Chief QS Officer F/H

Job description

VINCI Construction Geoinfrastucture (VCGI) is a long-standing and recognised designer-builder of major linear infrastructure projects in France and abroad.  

SPIECAPAG carries out complex onshore pipeline projects and associated infrastructure such as pumping and metering stations, water supply networks and mineral transport networks.

The two companies are part of VINCI Construction's Major Projects Division and are working together on a project in Papua New Guinea.

To meet the ambitious goals of the project, we are recruiting a Chief QS Officer (M/F) to join the project. This position will be based in Papua New Guinea, in a remote camp on the project site. (Rotations 9 on / 3 off)

Reporting to the Project Control Manager, you will :

• Scope packages, quantify works, collate enquiry documentation, issue tender enquiries, analyse tenders including documenting queries
• Procure minor sub-contract orders in line with the procurement schedule
• Ensure subcontract orders reflect the package and scope or works requirements
• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/workstream performance data
• Assess, review, and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Project's policies for risk management
• Support the authorisation and submission of project variations
• Regularly complete on-site measurements/ take offs
• Accurately value, certify and issue any relevant payment notices for the subcontract works in accordance with the conditions of their subcontract, and certify interim and final payments.
• Ensure all contractual processes are completed on time
• In collaboration with Financial Director, maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of Client and payment of suppliers
• Implement all Project's policies including those for SHE and risk management

Desired profile

• You have a BSc in Quantity Surveying or hold a relevant Quantity Surveying qualification
• You have experience in Major Projects and a significant experience in a similar role 
• You have confident IT skills, and are proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel
• You have good communication skills both written and verbal
• You have good interpersonal skills and are known for your initiative
• You have a keen interest in technical issues
• You are reliable, responsive, easy to work with and able to build relationships
• You are adaptable (particularly to the site environment and to cultures different from your own) and internationally mobile
• Your balance, temperament and resilience make you well-suited to joining an isolated base-living project (life in the workplace / alternating periods of work and rest).
• You have a good command of English (including technical English, as contracts and standards are drawn up in English) and can work in a multicultural environment.

About VINCI Construction Terrassement Grands Projets

Partout dans le monde, nous concevons et construisons des infrastructures d'envergure qui s'intègrent aux territoires en faisant de la prise en compte des environnements préexistants – biodiversité, populations, infrastructures - le préalable de tout projet.
Nous combinons une approche sur-mesure de nos métiers du terrassement et de nos expertises - conception, géotechnique, topographie, environnement pour assurer la performance globale de chaque réalisation.
Nos équipes expertes, intégrées sur les projets, sont animées par la découverte de nouveaux territoires, la passion de leur métier, la soif de transmettre et leur contribution à des projets qui font sens.
Notre passion de la terre et de la préservation du vivant, notre ambition de construire des projets durables connectant les territoires et contribuant à la résilience climatique, sont les fils conducteurs de notre quotidien.
Rejoignez nos équipes : VOUS SEREZ BIEN CHEZ NOUS !