: MANAGER – PROJECTS & QS

Position Vacant

Manager – Projects & QS

Organization Name

Covestays Pvt Ltd (Cove Offices)

Reports To

Management

Education

- B.E. / B.Tech – Civil (preferred), Electrical or Mechanical.
- Diploma in Engineering with strong relevant execution and QS experience will also be considered.
- Certification in Quantity Surveying (RICS / IIQS), Project Management (PMP) or Construction Management (NICMAR) is a plus.

/ Responsibilities An engineer who started in site execution and has moved onto a project management track, with strong quantity surveying ability. The role spans budgeting, planning, estimation, billing and quality across Cove’s fit-out and modification projects.

This is a hands-on role – the person must be able to produce a BOQ from a drawing, check a contractor’s bill and oversee execution of interior fit-out projects.

Budgeting & Estimation

- Prepare project budgets for new centres, client interior modifications and repair or upgrade works.
- Quantity take-off from architectural and MEP drawings; prepare detailed BOQs covering civil, interiors, electrical, HVAC, fire fighting, plumbing, IT and networking, and access control.
- Rate analysis and benchmarking against prevailing Chennai and Bangalore market rates; build and maintain an internal rate library.
- Develop cost per seat and cost per sq.ft. benchmarks by centre and by scope, and provide fit-out cost inputs for client proposals and landlord negotiations.

Planning & Scheduling

- Prepare project schedules identifying the critical path and the activities that must run in sequence versus in parallel.
- Prepare procurement and material delivery schedules aligned to the construction programme.
- Track actual progress against baseline, flag slippage early and prepare recovery plans.
- Maintain look-ahead plans and daily and weekly progress reporting.

Tendering & Procurement

- Prepare tender documents, float RFQs and RFIs, and run pre-bid clarifications.
- Prepare technical and commercial comparative statements and recommend award.
- Draft work orders with unambiguous scope, rates, measurement basis, payment terms and timelines.
- Identify and develop new vendors and contractors across civil, MEP and specialist trades.

Measurement, Billing & Certification

- Carry out joint measurement at site and record measurements in the measurement book.
- Verify contractor RA bills against the BOQ, work order rates and actual site measurement, and certify for payment.
- Maintain deviation and variation statements with rate justification for non-BOQ and extra items.




- Reconcile free-issue and client-supplied material.
- Track advances, retention, recoveries, debit notes, and final bill settlement and closure.
- Coordinate with finance for release of payments against certification.

QA / QC

- Prepare and enforce inspection and test plans, stage-wise quality checklists and the material approval process.
- Check executed work against drawings, specifications and approved samples at each stage.
- Conduct pre-handover testing – electrical load and earthing, HVAC balancing and airflow, fire system testing, plumbing pressure testing, network certification and access control commissioning.
- Prepare and close snag lists; complete handover documentation including as-builts, warranties, O&M; manuals and asset registers.

Cost Control & Reporting

- Track estimated versus actual cost line by line; maintain a variation register and flag overruns before they are incurred.
- Identify value-engineering opportunities and quantify the saving and the trade-off.
- Prepare monthly MIS on cost, schedule and quality across all live projects.
- Prepare decision notes and options analyses for management on technical and commercial matters.

Technical Support to Management

- Act as the technical point of contact for management – site inspections, technical assessment of prospective buildings, and assessment of landlord fit-out obligations and base-build condition.
- Scope, cost and advise on chargeability of client fit-out and modification requests.
- Prepare technical inputs for client agreements, scope schedules, snag and handover documents.
- Represent Cove in meetings with landlords, architects, consultants and contractors.

Desired profile of the candidate

- An execution engineer on a project management track, with robust quantity surveying skills. This is not a supervisory-only profile – the person must personally build budgets, check measurements and certify bills.
- Experience with a PMC, design-build contractor, IPC, developer, or a retail / flex-space rollout operator, handling commercial interior fit-out projects.
- Comfortable working across civil, electrical and MEP scopes rather than a single trade.
- Strong numerical discipline and documentation habits.




- Willing to travel across Chennai and Bangalore. Primary place of posting – Chennai / Bangalore.

Desired work experience (in complete years) 5 – 8 yrs, including at least 2 – 3 yrs of direct site execution.

Compensation Offered (Salary Range)

₹7.00L – ₹10.00L p.a.

Competencies

- Advanced MS Excel – mandatory
- MS Project or Primavera for scheduling.
- AutoCAD for drawing reading, measurement and markups.
- Standard methods of measurement – IS 1200 / CPWD norms; familiarity with SOR practice.
- Ability to read and coordinate civil, electrical, HVAC, fire fighting, plumbing and IT/networking drawings.
- Knowledge of commercial interior fit-out materials, systems and work methodologies.
- Clear written and verbal communication; ability to summarise and escalate to management concisely.
- Experience working across multiple sites and managing multiple contractors simultaneously.

Must Have

- Demonstrated bill verification and certification experience, with responsibility for the value certified.
- Ability to independently prepare a BOQ from a drawing set.
- Hands-on knowledge of civil, electrical and MEP works – not limited to one discipline.
- Languages: fluency in English conversational Tamil / Hindi / Kannada.

Selection Process

- Timed technical case study – project budget and BOQ, project plan, drawing list, testing and pre-opening checks, and risk assessment, against a given fit-out drawing and scope.
- Technical interview on measurement, billing and MEP coordination.
- Management interview.

Location of posting

Chennai / Bangalore

Company Profile

COVE is real estate for the rental economy. We offer innovative and hassle-free solutions to the problem of shared offices and rental residences in Indian cities. We offer custom-built solutions to short- and long-term renters without any unnecessary frills. Our centres lie in close vicinity to major industrial and technology parks and similar hubs of economic activity.

Cove operates around 5,000 workstation seats across multiple centres in Bangalore and Chennai.

At Cove, you will find a workplace that allows you to express your talents and skills. You will find an entrepreneurial culture that encourages you to take responsibility and learn by doing.

If real estate excites you, if you seek excellence in your work, if you like taking on responsibility and challenges, if you are the type that never settles for less, get in touch. We’d love to see how you could fit in.

Pay: ₹700,000.00 - ₹1,000,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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