Lead Quantity Surveyor Assurance Consultant

About the role

Independent Project Monitoring Company FZE (IPMC) provides independent technical, construction, cost and project assurance services on major industrial, energy, oil and gas and infrastructure projects. It is seeking an experienced, senior Lead Quantity Surveyor Assurance Consultant to head the quantity surveying, commercial and cost assurance function on a landmark industrial oil and gas plant development in Nigeria, reporting to the Project Director.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, organise and supervise the Quantity Surveying and Cost Assurance team, allocate personnel across contractor packages and construction areas, and mentor associates and other cost/commercial staff.
• Review and quality-check valuations, quantity assessments, cost reports, variation assessments, claims reviews and assurance reports, and independently measure and value variations.
• Assess contractor claims (additional works, prolongation, disruption, escalation, acceleration, loss and expense) against contract provisions and project records, and advise the Employer on commercial entitlements.
• Monitor committed, certified, forecast and projected costs against budgets and contract values, prepare independent cost forecasts and support earned-value and cost-performance reviews.
• Review contract documents, Bills of Quantities, pricing schedules, tenders and purchase orders, and verify contractor compliance with commercial and payment provisions.
• Verify contractor physical progress for interim payment certification, including materials-on-site claims, and maintain audit trails for payment recommendations.
• Lead the independent review and reconciliation of final accounts, and present commercial findings and risk reports to the Project Director and Employer's representatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (minimum) in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Cost Management, Commercial Management or a closely related discipline; a Master's degree is an advantage.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant post-qualification experience, including a lead or supervisory role on industrial, oil and gas, petrochemical, refinery, fertilizer, power, manufacturing or major infrastructure projects.
• Professional registration or chartered status such as MRICS, FRICS, NIQS, RQS or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-person quantity surveying, cost or commercial teams and mentoring junior and mid-level professionals.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of quantity surveying, measurement, cost management, contract administration, valuations, variations, claims, cost forecasting and final accounts.
• Ability to interpret Bills of Quantities, engineering drawings, technical specifications, contracts, schedules of rates, programmes and cost reports.
• Experience independently measuring and verifying major industrial and infrastructure projects.