Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor (Post-Contract)

Location: KSA

Project Type: Modular Construction / Major Development Project

Company Overview

Compass Project Consulting is an award-winning, dynamic, and respected project development consultancy, providing high-quality, value-for-money, and fully tailored services to clients across all sectors. As highly regarded project leaders and effective communicators, our Team at Compass has delivered numerous projects for some of the region’s most ambitious and innovative change-makers.

Our diverse and disciplined Team facilitates world-class project development solutions. Our core values guide our decisions and constitute our culture, empowering us to perform at our highest level on behalf of our clients.

Drawing on our extensive delivery experience, industry-wide knowledge, and sophisticated project development tools, we facilitate the most proficient path toward project success, overcoming constraints and obstacles to deliver projects effectively and efficiently for our clients.

We lead project success stories.

Role Summary

Compass Project Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor (Post-Contract) to support the commercial management and delivery of a major construction project.

The successful candidate will have a strong post-contract background and proven experience independently managing commercial responsibilities throughout the construction phase. Particular emphasis will be placed on variation management, cost control, commercial reporting, risk management, and contract administration.

Candidates with experience in modular construction, off-site manufacturing, or modern methods of construction will be highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently manage all post-contract quantity surveying and commercial activities.
• Review, assess, quantify and evaluate variation orders, change requests and contractual claims.
• Prepare and maintain accurate cost reports, forecasts, cash flows and monthly commercial reports.
• Monitor project costs against approved budgets and identify potential cost risks and opportunities.
• Provide commercial advice and recommendations to project teams and client representatives.
• Manage interim valuations, payment applications and final account negotiations.
• Review contractor submissions and assess commercial implications of project changes.
• Identify, assess and report commercial risks, providing mitigation strategies and recommendations.
• Support contract administration activities and maintain commercial records.
• Participate in project meetings and provide commercial input to support project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, commercial procedures and reporting requirements.
• Support procurement activities and subcontractor commercial management where required.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10–15 years' experience in Quantity Surveying with a strong focus on post-contract commercial management.
• Proven ability to independently manage commercial and contractual responsibilities on major construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience assessing and evaluating variation orders, claims and change management processes.
• Experience preparing monthly commercial reports, cost forecasts and financial performance reports.
• Strong knowledge of cost management, contract administration and commercial controls.
• Experience identifying, assessing and managing commercial risks.
• Familiarity with modular construction, off-site manufacturing or modern methods of construction is preferred.
• Strong understanding of FIDIC and other standard forms o