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About the job

Functional Responsibilities:

Purpose and Scope of Assignment

Under the overall supervision of the Technical Services Unit Manager in Nairobi, Kenya the Quantity Surveyor will give his/her technical expertise as required to provide input to bills of quantities, estimates, local insights and evaluations for infrastructure works, conduct assessments and or monitor site works, evaluate variations and provide high quality related documentation.The Quantity Surveyor (retainer) shall be called on an ad-hoc basis to support various projects in assessments by providing a mix of costing, market intelligence and production of bills of quantity.Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the following substantive tasks. The tasks would involve the following but not limited to:

Planning:

• Work closely with Architects, Engineers, Draftsmen and other professionals in the Planning of projects, scheduling of tasks and developing integrated design documentation.
• Responsible for developing the unit rates systems for the relevant market geography. He/she shall maintain a register of unit rates of materials and labour for preparation of cost estimates.
• Responsible for the preparation of preliminary costs estimates for project proposals

Project delivery:

• Responsible for the timeous preparation and review of the BoQs, specifications and related documents and ensuring they meet the quality standard requirements.
• Responsible for the preparation of Engineer’s estimates and will be responsible to withhold this from contractors to avoid collusion.
• Responsible for carrying out financial evaluations of tenders.
• Carrying out site inspections and assessments as need arises and preparing subsequent reports.
• Carrying out valuations of works and preparing subsequent reports.

Knowledge sharing:

• Actively engage in knowledge sharing and improving professional skills.

An agreed task order including the scope, deliverables and the maximum time duration will be agreed upon by the Technical Services Unit and the Quantity Surveyor prior to commencement of each and every assignment. He/she is responsible for ensuring timeous delivery of services as defined in the task order.

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

• Education Minimum Qualification
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying from an accredited university is required.
• Work Experience
• Minimum 4 years experience in Quantity Surveying is required.
• Minimum 4 years experience in Excel and or Google Suite applications is required.
• Previous experience in developing countries and knowledge in the Malawi country context is an asset.
• Language Requirements
• Full working knowledge of English is required.
• Knowledge of a second UN or regional working language is an asset.

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