Melchor

Melchor is seeking detail-oriented Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience in drawings reviews, take-off process (MTO preparation), change management and progress claim preparation. This role requires specialized skills in interpreting and measuring quantities from engineering drawings and 3D models, ensuring precise cost estimates, and facilitating effective project management. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will also be responsible for supporting the pre-contracts teams in delivery of accurate measurement data and maintaining high standards of financial control.

Melchor, part of the Monadelphous Group, is one of WA’s fastest growing civil construction contracting businesses, delivering a unique service offering to major resource sector projects.

Joining Melchor means endless possibilities — the chance to help shape a rapidly expanding business, contribute ideas that are heard, and work on large scale resources projects that build a strong industry reputation.

Why Join Us?

Working with Melchor offers a range of benefits, including:

• Osborne Park location with public transport access and free onsite parking

• 1:1 mentoring and development

• Employee benefits including hotel and service discounts

Key Responsibilities

Drawing Analysis and Measurement:

• Lead the review and interpretation of architectural, structural, and engineering drawings and models (Navisworks, AutoCAD).

• Extract and quantify detailed measurements from drawings and 3D models to prepare accurate take-offs.

• Ensure all measurements comply with industry standards and project specifications while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.

Cost Estimation:

• Lead the preparation of detailed cost estimates based on measured quantities and ensure the estimates reflect changes in scope or design.

• Oversee the maintenance of measurement records, ensuring they are updated accurately to reflect any changes in the project scope or design.

Progress Claim Preparation:

• Supervise and ensure the preparation of progress claims based on accurate measurements and cost estimates.

• Lead the review and submission of progress claims to ensure accuracy and timely submission in accordance with contract requirements.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Prepare and present comprehensive measurement reports and documentation for review and approval by senior management and clients.

• Ensure that all measurement-related data and calculations are thoroughly documented, accurate, and easily accessible.

Team Leadership and Coordination:

• Lead and mentor a small team of Quantity Surveyors, ensuring clear communication of tasks and responsibilities.

• Work closely with Perth project team to clarify design details, resolve discrepancies, and ensure alignment on measurement and cost-related issues.

Compliance and Quality Assurance:

• Ensure that all measurement and estimation activities comply with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices.

• Oversee the implementation of quality control processes to guarantee that work meets the required specifications and industry standards.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for improving measurement processes and techniques, driving efficiency and accuracy within the team.

• Stay updated on the latest industry trends and advancements in measurement software and technology to enhance team performance.

Software Proficiency

• Microsoft Excel

• Navisworks

• Bluebeam

• Pronamics Expert Estimation

• JDE or InEight

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum of 6 years of experience as a Quantity Surveyor or at least 1 year as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, specializing in drawing measurement take-offs, change management, and progress claim preparation.

• In-depth knowledge of concrete structure construction, particularly within Civil, Mining, or general construction environments.

• Ability to interpret and understand detailed engineering drawings, including structural and architectural plans.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to effectively report to stakeholders and lead teams.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, for cost tracking and reporting.

• Proficiency in measurement software and tools such as InEight, Navisworks, AutoCAD and Bluebeam.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage a team of professionals and maintain a collaborative, high-performance work environment.

About Us

Monadelphous is an ASX-200 company providing multidisciplinary construction, maintenance and industrial services to many of the largest companies in the resources, energy and infrastructure sectors. Established in 1972, we’ve been working in Australia and around the world for more than 50 years. We work on the biggest projects and ensure our teams have a variety of opportunities available to follow their career path of choice.

Our Engineering Construction division is an increasingly diverse business, focusing on managing and delivering large-scale project management and construction services. Our expertise includes civil construction, structural steel fabrication, modularisation and delivery, as well as structural, mechanical, piping and tank construction. We also specialise in heavy lift and haulage services, electrical and instrumentation work and renewable energy infrastructure.

Within this division, Melchor is one of WA’s fastest-growing civil construction contractors, delivering a broad range of capabilities tailored to major resource-sector projects. Known for our focus on safety, quality and performance, we deliver complex works across the resources, infrastructure and industrial sectors.

Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, and we live by our promise: The Safe Way is the Only Way. Apply now to get started.

A career at Monadelphous is a career with a difference. Make it yours.