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Senior Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS, Contracts Administration, MPP/EPC Projects) - Bryanston/Zimbabwe

R 150,000 per month
Full-time

MECS Africa

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree or BTech in Quantity Surveying.
  • Professional registration as a Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS) with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP), or an internationally recognised equivalent.
  • Membership of a recognised professional body will be advantageous.
 
Experience Requirements
  • Minimum of 10 years’ relevant quantity-surveying and commercial-management experience.
  • At least five years’ experience in a senior quantity-surveying or commercial role.
  • Demonstrated experience on major mining, minerals-processing, infrastructure, industrial, EPCM or multidisciplinary construction projects.
  • Strong experience in contract administration, cost control, valuations, variations and claims.
  • Proven experience reviewing contractor payment applications and closing out final accounts.
  • Experience with FIDIC (essential), NEC, JBCC or bespoke EPC/EPCM contracts.
  • Experience working within an integrated project-controls environment.
  • African or cross-border project experience will be advantageous.
  • Experience working on projects in Zimbabwe will be beneficial.
 
 
Commercial and Cost Management
  • Develop and maintain project cost plans, budgets and cost-control systems.
  • Prepare detailed estimates, bills of quantities and tender documentation.
  • Monitor committed, forecast and actual expenditure against approved budgets.
  • Identify cost trends, risks, overruns and potential savings.
  • Project/Package cost reporting.
  • Prepare cost forecasts, cash-flow projections and cost-to-complete assessments.
  • Measure and value completed construction and engineering works.
  • Review contractor payment applications and prepare payment recommendations.
  • Verify quantities, rates, supporting documentation and contractual entitlement.
  • Reconcile project quantities and prepare final accounts.
 
Contract Administration
  • Administer construction, engineering, procurement and professional-services contracts.
  • Ensure compliance with contractual conditions, commercial procedures and delegated authorities.
  • Review contracts, purchase orders, scopes of work and commercial terms.
  • Maintain contract, variation, claims, payment and correspondence registers.
  • Prepare contractual notices, commercial correspondence and recommendations.
  • Identify contractual exposures and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
  • Assist with contract close-out, final account settlement and the release of contractual securities.
 
Variations and Claims Management
  • Assess variation orders, compensation events, extension-of-time submissions and claims.
  • Establish contractual entitlement and validate the cost and schedule impact of proposed changes.
  • Prepare independent estimates and commercial evaluations.
  • Lead or support negotiations with contractors, consultants and suppliers.
  • Maintain a complete audit trail for variations, claims and commercial decisions.
  • Ensure approved changes are incorporated into project budgets, forecasts and schedules.
 
Tendering and Procurement Support
  • Assist with developing project contracting and procurement strategies.
  • Prepare pricing schedules, bills of quantities and commercial tender documentation.
  • Conduct commercial tender evaluations and prepare recommendation reports.
  • Participate in tender clarification meetings and commercial negotiations.
  • Perform rate analyses, benchmarking and value-for-money assessments.
  • Ensure recommended contract awards are commercially sound and aligned with approved budgets.
 
Project Controls and Reporting
  • Work closely with the Project Controls Manager to align contract values, commitments, forecasts and actual expenditure.
  • Contribute to monthly cost reports, forecasts and management dashboards.
  • Provide accurate commercial information for executive reporting and decision-making.
  • Monitor contractor progress against certified quantities and approved schedules.
  • Support earned-value, productivity and contractor-performance analyses.
  • Escalate commercial risks, potential claims and forecast deviations promptly.
 
Governance and Risk Management
  • Ensure compliance with governance requirements, commercial procedures and approval frameworks.
  • Maintain accurate and complete commercial records for internal and external audits.
  • Identify, assess and manage commercial and contractual risks.
  • Ensure commercial recommendations are supported by appropriate evidence and a clear audit trail.
  • Promote ethical procurement, fair contracting and responsible cost management.
 
 
Technical Skills
  • Advanced knowledge of quantity surveying, cost management and commercial principles.
  • Strong understanding of mining projects and multidisciplinary construction scopes.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, schedules and contractual documents.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Working knowledge of cost-management, ERP and project-controls systems.
  • Strong numerical, analytical and commercial-evaluation capabilities.
  • Excellent contract-correspondence, report-writing and negotiation skills.
 
Behavioural Competencies
  • Strong commercial awareness and professional integrity.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Sound analytical, problem-solving and decision-making ability.
  • Confident negotiator with strong professional judgement.
  • Ability to challenge commercial submissions constructively.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively under pressure.
  • Strong stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills.
  • Proactive, accountable and solutions-orientated.
  • Able to work independently and within a multidisciplinary project team.
  • Willingness to travel to site for extended periods as required.
Position details:
  • Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg
  • Remuneration: R150,000 CTC per month
  • Employment type: Fixed-term contract (one year – option for renew)
  • Reporting to: Contracts Manager and Project Controls Manager
  • Travel: Occasional travel to the project site in Zimbabwe may be required.
 
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