Organisation
National Works Agency
Reference
VAC-47751
Contract Type
Temporary
Industries
Land Use & Environmental Management
Location
Kingston
Salary & Benefits
$4,594,306 per annum
Date Posted
15/12/2023
Expiry Date
04/01/2024
The National Works Agency, an Executive Agency of the Government of Jamaica is seeking suitably qualified individuals for the temporary position of Quantity Surveying Technician
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- BSc. Degree in Quantity Surveying
- A minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience
- Experience in the maintenance of roads, bridges and buildings
SKILL REQUIREMENTS/KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.
- Strong inter-personal and deductive reasoning skills.
- Competence in computer programmes.
- Excellent quantity surveying skills
- Highly developed project planning and management skills
- Highly developed team skills
PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide an efficient service for preliminary estimates for all building and civil engineering schemes prepared by architects and civil engineering.
- Develop and maintain cost records for labour and materials and for overall contract cost of completed structures to the Agency's designs.
- Prepare bills of quantities and contract documents for work to be done by the Agency.
- Carry out measurement and valuation and prepare interim and final payment certificates for projects.
- Provide quantity surveying service for maintenance works.
- Ensure that approved cost planning techniques are understood and implemented.
- Produce all estimating data required by the agency for the preparation of forward programmes and annual estimates.
- Participate in calling for, receiving and checking tenders for projects.
The Agency thanks all applicants. Only individuals shortlisted will be contacted.
Region:
Kingston
Occupational fields:
Engineering
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