QS Planning & Billing Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Pre-Contract
  
• Develop cost plans and detailed BOQs for highways (earthworks, pavement layers, asphalt/concrete paving, structures/bridges, drainage, culverts, utilities diversions, road furniture, safety/barriers, signage, lighting, ITS).
• Conduct rate build-ups using production rates for earthworks, quarrying/haulage, plant and labor, and asphalt mix designs.
• Lead/assist in tender processes: RFPs, bid analysis, technical/commercial clarifications, and recommendations.
• Review drawings, specifications, SoR/Pay Items, and method statements for completeness and risk.
• Draft and review contract terms (FIDIC/NEC/JCT or local equivalents; highway-specific conditions).
• Post-Contract/Project Execution
  
• Measure and certify works for Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs) as per contract, drawings, and site measurements (chainage-based logs, as-builts).
• Maintain and reconcile quantity records for earthworks (cut/fill, borrow, embankments), granular sub-base/base, WMM/CTB, asphalt layers (DBM/BC/AC), concrete pavement, structures, drainage, and ancillary works.
• Manage variations/compensation events; maintain change registers and cost-to-complete forecasts.
• Prepare monthly Cost/Value Reconciliations (CVR), WIP, and cash flow forecasts; monitor cost vs. budget.
• Support procurement: aggregates, bitumen, cement, steel rebar, pre-cast units, guardrails, signage, lighting; evaluate supplier/subcontractor quotes and negotiate terms.
• Administer contractual notices (delays, disruptions, EOT, price adjustments/escalations, adverse ground conditions, utilities conflicts).
• Coordinate with planning on progress Scurves and earned value; validate progress quantities vs. program.
• Collaborate with engineering and site teams on value engineering (e.g., material optimization, haul route efficiency, plant utilization).
• Oversee materials reconciliation (quarry output, weighbridge tickets, asphalt plant production vs. laid quantities, wastage norms).
• Ensure documentation for audits and handover: MBs, site instructions, RFIs, as-builts, test reports, and handover dossiers.

Governance, Standards, and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with contractual conditions and relevant highway standards/codes (e.g., AASHTO, MoRTH/IRC, DMRB/SHW, Eurocodes, or local standards).
• Verify adherence to specifications for materials (bitumen grades, aggregates, concrete, reinforcement), compaction, and QA/QC test frequencies.
• Support risk registers and contingency drawdowns; contribute to claims preparation and defence with substantiation (delay analysis inputs, contemporaneous records).
• Promote safe, compliant commercial practices; interface with client, Engineer, and independent checkers.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors degree in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 4–8 years of QS experience with highways/expressways/arterial roads (adjust for junior/senior variants).
• Strong knowledge of highway pay items, SoR, and standard forms of contract (FIDIC Red/Yellow, NEC3/4 ECC).
• Experience across the project lifecycle: estimating, procurement, contract administration, and final accounts.