Graduate - Cost Management Surveyor
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About the Role
AECOM is seeking a Graduate Project Surveyor to join its Project Cost Consultancy team in Dubai. The role involves supporting commercial activities on infrastructure projects, including cost estimates, tender documentation, and cost control.
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Responsibilities
- Assist Quantity Surveying staff in the Infrastructure Team on pre contract and post contract deliverables
- Complete measurement of quantities for cost plans, cost estimates and bills of quantities
- Assist with preparation of tender documentation
- Assist with viability studies and cost estimates
- Assist with implementing, maintaining and monitoring cost control procedures
- Assist with providing input related to financial claims
- Assist with evaluating variations, additions and omissions, and incorporating into monthly cost reports
- Assist with preparing, pricing and negotiating change orders with clients and contractors
- Market test rates and analyse tender returns for input into rates databases and estimates
- Assist with upkeep of technical library, including cost data, benchmarks and asset databases
- Assist with report formatting, data management and quality assurance procedures
- Undertake primary research according to project requirements under supervision
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited University
- Graduated within the last 24 months or no earlier than September 2024
- Minimum GPA of 3.2 and above
- If holding a Master’s Degree, it should have started within 12 months of completing Bachelor’s
- No more than 1 year of postgraduate work experience
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Company Description
- AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm.
- We deliver a better world through our work in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings.
Job Description
- Graduates join the ADVANCE program, designed to build essential business and personal skills.
- The program lasts approx. 24 months.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting Quantity Surveying staff in the Infrastructure Team on both pre contract and post contract deliverables.
- Undertakes responsibilities under the supervision of a more senior Project Surveyor
- Completes the measurement of quantities for input into cost plans, cost estimates and bills of quantities
- Assists with the preparation of tender documentation
- Assists with viability studies and cost estimates
- Assists with implementing, maintaining and monitoring cost control procedures throughout the duration of a project
- Assists with providing necessary input related to financial claims
- Assists with evaluating variations, additions and omissions, etc, and incorporating these into monthly cost reports
- Assists with preparing, pricing and negotiating change orders with clients and contractors
- Market tests rates and analyses tender returns for input into rates databases and estimates
- Assists with upkeep of the technical library, including cost data, benchmarks and maintenance of the various asset databases used for life cycle cost analysis and operational cost estimates.
- Assists with report formatting, data management and quality assurance procedures across all core service lines.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited University
- Candidates must be recent graduates, having graduated within the last 24 months or no earlier than September 2024.
- Successful applicants must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.2 and above.
- If you hold a Master’s Degree, it should have started within 12 months of completing your Bachelor’s Degree.
- Candidates with more than 1 year of postgraduate work experience are not eligible.
Additional Information
- Applications open: May 4th, 2026
- Applications close: June 15th, 2026
- Review of CVs, phone screening, assessments and technical interviews: June and July 2026
- Mobilization & visa processing: August September
- Start Date: August October
- Program Orientation: October 2026
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