We are seeking a commercially astute Quantity Surveyor to support project cost management and commercial performance on a major project in Tasmania on a 2:1 Roster.
Working closely with project management, engineering and site teams, you will be responsible for identifying and quantifying variations, monitoring costs against budgets, managing commercial risks and maximising opportunities for cost recovery and margin improvement.
This role is ideal for a proactive commercial professional with strong analytical skills and a focus on protecting project profitability.
Key Responsibilities
- Quantity Measurement & Cost Control: Identify, measure and quantify deviations from budgeted quantities, ensuring all additional works and cost impacts are accurately assessed, costed and tracked.
- Variations Management: Prepare, assess and manage variations, including developing supporting documentation, validating quantities and providing clear commercial justification.
- Budget Monitoring & Forecasting: Monitor actual quantities and costs against approved budgets and forecasts, identifying discrepancies and potential cost overruns.
- Commercial Risk Management: Identify commercial risks and opportunities, assess their financial implications and implement strategies to minimise exposure and improve project profitability.
- Cost Recovery & Margin Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities to recover legitimate additional costs, substantiate contractual entitlements and protect project margins.
- Commercial Reporting: Maintain accurate variation registers, cost records and supporting documentation, providing timely updates on variations, cost movements and commercial exposure.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with project managers, engineers, construction personnel and site teams to identify changes in scope, capture cost impacts and ensure commercial matters are addressed promptly.
- Negotiations & Dispute Resolution: Support commercial negotiations and assist in resolving discrepancies relating to quantities, variations, costs and contractual entitlements.
- Contractual Compliance: Ensure variations and cost claims are supported by appropriate records and managed in accordance with relevant contractual requirements.
- Demonstrated experience in quantity surveying, estimating or project cost control.
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of project profitability, contractual entitlements and cost recovery.
- Proven ability to identify, quantify, cost and substantiate variations.
- Experience monitoring project budgets, forecasting costs and managing commercial risks.
- Strong negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- A proactive, results-driven approach to protecting and improving project margins.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to communicate commercial matters effectively.
For more information on the role, the client or the project please click ‘APPLY NOW’ or contact Luke Warner on lukew@techresources.com.au or 0499 390 495.
