Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the Role

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time position requiring over 10 years of experience. The role involves contributing to a major infrastructure program for a mixed-use development, aiming to establish a global landmark in Riyadh known for its unique vision and authentic destination appeal. The community will function as a distinct, self-sustaining hub within Riyadh, featuring several iconic assets.

Project Context

KBR will provide PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects and programs within this significant infrastructure initiative. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will play a crucial role in ensuring commercial accuracy and strategic management throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager – Lead, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for:

• Coordinating with Project Management Consultants (PMCs) for executive commercial reporting and control.
• Recommending appropriate commercial strategies and managing pre- and post-contract activities.
• Providing accurate status reports to support timely decisions, prevent schedule slippage, and avoid cost overruns.
• Producing close-out reports for each project.
• Assisting with the development and implementation of standard cost and commercial reporting formats for PMCs.
• Monitoring construction progress by measuring and evaluating installed quantities against planned quantities with PMCs.
• Compiling and validating analytical commercial data in coordination with PMCs.
• Providing analytical data for executive risk reporting.
• Assisting with the development of Project Cost Reports (PCR), Commercial Executive Reports, and Cashflows within Unifier, ensuring integration with other platforms for data consistency.
• Reviewing existing procurement guidelines for Bills of Quantities (BoQ) and tender documents to develop standards for PMCs.
• Assisting with the preparation of consolidated cost reports consistent with agreed reporting requirements.
• Collating annual program-wide budgets and preparing monthly cashflow reports for client submission, review, and approval.
• Assisting with the preparation and development of cost benchmark reports, including Tender Price Index, Professional Fees Benchmark, Construction Cost Benchmark for above-ground assets and infrastructure, efficiency benchmarks (GFA/BUA, Floor/Ceilings), KSA Key Input Market Price Analysis (monthly), and KSA Market Insight (quarterly).
• Preparing cost benchmarking templates, elemental cost plan formats, and required information for PMCs.
• Participating in the development and implementation of program change control procedures.
• Assisting with the preparation of project Cash Flow Reports and project cost reports, including trend analysis and change reporting.
• Reviewing cost risks and opportunities.
• Reporting seamlessly between Cost Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure, linking cost and schedule, including Earned Value.
• Preparing updates for changes on the Program baseline budget to support the Business Plan exercise.
• Supporting weekly, monthly, and quarterly project progress meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in quantity surveying, particularly within large-scale infrastructure or mixed-use development projects.
• Demonstrated experience in commercial reporting, cost control, and contract management.
• Proficiency in using cost management platforms such as Unifier.
• Strong analytical skills for risk reporting and cost benchmarking.
• Experience in developing and implementing commercial strategies and procedures.

Work Type

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