Manager - Quantity Surveyor (Project Cost Management)

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Cost Estimation & Budgeting

• Prepare detailed cost estimates, budgets, and financial forecasts for renovation, office fit-out, and construction projects.
• Provide value engineering suggestions to optimize project costs without compromising quality.
• Manage procurement processes for materials, equipment, and services relevant to renovation and fit-out projects.
• Draft, review, and manage contractual documents, ensuring compliance with project specifications and legal requirements.
• Administer contracts, including change management, variation claims, and dispute resolution.
• Monitor project costs throughout the lifecycle, including tracking expenditures, identifying cost overruns, and implementing corrective actions.
• Prepare interim and final valuation reports, payment certificates, and cost reports.
• Act as a liaison between clients, contractors, and internal teams to facilitate smooth project execution.
• Provide expert advice on cost-related issues and project progress.

Purchase Order (PO) Management

• Manage the end-to-end PO lifecycle, ensuring timely and accurate creation, approval, and distribution of POs'.
• Develop and enforce policies for PO creation, modification, and closure to ensure proper financial controls and spend visibility.
• Audit PO submissions for compliance with approved budgets, proper authorization levels, and supporting contractual documentation.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable to reconcile POs with invoices and resolve discrepancies, ensuring timely vendor payments.
• Monitor PO trends and identify opportunities for optimization and efficiency within the procure-to-pay process.

Education/Qualification:

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in construction, renovation, and fit-out projects.
• Demonstrated experience in managing renovation and office interior projects from inception to completion.
• Strong understanding of legal principles, contract law, and procurement best practices.

Special Skills:

• Extensive experience in renovation, office fit-outs, and construction projects, with a proven track record of managing complex refurbishment projects.
• Strong knowledge of local building codes, regulations, and industry standards related to renovation and interior fit-outs.
• Expertise in value engineering and cost-saving strategies specific to renovation and interior works.
• Proficiency in quantity surveying software (e.g., CostX, Bluebeam, SAP, or similar).
• Exceptional negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under tight deadlines.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our "Digital at the Core" ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

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