Descriptions
Summary
**Senior Quantity Surveyor**
**Overview**
• Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management and financial oversight of infrastructure-related activities under the Maternal and Newborn Health Program.
• The role ensures efficient, transparent, and value-for-money delivery of construction and rehabilitation of health facilities in Tanzania.
**Key Responsibilities**
• Participate in project initiation and feasibility studies/conditional survey, preparing preliminary cost estimates and budgets for construction or renovations.
• Lead preparation of detailed cost estimates, bills of quantities, and project budgets aligned with IHI requirements.
• Review and validate cost plans, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), and cost estimates prepared by consultants and contractors.
• Oversee procurement processes, including tender documentation, bid evaluation, and contract award, ensuring fairness and transparency.
• Administer contracts and manage all contractual aspects of construction and renovation works.
• Monitor project expenditures and provide regular financial and cost performance reports to program management and donors.
• Review, verify, and certify contractors’ interim and final payment certificates.
• Assess and manage variations, claims, and potential cost overruns with clear mitigation options.
• Conduct regular field visits to project sites across regions to validate progress, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Support integration of cost planning with program goals, ensuring infrastructure investments directly contribute to improved maternal and child health outcomes.
• Build the regional project staffs capacity in cost management and contract administration.
**Requirements**
• Bachelor’s degree in building economics, or related field, from a recognised institution.
• Registered or eligible for registration with relevant professional bodies in Tanzania (e.g. AQRB, ERB)
• Minimum of 3-5 years relevant post-qualification experience, with at least 2-3 years in a client-side consultant QS role in health or social sector projects.
• Experience in managing projects across multiple sites and remote locations.
• Good understanding of common standard forms of contract used in Tanzania (e.g., FIDIC, government standard forms, PPRA guidelines)
**Benefits**
No information provided.
**Deadline**
Job closing date: 09-Apr-2026
**Job Type**
Full-time
How to apply
Use the application link below to open the official application form.
