About the role
Our client, a growing West African construction and real estate group, is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor / Project Manager to take full commercial and delivery ownership of its live fit-out project portfolio in Accra — covering tender pricing, post-award cost control, procurement, programme management, site supervision, and commercial reporting. Candidates should have 7+ years' experience (including 3+ at senior QS/PM level), a track record delivering projects worth $500,000 or more, a relevant degree (Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related), GhIS membership or eligibility, strong command of SMM/NRM standards and FIDIC/PPA contracts, and proficiency in Excel and MS Project or Primavera P6.
What you will do
- Pre-Contract Cost Management & Tendering
- Prepare take-offs and bills of quantities; build rates from first principles
- Maintain a version-controlled rate library and material price database
- Source and adjudicate subcontractor/supplier quotations
- Set tender pricing strategy and compile complete tender submissions
- Prepare tender adjudication memos for sign-off
- Post-Contract Cost Control
- Convert awarded tenders into operating budgets within 10 working days
- Run monthly cost-value reconciliations
- Price and agree variations before work is executed
- Prepare interim valuations and pursue payment
- Administer subcontractor accounts and final accounts (within 60 days of completion)
- Serve and defend contractual notices (early warning, EOT, loss & expense)
- Project Management & Programme Control
- Produce and track resourced baseline programmes (MS Project / Primavera P6)
- Chair weekly site meetings; act as primary technical/commercial interface with clients and consultants
- Manage snagging, handover, and defects liability close-out
- Site Supervision & Personnel Management
- Supervise site engineers, foremen, and subcontractor supervisors
- Enforce health & safety and quality standards
- Manage attendance, conduct, and mentor junior staff
- Procurement & Supply Chain
- Prepare procurement plans per project, sequenced against the programme
- Manage vendor prequalification, purchase orders, and import logistics
- Maintain a competitive multi-vendor base
- Reporting & Governance
- Issue weekly project reports and monthly commercial reports
- Maintain a live risk register and escalate material issues within 24 hours
- Keep audit-standard project records
What we are looking for
- BSc in Quantity Surveying, Building Technology, Construction Management, or Civil Engineering
- 7+ years post-qualification experience, including 3+ years at senior QS/PM level
- Delivered at least 3 projects of $500,000+ with personal commercial accountability
- GhIS corporate membership (or eligible within 12 months)
- Strong command of SMM/NRM measurement standards and FIDIC/PPA contract forms
- Advanced Excel; working competence in MS Project or Primavera P6
- Valid Ghanaian driving licence; willing to be on site daily