Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP)

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP) to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on providing commercial and contractual advisory services, with a particular emphasis on post-contract claims management, quantum analysis, and Extension of Time (EOT) assessments. The position requires strong technical knowledge and capability in managing multi-disciplinary works, including civil structures, architectural, transport systems, and MEP installations, to ensure accurate evaluation of cost and delay impacts.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on contractual entitlement, risk allocation, and interpretation of contract provisions under FIDIC and similar forms of Contract.
• Assess, prepare, and respond to claims submissions, including detailed narratives and supporting documentation.
• Maintain and manage comprehensive claims registers, tracking status, key milestones, and outcomes.
• Draft clear and effective contractual correspondence, including notices, responses, and determinations.
• Identify and evaluate interface risks across civil, structural, architectural, transport systems, and MEP packages.
• Develop claims defense strategies and support negotiations, settlements, and dispute resolution proceedings.
• Perform forensic quantum analysis covering cost evaluation, prolongation, disruption, and associated impacts.
• Validate contractor submissions against measured works, procurement data, and subcontractor accounts.
• Prepare independent, evidence-based quantum reports suitable for formal dispute resolution.
• Undertake detailed Extension of Time (EOT) assessments, including critical path analysis and delay substantiation.
• Review and challenge delay analyses, assessing concurrency, dependencies, and mitigation measures in collaboration with planners.
• Provide clear, robust delay assessments aligned with associated cost implications.
• Deliver strategic commercial advice to mitigate risks and optimize project outcomes.
• Conduct contract audits and commercial reviews across multiple work packages.
• Support dispute avoidance initiatives and early-stage claim resolution strategies.
• Assist in the preparation of expert reports and provide commercial input to legal teams and independent experts.
• Compile, review, and analyze project records, progress data, and technical documentation.
• Prepare and manage cost estimates, cost plans, and revisions in line with design and scope changes.
• Establish and maintain cost control, monitoring, and reporting systems, including periodic forecasting.
• Develop and maintain cost databases and benchmark rates.
• Assess the value of completed works and administer interim payment applications and certification.
• Review and assess variation submissions in accordance with contractual and commercial requirements.
• Liaise with clients, consultants, contractors, and subcontractors on commercial and contractual matters.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts, ensuring fair, accurate, and commercially sound outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in quantity surveying, with a focus on MEP installations.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and capability in handling multi-disciplinary works involving civil structures, architectural, transport systems, and MEP installations.
• Experience with FIDIC and similar forms of Contract.
• Proficiency in post-contract claims management, quantum analysis, and Extension of Time (EOT) assessments.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.