The Opportunity
This is a highly structured, data-driven financial management role for an operational professional who excels at precision, cost control, and protecting project margins throughout the entire construction lifecycle.
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing budgets, contracts, and cost control to ensure absolute financial accuracy from inception to completion. You will track variations, manage contract valuations, and audit expenditures to eliminate financial leakage. Working closely with project directors and executive leadership in Australia, you will establish the commercial systems needed to scale project profitability and safeguard capital value.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Budgeting & Expenditure Control
• Variation Tracking: Monitor, evaluate, and reconcile project expenditures, progress claims, and design variations against agreed contracts.
• Cost Reporting: Prepare detailed cash flow forecasts, financial status reports, and final account reconciliations to maintain budget transparency.
• Audit Execution: Conduct regular financial audits on material procurement and subcontractor agreements to mitigate budget overruns.
Contract Management & Valuation
•Contract Valuation: Assess and verify work completed on-site to issue certified progress valuations and payment recommendations.
• Tender Assessment: Evaluate incoming subcontractor tenders and contractual documentation to identify commercial risks.
• Claim Management: Manage, negotiate, and resolve contractual disputes or extension of time claims objectively.
Team Synchronization & Compliance
• Compliance Maintenance: Ensure all commercial processes, measurement rules, and contracts strictly adhere to relevant Australian industry standards.
• Internal Data Sync: Maintain accurate commercial records, valuation notes, and cost milestones across shared internal project spaces.
• Real-Time Sync: Work in total alignment with Australian time zones (AEST/AWST) to provide real-time advisory and fast response times.
WHAT YOU BRING
• Experience: ~2–4 years of experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Contract Administrator, or Construction Cost Consultant.
• Ecosystem Mastery: Practical, hands-on experience navigating and configuring digital measurement and commercial management platforms.
• Analytical Aptitude: Strong comfort monitoring business metrics, parsing user usage data, and translating customer feedback into clear system improvements.
• Process Engineering: Exceptional organization skills with a love for building step-by-step checklists, automation rules, and internal resource files.
• Soft Skills: Superior written and verbal English communication skills, high empathy-driven problem-solving habits, and absolute calm when addressing client bottlenecks.
WHY THIS ROLE
• The Blueprint for Scale: Take ownership of the operational framework that protects recurring revenue and maintains client happiness for growing Australian firms.
• Structured Ecosystem: Work within an organized remote framework backed by reliable tracking utilities, supportive account management, and clear internal systems.
• Operational Sophistication: Deepen your technical operations expertise by managing complex B2B support architectures and modern customer lifetime value mechanics.
ABOUT NEXT STAFF REMOTE
We bring together elite Filipino technical talent and fast-growing Australian agencies. Our mission is to make it seamless for teams and SMEs to find the perfect specialist without the overhead of a local hire. We operate at the intersection of high performance and team integration, ensuring our specialists work in real-time sync with Australian business hours to deliver exceptional digital outcomes.
Job Features
| Job Category | Engineering & Technical Services |