.
• Liaise and establish rapport with consultants, quantity surveyors, developers, and contractors on certification of claims for payments.
• Other ad-hoc duties as assigned.
  
  

Skills / Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 2–3 years in QS or cost management roles; experience in building or M&E projects preferred. Skills:
• Strong knowledge of cost estimation, tendering, and contract administration.
• Familiarity with standard forms of contract
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel) and QS software
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Professional Membership preferred
  
  

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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