Junior Quantity Surveyor at ABiQ Business Intelligence DWC-LLC

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Job description

FULL-time Junior position working remotely                                                     

Reports To: ABiQ Manager

Key Purpose 

• The Junior Quantity surveyor's role is in an advisory and research support capacity pertaining to resource and cost in construction projects across multiple sectors. 

 Key Accountabilities 

• Monitor all information in relation to projects including labour, material and subcontractor cost forecasting.

Duties include: 

• price/forecast the cost of the different materials needed for the project 
• track changes to the design and/or construction work and adjust budget projections accordingly 
• liaise with the construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers, contractors and subcontractors 
• Advice on stages of projects within budget and expenditure. 
• Monitor, keep track of project progress and measure variations in the projects 

Work as part of a team to ensure queries of Subscribers are answered.  

Able to work well within a remote team-based environment.

Communicate regularly with the Team  

Assist the business with a range of other duties as may be required from time to time. 

Qualifications and Experience 

 Education 

• 3-year University of Technology diploma or B.Sc (QS) university degree 
   

Experience 

• Research experience is beneficial 
• Knowledge in Africa and/or Emerging Markets desirable  
   

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies 

• Commercially astute, numerate, risk-averse and able to accurately forecast cost and sales.  
• Multi-tasking, self-motivated, energetic team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.  
• Have good practical organization skills and planning of resources and programme scheduling.  
• IT Literate able to use Microsoft Office 
• Salesforce is desirable. 
• Good command of written and spoken English.  
• Client/subscriber focused.  
• Numeracy 
• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills 
• Attention to detail and a methodical approach to work. 

 Salary (U.S Dollar)

• The probation period starts from $620
• Post probation $1240
• Flexi hours, with mandatory team meetings