General information

Permanent contract. Full-time employment.

We are recruiting a Design Quantity Manager (Tender Phase) for one of our major clients, a well-established company in the Lugano area.

Employment rate: 100%

Place of work: Lugano

Remote work: Not available for this position

DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES

• Manage the entire process of preparing and updating the Bill of Quantities (BoQ) during the bidding phase, ensuring its completeness, accuracy, and traceability.
• Develop, organize, and structure the Bill of Quantities in accordance with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), the technical documentation, and the contractual requirements.
• Analyze and verify the bills of quantities provided by the Client, identifying any inconsistencies, omissions, or significant discrepancies.
• Perform thorough checks—both comprehensive and on a sample basis—on the quantities with the greatest financial impact.
• Define the structure of the bill of quantities if it is not available, establishing coding criteria, levels of detail, and measurement standards.
• Coordinate or directly carry out quantity take-off activities, ensuring the reliability of data extracted from project documentation.
• Continuously monitor changes in quantities throughout the entire bidding process, ensuring ongoing alignment with project developments and the construction solutions adopted.
• Collaborate with designers, BIM specialists, and the Cost Estimation team to share design assumptions, validate quantity data, and ensure consistency in information.
• Use quantity take-off software, document management tools, and BIM models to extract and manage quantities.
• Support the team in preparing the financial proposal, contributing to cost analyses, assessing material, equipment, and resource requirements, and determining the final bid price.
• Participate in identifying tender risks, contributing to the definition of contingency plans and the evaluation of key economic assumptions.
• Ensure rigorous document management of the bill of quantities, maintaining a revision history and full traceability of changes throughout all phases of the tendering process.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or equivalent.
• Significant experience in preparing and managing Bills of Quantities and performing quantity take-offs.
• Proven experience participating in competitive bidding processes for infrastructure projects, complex construction projects, or Design & Build projects.
• Knowledge of the main tendering processes and methodologies for preparing technical and financial proposals.
• Familiarity with WBS and CBS structures and with quantity measurement methods.
• Good knowledge of the technical standards used in the European and Swiss markets will be considered a plus.
• Experience using quantity take-off software, such as STR Vision CPM or equivalent tools.
• Ability to use BIM models for quantity take-off and advanced data analysis tools, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent knowledge of Italian and English.
• Knowledge of German and/or French is a plus.

PERSONAL SKILLS

• High precision and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills and a focus on data quality.
• A methodical, organized, and results-oriented approach.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet particularly challenging deadlines.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and coordination skills.
• Ability to work in dynamic environments, effectively managing complex and simultaneous tasks.

Your application will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and will be used, initially, solely for internal review. Your information will be shared with our client company only after you have been contacted personally by one of our recruiters.

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