CIVIL - QS & Planning Asst. Manager

Experience Required: 5+ Years

Reporting To: Managing Director

Location: Chennai / Tada

Role Summary:

A Civil QS & Planning Manager is responsible for cost management, financial forecasting, and project scheduling to ensure a project stays within budget and on schedule. Key duties include preparing cost estimates, managing contracts and payments, and developing resource and project timelines. This combined role requires a deep understanding of both financial details and project timelines to coordinate effectively and oversee a project's overall health.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Quantity Surveying (QS) responsibilities:

• Cost estimation and budgeting: Preparing initial cost estimates, bills of quantities, and project budgets based on drawings and specifications.
• Financial control: Monitoring and controlling project costs, including managing payments and cash flow, and resolving financial discrepancies.
• Contract administration: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, and managing variations, claims, and change orders.
• Procurement: Negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors and overseeing the procurement process.
• Risk and value management: Performing risk and value assessments to mitigate financial risks.
• Final account reconciliation: Preparing the final project account by reconciling actual costs against estimates at project completion.

Planning responsibilities:

• Scheduling: Developing, managing, and updating project schedules (daily, weekly, and monthly).
• Resource planning: Planning and monitoring resource requirements, including materials, manpower, and machinery.
• Project coordination: Coordinating with site teams to ensure the work follows the planned schedule and progress.
• Performance monitoring: Monitoring project progress against the plan and revising schedules as needed to maintain project goals.

Combined and management responsibilities:

• Reporting: Preparing financial and progress reports for stakeholders.
• Team leadership: Leading and managing the quantity surveying and planning teams.
• Stakeholder communication: Collaborating with project teams, clients, consultants, and other stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Compliance: Ensuring compliance with relevant standards, codes, and contractual obligations

Key Skills & Competencies

* Strong communication and knowledge of industrial building design and construction, including foundations for heavy machinery and process plants.

* Expertise in construction management.

* Proven ability to manage large EPC / turnkey industrial projects.

* Excellent leadership, negotiation, and client management skills.

* Educational Qualification: DCE with 6+ years of Experience or B.E / B.Tech in Civil Engineering with 4+ years of Experience.

Preferred Industry Background

Industrial Construction / Manufacturing Plant Construction / Heavy Engineering Projects.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From ₹400,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person