Senior Quantity Surveyor(MEP)

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

Reporting directly to the Contract Administrator, the Senior Quantity Surveyor (MEP) will provide commercial and contractual advisory services, with a focus on post-contract claims management, quantum analysis, and Extension of Time (EOT) assessments.  The role requires strong technical knowledge and capability in handling multi-disciplinary works involving civil structures, architectural, transport systems, and MEP installations, ensuring accurate evaluation of cost and delay impacts

Missions/Main Duties

• Advise on contractual entitlement, risk allocation, and interpretation of contract provisions under FIDIC and similar forms of Contract
• Assess, prepare, and respond to claims submissions, including detailed narratives and supporting documentation
• Maintain and manage comprehensive claims register tracking status, key milestones, and outcomes
• Draft clear and effective contractual correspondence, including notices, responses, and determinations
• Identify and evaluate interface risks across civil, structural, architectural, transport systems, and MEP packages
• Develop claims defense strategies and support negotiations, settlements, and dispute resolution proceedings
• Perform forensic quantum analysis covering cost evaluation, prolongation, disruption, and associated impacts
• Validate contractor submissions against measured works, procurement data, and subcontractor accounts
• Prepare independent, evidence-based quantum reports suitable for formal dispute resolution
• Undertaking detailed Extension of Time (EOT) assessments including critical path analysis and delay substantiation
• Review and challenge delay analyses, assessing concurrency, dependencies, and mitigation measures in collaboration with planners
• Provide clear, robust delay assessments aligned with associated cost implications
• Deliver strategic commercial advice to mitigate risks and optimise project outcomes
• Conduct contract audits and commercial reviews across multiple work packages
• Support dispute avoidance initiatives and early-stage claim resolution strategies
• Assist in the preparation of expert reports and provide commercial input to legal teams and independent experts
• Compile, review, and analyse project records, progress data, and technical documentation
• Prepare and manage cost estimates, cost plans, and revisions in line with design and scope changes
• Establish and maintain cost control, monitoring, and reporting systems, including periodic forecasting
• Develop and maintain cost databases and benchmark rates
• Assess the value of completed works and administer interim payment applications and certification
• Review and assess variation submissions in accordance with contractual and commercial requirements
• Liaise with clients, consultants, contractors, and subcontractors on commercial and contractual matters
• Negotiate and agree final accounts, ensuring fair, accurate, and commercially sound outcomes

Profile/Skills

Essential

• Bachelor in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• Professional Qualification in Quantity Surveying (Ideally RICS Accredited)
• Over 10 years relevant work experience in post contract work managing claims, reviewing payments certificates, variation orders and claims on major infrastructure projects.

Desirable

• MRICS and Preferably a Registered or Licensed Professional
• Knowledge with international forms of Contract particularly FIDIC/CESSM3
• Railway project experience is an advantage
• GCC experience

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.