Job description

The Commercial Audit Officer (QS/CA) at OMNIYAT supports cost control, auditing, and quantity surveying activities across multiple construction projects, ensuring accurate preparation, review, and standardization of Bills of Quantities (BOQs) with line items, benchmarking rates per sqft, and comparisons with existing projects. The role prepares preliminary project budgets based on historical BOQs and actual costs, conducts detailed cost analysis, tracks construction costs across multiple projects, benchmarks rates and evaluates material costs against prevailing market prices, and extracts quantities and rates from architectural, structural, and MEP drawings/documents. The officer develops build-up rates, prepares detailed cost packages for all trades, conducts in-depth evaluation and certification of running and final bills submitted by contractors, verifies work completion prior to processing payments, and simultaneously tracks and monitors project costs against approved budgets, reporting variances, highlighting risks, and proposing corrective actions to management. The position supports the tendering process through detailed BOQ reviews and cost benchmarking, evaluates contractor submissions for compliance with tender and contract requirements, observes and analyzes departmental operations to recommend improvements in commercial practices, and applies sound knowledge of Standard Contract Conditions (e.g., FIDIC) to ensure compliance. Tools and systems include AutoCAD, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), ERP & Costing, and E-Tendering, with expertise spanning commercial auditing, quantity surveying (pre and post contract), and cost management for residential and commercial projects including villas.