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Quantity Surveying Technician

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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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