Quantity Surveyor – Interior and Landscaping Design
Location:Dubai, UAE
Company: Homes By Design
Job Summary
At Homes By Design, we specialise in delivering bespoke, high-quality design and build solutions for both luxury residential and commercial spaces. Our work spans interior design, fit-outs, custom furniture, landscaping, swimming pools, and outdoor living enhancements.
We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Quantity Surveyor (QS) to join our growing team. You will be responsible for managing and overseeing project costs from concept to completion across a diverse range of residential villas, penthouses, apartments, and select commercial projects including retail spaces, offices, and hospitality environments.
Working closely with our project managers, architects, and design teams, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring financial control, contractual compliance, and commercial success across both interior and exterior scopes.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed cost estimates, BOQs, and tender documentation for luxury residential and commercial projects, covering interior fit-out, custom joinery, furniture, landscaping, pools, and outdoor structures.
- Analyze drawings and design specifications to provide accurate take-offs, pricing, and budget forecasting.
- Manage the procurement process, including vendor selection, bid evaluation, negotiation, and contract preparation.
- Monitor ongoing project costs, flag variances, and maintain up-to-date cost tracking and cash flow reports.
- Evaluate and process variations, change orders, and extensions of time, ensuring proper documentation and client transparency.
- Conduct site visits to verify quantities, assess work progress, and validate contractor payment applications.
- Support the commercial delivery of fit-out and design projects from initial planning to final account settlement.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure financial objectives align with project design intent and delivery.
- Prepare monthly valuations, interim payment, applications, final accounts, and post-project cost analysis.
Skills & Competencies
- Comprehensive Cost Management: Ability to manage and control budgets across a variety of project types and disciplines.
- Commercial Awareness: Understanding of pricing trends, procurement strategies, and supplier/subcontractor dynamics in the UAE.
- Contractual Proficiency: Experience with FIDIC and UAE contract law; ability to manage contractual risk.
- Technical Accuracy: Attention to detail in preparing measurements, documentation, and reports.
- Software Expertise: Proficiency in MS Excel, CostX, Bluebeam, PlanSwift, or equivalent QS and take-off software. AutoCAD familiarity is a plus.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written skills for client reporting, contractor liaison, and internal coordination.
- Multi-Disciplinary Coordination: Confident managing both interior design & fit-out and landscaping/pool projects, including commercial scopes.
