Quantity Surveying Manager

The Quantity Surveying Manager is responsible for providing cost and commercial advisory support within the PDMC team, focusing on the evaluation of design decisions, technical proposals, and integration-driven changes across a complex infrastructure programme.

This role ensures that cost implications are fully understood and integrated into the design review and coordination process, supporting the delivery of an optimised, cost-effective and operationally viable asset in a highly regulated and interfaced environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Cost Advisory on Design & Technical Decisions

• Assess cost implications of:

  • Design changes and engineering proposals
  • Interface-driven modifications across contracts and disciplines
  • System integration requirements and staging constraints
• Provide timely and accurate cost inputs to support design review processes and decision-making

2. Benchmarking & Option Evaluation

• Support benchmarking and comparative evaluation of alternative design, engineering and constructability solutions
• Analyse cost differences between various technical options, including those influenced by methodology, sequencing, and operational constraints
• Contribute to value engineering initiatives by identifying cost-efficient solutions without compromising safety, quality, or performance

3. Cost Optimisation & Value Engineering

• Assist in identifying cost-sensitive areas of design that may benefit from optimisation, rationalisation, or standardisation
• Highlight opportunities to improve cost efficiency across multidisciplinary packages, including civil, E&M and system-related works
• Ensure that cost optimisation recommendations align with overall design integration and long-term operational considerations

4. Integration with Design & Package Teams

• Work closely with Package Managers, Design Manager and Commercial Manager to understand the cost consequences of technical and coordination-related issues
• Support cross-package coordination by ensuring cost implications of interface decisions are visible and understood
• Contribute to integrated decision-making across design, engineering, and delivery teams

5. Support to Client Cost Decisions

• Support development of cost-informed recommendations for the Client, particularly on:
  • Design changes and variations
  • Technical departures and constructability proposals
  • Interface and integration-related cost impacts
• Provide structured inputs to support client briefings and key decision-making forums

6. Risk & Cost Impact Assessment

• Identify and assess cost risks associated with:
  • Design development and late-stage changes
  • Complex interfaces between packages and systems
  • Construction methodology and staging constraints
• Provide early warning on high-impact cost risks and recommend mitigation strategies

7. Reporting & Commercial Assurance

• Prepare and consolidate cost-related inputs for:
  • Project reporting and dashboards
  • Commercial reviews and risk registers
  • Client submissions and briefings
• Ensure cost assessments are well-documented, traceable, and aligned with project governance requirements

Key Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or related discipline
• Professional membership (e.g. RICS or equivalent) preferred
• Minimum 12–15 years’ experience in cost management for large-scale infrastructure or major development projects
• Experience working in multi-contract, multidisciplinary environments with complex interfaces

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of cost planning, change management, and value engineering
• Experience assessing cost implications of design and engineering decisions
• Familiarity with projects involving complex staging, interface management, and system coordination
• Knowledge of Hong Kong contract practices and authority requirements preferred

Behavioural & Leadership Competencies

• Strong analytical and commercial judgement
• Ability to engage technical teams and translate engineering decisions into cost implications
• Proactive and detail-oriented with strong ownership of outcomes
• Effective stakeholder management across design, engineering, and client teams