Assistant Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor (Tender)

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Description

The Assistant Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor (Tender) is responsible for preparing accurate cost estimates and managing the full spectrum of tender submissions for diverse construction projects. The role requires leading and guiding the tender process, analyzing tender documents, performing detailed quantity take-offs, ensuring supplier and subcontractor quotations comply with specifications and drawings, and delivering timely, competitive, and compliant submissions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and prepare comprehensive cost estimates for tender submissions.
• Lead, guide, and review trade cost comparison sheets to ensure compliance with specifications and drawings without exclusions.
• Source, evaluate, and follow up with suppliers and subcontractors to secure timely and competitive quotations.
• Conduct quantity take-offs for structural and architectural works, preparing detailed cost breakdowns based on drawings, specifications, and requirements.
• Review and verify quantity take-offs prepared by Quantity Surveyors, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Interpret tender documents (drawings, specifications, contracts) to ensure complete understanding of the project scope.
• Identify and highlight discrepancies in tender drawings and specifications, raising timely clarification queries.
• Provide accurate cost inputs and supporting data in accordance with tender submission requirements.
• Ensure all deliverables meet accuracy, consistency, and timeliness standards.
• Lead, coach, and mentor junior Quantity Surveyors, ensuring knowledge transfer, professional growth, and alignment with company standards.
• Assign tasks and monitor progress of the teams
• Coordinate internally to ensure completeness of tender submissions.
• Establish and maintain tender documentation, databases, and cost libraries for accurate and efficient future reference.
• Prepare comprehensive handover documentation for project teams upon award, ensuring smooth transition from tender to execution.
• Liaise with consultants and internal project teams to clarify tender requirements and resolve technical or contractual issues.

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Microsoft Office

Construction Management

Construction

Tender Process

Quantity Surveying

Architectural

Estimates

Procurement

Managerial

Tender Submissions

Takeoffs

AutoCAD

Team Player

Civil Engineering

Tendering

Pricing

Sourcing

Databases