Quantity Surveyor Coordinator - Temporary Infrastructure

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor Coordinator on a temporary contract to support a major international sporting event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on managing cost-related activities for temporary infrastructure projects from August 2026 through March 2027. Only candidates currently residing in Saudi Arabia will be considered.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage the creation and consolidation of cost plans, budgets, cost estimates, and cash flow forecasts for temporary infrastructure packages.
• Oversee the creation and review of Bills of Quantities (BOQs), pricing schedules, detailed cost breakdowns, and rate analyses working collaboratively with both commercial and technical teams.
• Work closely with engineering, design, procurement, and project teams to validate quantities, project specifications, scope, and commercial assumptions.
• Support market benchmarking using supplier quotations, historical project costs, and current market pricing.
• Track cost risks, budget challenges, and value engineering opportunities, raising concerns as needed.
• Maintain and update cost databases, standard rates, and commercial records related to temporary infrastructure works.
• Assist with commercial evaluation by coordinating bidder submissions ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Facilitate contractor commercial clarification meetings, documenting outcomes and follow-up actions.
• Evaluate procurement strategies including purchasing, rental, reuse, and supply-and-install options.
• Monitor advance payments, retention, provisional sums, deductions, and payment status.
• Keep variation registers up to date reflecting approval status, financial impact, and forecasts.
• Ensure all approved variations are correctly integrated into project budget, forecast, and contract documentation.
• Perform additional tasks related to the role as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• A minimum of seven years working experience in quantity surveying, cost management, or commercial management roles.
• Preferred experience includes working on major events, temporary infrastructure, construction venues, or complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong skills in developing BOQs, cost estimating, tender evaluation, valuations, managing variations, forecasting, and closing final accounts.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contract formats or other internationally recognized contract forms.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, BOQs, and contract documentation accurately.
• Experience using ERP systems or specific quantity surveying, cost management, or contract management software is preferred.
• Knowledge of infrastructure packages such as Power, Overlay, Dressing & Signage is advantageous.
• Professional certifications such as MRICS, RICS accreditation, PMP, FIDIC, or similar are beneficial.