Lead Quantity Surveyor Assurance Consultant at IPMC – Lagos

Independent Project Monitoring Company Limited is recruiting a Lead Quantity Surveyor Assurance Consultant in Lagos to direct independent cost, commercial and payment assurance on a major industrial project.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor quantity surveying, cost assurance and commercial personnel, allocating work and reviewing technical reports.
• Examine bills of quantities, contract pricing, measured works and contractor valuations for accuracy and entitlement.
• Measure and value design and scope changes, scrutinise new rates and maintain registers of variations and potential cost exposure.
• Assess contractor financial claims for prolongation, disruption, escalation, acceleration and other commercial matters against supporting evidence.
• Monitor budgets, committed and certified costs, forecasts and cost-to-complete, highlighting emerging overruns or commercial risks.
• Review procurement cost submissions, tenders, purchase orders and compliance with commercial contract provisions.
• Verify physical progress and materials-on-site claims with engineering assurance teams before recommending interim or final payments.
• Oversee contractor final account reconciliation, settlements and documentation for project close-out.
• Provide independent cost, payment, variation and risk reports to senior project stakeholders.

Requirements

• At least a bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Cost Management, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years’ post-qualification experience, including supervisory leadership on major industrial, energy, manufacturing or infrastructure developments.
• Recognised registration or chartered status such as MRICS, FRICS, NIQS, RQS or equivalent.
• Strong practical capability in measurement, cost forecasting, contractual valuations, variations, claims and final accounts.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, bills of quantities, construction programmes, contracts and rates.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary cost and commercial assurance personnel.
• PMP, CCP, AACE, FIDIC, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor and other relevant commercial or claims-management certifications are desirable.