Quantity Surveyor

Role & responsibilities

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor (QS)

Job Location: Hyderabad

Employment Type: Permanent/Full time

About the company:

Our leading client delivers turnkey solutions for residential, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment covering design, build, and O&M of Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP).

Role Overview:

We are seeking a hands-on Quantity Surveyor with strong experience in water/wastewater infrastructure (STP/ETP). The QS will own end-to-end quantity take-offs, costing, tendering support, subcontract administration, client billing, and cost control to ensure financial and contractual discipline across projects.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors in Civil/Mechanical Engineering (preferred) or Diploma in Civil with strong QS background.

• 5-8 years of QS experience in water/wastewater EPC/Construction; solid exposure to STP/ETP projects is essential.
• Proven track record in client and subcontract billing, rate analysis, and contract administration.

Skills & Tools:

• Strong command of quantity take-off from GA drawings, structural/architectural drawings, and P&IDs.

• Proficiency in MS Excel (advanced), MS Project/Primavera (basics), AutoCAD (reading/markups), and ERP tools.
• Sound understanding of concrete, rebar, formwork, piping, electromechanical equipment, cabling, and instrumentation quantities.
• Knowledge of Indian standards, contractual terms (FIDIC/CPWD/State PWD exposure is a plus), taxation (GST basics), and escalation formulas.
• Excellent negotiation, documentation, and communication skills; attention to detail and integrity.

Work Conditions:

• Office-based with frequent site visits for measurements and billing certification.
• Must be willing to travel to project locations and work to deadlines aligned with billing cycles.

Key Responsibilities:

Pre-Contract / Tendering

• Scrutinize tender documents, drawings, P&IDs, specifications, and BOQ for STP/ETP packages (civil, electro-mechanical, piping, electrical & instrumentation).

• Prepare quantity take-offs and cost estimates; develop pricing sheets, rate analyses, and value engineering options.
• Identify scope gaps/assumptions, propose clarifications, and support bid strategy and vendor/ OEM quote comparison.

Contracting & Procurement:

• Draft/ review scopes, BOQs, and technical annexures for subcontracts and purchase packages (RCC tanks, piping networks, pumps, blowers, diffusers, MBBR/MBR/SBR equipment, panels, cables, instrumentation).

• Perform rate benchmarking and negotiate with vendors/ subcontractors in coordination with Procurement & Projects.

Post-Contract Administration:

• Validate and certify subcontractor measurements, RA bills, and final bills; maintain measurement books and supporting records.
• Prepare client RA bills, change orders/variation claims, extension of time (EOT) inputs, and price adjustment/escalation as per contract.

Cost Control & Reporting:

• Establish and monitor project budgets, committed costs, and earned value metrics.
• Conduct monthly cost/revenue forecasts, margin analysis, and deviation reports with root causes and corrective actions.
• Maintain BOQ baselines, drawing revision logs, and change control in line with quality procedures.

Compliance & Governance:

• Ensure adherence to contract conditions, statutory norms, quality and safety requirements.

• Support audits with complete documentation (QS files, MBs, RFI logs, approvals, correspondence).

Interested candidate please apply here. Also share your profile to

chidananda@manpower.co.in;

Best Regards,

HR Team - Manpower Group

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