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Quantity Surveyor

Amentum
Riyadh, KSA
Full-time
Onsite
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Quantity surveyingConstruction commercial managementCost control and forecastingPayment assessment and contractual entitlementChange and variation managementFIDIC contracts

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About Amentum

Amentum UK and International delivers engineering, project-management, and solutions-integration work, including programs with government entities.

The company describes active projects and technical responsibilities in Saudi Arabia and the wider region.

Opportunity

The Quantity Surveyor provides client-side commercial and cost-management support on a major construction project in Saudi Arabia.

The role works closely with the Commercial Manager and Project Manager to oversee contractor performance, payments, changes, forecasts, and commercial advice.

Commercial and cost management

  • Review contractor payment applications, assess contractual entitlement, and verify completed works against contract requirements, progress, and payment mechanisms.
  • Prepare payment assessments and recommendations; monitor costs, commitments, liabilities, and expenditure against budgets.
  • Maintain accurate commercial records and reporting.

Change management

  • Assess changes, variations, compensation events, contractor quotations, cost submissions, risks, and programme implications.
  • Prepare independent estimates and commercial assessments; maintain change registers and reflect approved changes in forecasts and contract values.
  • Identify emerging commercial risks and opportunities.

Forecasting and contract administration

  • Maintain cost reports and forecast final project costs; track actual and forecast expenditure and analyse cost trends and performance.
  • Provide commercial reports and recommendations to project leadership and support assurance, governance, and audit activities.
  • Support construction-contract administration, risk and early-warning processes, and advice on commercial implications of project decisions.
  • Monitor obligations, milestones, and compliance; work with contractor commercial teams to resolve issues.

Stakeholder management

  • Collaborate with project controls, engineering, construction, finance, and contractor teams.
  • Present complex commercial matters as concise, practical analysis and advice for decision-making.

Essential qualifications and experience

  • Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Proven quantity surveying or commercial-management experience on construction, infrastructure, engineering, or major capital projects.
  • Experience with FIDIC, NEC4, or other recognised international construction contracts.
  • Strong knowledge of payment mechanisms, change management, cost control, forecasting, and contractor commercial management.
  • Ability to assess contractor submissions and provide robust recommendations; strong analytical, negotiation, reporting, communication, and stakeholder skills.
  • Fluent written and spoken Arabic and English.

Desirable experience

  • NEC4 ECC experience, particularly Option A contracts.
  • RICS, CIOB, or equivalent professional membership, or working toward membership.
  • Experience in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, or other international major-project environments.
  • Client-side, PMC, or programme-management experience.

Culture and inclusion

Amentum describes a culture based on safety, integrity, inclusion, diversity, support, and belonging.

The employer welcomes applications from candidates seeking flexible working and may accommodate applicants who do not meet every listed requirement.

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