Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer in Quantity Surveying (Fixed Term, 2 Year)

South East Technological University; Waterford; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

South East Technological University invites applications for an Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer in Quantity Surveying on a fixed-term, 2-year basis, based at Waterford. The role combines teaching, assessment, and module development within the Department of Built Environment.

The successful candidate will have a PQS background, preferably Chartered or with SCSI/RICS membership, and will contribute to measurement, costing, contract law, BIM, and related modules across programmes, with opportunities

Qualifications

• PQS background with professional experience in consultancy, contracting or the public sector.
• Chartered Quantity Surveyor or SCSI/RICS membership preferred.
• Experience teaching and supervising modules related to measurement, costing and contract law.

Responsibilities

• Teach and assess modules in quantity surveying including measurement, costing, estimating and cost control.
• Deliver modules across measurement, quantification, design economics, procurement and contract law.
• Supervise dissertations and contribute to programme development and academic administration.

Skills

PQS background

Teaching experience

Curriculum development

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Tools

BIM

Measurement software

Job description

Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer in Quantity Surveying (Fixed Term, 2 Year)

• Contract: Fixed Term, 2 Years
• Salary: The gross salary scale applicable to the grade of Assistant Lecturer is €47,572 - €64,372 p.a. and the gross salary applicable to the grade ofLecturer is €69,625 - €107,727 on a whole-time basis(rates effective 01/06/2026).

SETU wishes to appoint a Lecturer / Assistant Lecturer in Quantity Surveying to join the Department of Built Environment. The grade of appointment (Assistant Lecturer or Lecturer) will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

The post holder will play an active role in the academic direction of the Quantity Surveying and Construction Management programmes, including teaching, research, academic assessment, and academic administration. The post is primarily a quantity surveying post, with a core teaching load in measurement, costing, estimating, cost control, building and design economics, procurement and contract law and valuation, supplemented by modules in construction technology, planning and management, health and safety, BIM and professional practice. The post holder will be assigned modules across the three programmes above, in line with their expertise and the needs of the Department.

The Department is seeking applicants with a professional quantity surveying background (PQS). A candidate who is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, or who holds professional membership of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or an equivalent body, and who has practised in consultancy, contracting or the public sector, will be well placed to bring current professional practice into the classroom and to support the professional standing of the programmes. Indicative teaching areas include measurement and quantification; estimating, tendering and cost control; design and building economics; contract law, procurement and construction law; construction technology and building services; contract management and planning; construction health and safety; BIM and measurement software; professional practice; research methods; and dissertation supervision.

A fuller list of the modules in these areas is set out in Appendix A. Candidates are not expected to cover every area; module allocation will reflect the appointee’s specialism(s), with a willingness to contribute across related modules as required. Teaching and learning on the programmes combine lectures and tutorials with measurement and costing exercises, drawing and BIM/computer-based classes, site and surveying practicals, group and individual projects and continuous assessment. Assistant Lecturers progress to the grade of Lecturer in accordance with SETU’s progression arrangements (including minimum service requirements and, normally, an appropriate postgraduate qualification or equivalent).

SETU is an equal opportunities employer.